Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-10-15
: ATTACK ON TERCEIRA, AND. EN-
TIRE DEFEAT or DON AHGUELS
SQUADRON.


from Cant Bridges, Of the brig Sicily, and
his passengers, which arrived on Tuesday
-frola 81 Ai'a'sacls sept ID, we have ann
pic confirmation Of tlo news which we pub
Esi4od on Monday, w: az otiOck On icrseiTa,
b. OCa u eas.s Squadron, D'd the tosei de-
-Ies' o ite 8.podsss.
bon Nijggcls squadron, consisting Of ,ne
ri free lnt.tes, two coYvoltee, 4 brgs, and
sseg gsi transports, IN all II sail, got under
-wap troa ST. Aiicheas on the 26ih Of July,
.au "a theath August made an attack ON tie
H. of.Tglceira, in praya Bay. After BON
b, iHg tor shout eight hours, they effected a
lal us Of 1890 men in Two divisions Of 900
ra1. sarb, 10 tgsuy-aix large boats. The
first and second divisions were allowed toiand
our III. but on Their attempting it the third
-ins. the Inhabitants Of the island suddenly
ri,lsrd upon ihem oct of The fort, and cut tae
who TO pieces, except one man, who escap-
ed hg swimming Those in the boats seeing
the nc Of Their comrades on shore, refused 10
lard. aud forced the officers to return 10 the
,sain which they gladly acqulesced in The
b rIes ON the shore commenced a firp on
tbe oats, and killed upwards of two hundred
Ilsn 0i tieir crews, and nearly an equal mum
b.. 90 hoard the fleet shared the sarIe fate
IT. seYenty-four alone los. upwards of leo
s1eI, aad was much damaged from the shot
n 'ug received twenty -ihree : and 2 q III
xl.o. ~ her hull; the trigate Diana received
npS"rtls OF thirty shot The whole squadron
tuen cut their cables, and abandoned the ob-
.Jct0i their attack. some OF item bore aWas
tor Lisbon, others for Sc. Mlchaes, and the
remember Tor fayal, IL Tepa'r damages. The
total loss of The Don Migaehtes IN tns unlor-
tunate engagement, IS stated at 400.
Among the passengers il ne Sicily are Cent
Russell and short crew, s.te of the whaling
ship Galatea, OF New Bedford, captured by
the Diockaang squadron of Iercojta. July T.
which vessel had been sem TO Lisbon. The
remainder OF tne crew remained III prison al
st. Nichaels. Also ca0e passenger, Mr.
DrinkwatoT, FIRST onicer, ard part OF the creH
of the schooner Cleaner. of Portlan3, cut on
efferccir& on the 7th June by the bockadine
soma iEoE She Was carried INTO st michaels
where she discharged her cargo, and was
soon % -sll for - or Capt Russell in
forms that las ship, the Gaiatoa, sailed lof
Lisbon the Goth august, van about go inva-
lids and prisoners. A number of the latter
woulG Be shot Immediately after their arrival
The British bag Eflt9n and schooner Vine
hal also been captured by the squadron, and
their eareoes taken out.
The dv on which the squadron sailed from
St. M'caaels, as Csptain Russell, in company
with Capt. A. 3aeger, ofthe schooner Clean
er, ana Gapt Champion, OF the British brig
Brition, we're going ON board the Galatea.
three mpskets were fired al thea by the Por
tuguese soldiers on board OF his ship. The
second officer, Joseph Savington, was noun-
ded by & nusket ban through bis foot; aaoih-
er bail passed through hoth thighs OF Capt
Champion; and Capt. Thayer had three bah
holes through his coat and two through has
pantaloons. Capt. Russell had tecn On shore
to see the American Consul, for The purpose
of procuring his papers, in order TO proceed
to Lisbon in MS ship. After being fred on
they made for the shore; end en- The next
night all the crew remaning on board az IN
number9 were seat on shore, and put in pri-
son, whore they renamed when The sicily
left. The American Consul hsging in VAN
demanded their release, it vas pre- sunled they
would be sent 10 Lisbon n tie pIizes
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