American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-23

blunder Of The Americans, published along with it
According to the latter, the Two ships captur-
ed at successive periods three hours and ten min
ues apart; and the action, from first to last, con
tinued three hours and hy five minutes; yet, says
the former, both of which, after spirited action o.
FORTY MINUTES, surrendered 10 the ship un
der my command 7 After this, compliment &c
British gallantry coutd not be erpected yet the ad
Of the Leyant at half past eight, and her rang
ing close up, and exchspging broadsides, with such
an adversary, would have elected admiration IRON
the breast Of Tark!
"The l4evant lost 6 seamen and marines. killed
and an officer. and IA seamen aud marines, wound
ed The Cyane had killed, and Is wounded to
tai, IL killed, and 20 wounded. Captain Stewart
10 make The comple dement's oil the ships appear great
er than they wee IS a. he kill, d, OF the for
mer ship. and 2, the latter. This is now become
a stale trick and scarcely deserves notice The
smaIlness of the British loss in this action shows
clearly, that the Americans had already began tt
relax in their discipline. The Constitutions FIRE
considering he disparity of force, falls far beneath
the very worst OF ours.
"Old lrohsides, as, from her strength and com
pactness, she is very properly called in the United
States, was too successful IL keeping out OF carron
ade range TO allow many shot TO reach her. Some
however lodged 10 her sides and few Others il
may be presumed, found their way through or we
should not hear oil men killed and MORALLY wound
ed, and i others wounded. severely aud slightly
! hat both British commanders had dillled thelf
men at The guns, proved by the precision OF Their
Ere, during the short period that their carronades
would reach
!" The Leyant mounted 81 guns eighteen carlo
nades, 50 FOUNDERS, two long 9Eounders and 2
pound launch carionsde. Her established compile
meut was l55 men and boys; but she had in he
acton ! Is men and l6 boys: total 1871 Her ma
rines were young raw recruits that scarcely knew
how 10 handle their muskels and, although copsd.
eed men, would all have been raeo~as bJyS in The
American service
/" lie Cyane was deep-wuisigd or fri@ate buil
ship and mounted So gus twenty-two carin-
nades, 81 pounders u on the main deck, eight car
ronades, is Founders, and 8 pound launch carron
ade, and TWO long 9 Founders, upon the qua'ler
deck and io,castle MI another gun did She mount
yet CaW. Stewart has given her ap additional S
pound carbonate, aud ,wo long Us IA lieu Of IS
and, IN the Sketches Of the War all her thirty
tour guns are deserted 3 ? pound carronades
!" he established com element OF the Cysne wa
l6l men, and "a (incudrg 10 superGumetaty
boys; total 1885, But on he morning OF The action
she was deficient, IN petty Officers and able seamen
10, and had surplus OF two boys making he
complement, IN this action, l45 men, and 26 boy
total III. VI this NUMBER men were sick, aut
not ~ quarters In computing his prisoners, Capt.
Stewart has committed mistake; which, added L
that respecting the killed OF the Two BRUSH ships
makes thsir united compliments appear greater
than they *ere, by "a men
" hiee OF the Cyane's men deserted to The Am.
orleans; but, generally, the two crews resisted the
REPEATED Offers made TO them to enlist with the en-.
envy. II was stated by the British officers, al the
court martial, that the crews Of the ships were
Tor three weeks, kept constantly in the Constitution.
hold with both hands and legs 10 irons and there
ri O
his, too in tropical climate 1t was iurhel
proved, that, alter The expiration OF the III &c weeks
upon the application OF Captain DoaglaS, one .thrt
Of the men were allowed 10 be on deck four houu,
out Of the IL but had not the means OF walking, be
ing still IN irons that, mastering the crew.
when they we're landed al Maranham, FIVE Of Inc
i4evanps boys were missing that, upon applloali or
and search tor them, TWO we've found locked up il
the American captain of Marines cabin that ,
black man at Maranham was employed as a crimp
and ehttced one Of the Lerant's boys 10 ENTER IT,
american service. Upon these facts lei the reste
employ his own thoughts: il he possesses Brit
ash heart, he will need no pronpler''
" British hedrt,' indeed Where was the Bill
ish heart when James Tompkins aud hi, comrade
Wee impressed Where was the British heart whet
they were SO treated day after day But who is il
believe this story II is nobody's story but yours
u is your own miserable story and entitled 10 ne
belief Ion haze no British oticiat account Of III,
action. Does not this speak volumes Woul,
there not have been such official account of the &C
ton, il good excuse could have been made ou
Tor this defeat and capture You take your details
you say, partly from the information OF the Brilis.
officers engaged. Why do you not name one a
least of the number You talk Of Capt DoueLAs
and you say, with species of national vanity tha
deserves not only beating but kicking, that per
sona consideration IN battle was never the character
a a nnuGT L..
of a DOUGLAS, you ridiculous coxcomb? Sad expe
rience has taught me that roguety in collecting mo
ney IS characteristic enough of "a DougiaS" for /" d
U0M%lasN once robbed me in this way Of a nretlu