Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-20

A Nek W I'LL Il N
ana Egyptian sailors III the enemy's ships. They
seemed to be a motley sroup- Most of them wor
turoans OF white, with a red cap below. small brown
!usAcus ana very Wide trUwscrs; their legs were bare.
ihey, were active, brawny fellows, of u dark brown
conpicXion, and they crowded the Turkish shiu.
whlch accounts for the very great slaughter we oc-
caSioned among them. Many dead bodies were tum-
oied through their port holes into the sea.
Clpt IiuSon. commanding the Frrach frigatc t.
htjnldG, about three o'clock, seeing the unequal, bat
un!lnchiig combat we were mniotainiup. yormei his
snip coouy and dclitt ratcly through the Turkish la
her nue. IN such Il gallant, mlsterly style, as newer for
one moment - obstruct the FIRE Of our ship upon our
opponents. He then anc.lorod on our s,arboard-
quarter and fired Q broadsido into one of the Turkish
i1gatcs, thus relieving US of one of our foes, which in
ABOUT ten minutes struck to the gallant Frcnchnan;
VINO, on taking possession, in the most handsome
manner, Ec's.cd Our Rag along with his own, to show
t"at lie had but Completed the work VIC had
begun; TIE skill, galiantry, and courtesy Of the
French captain, were the subject of much tall;
amongst us, and W. were loud IA his praise. we
had slili two OF the frisates aud the corvette 10
cNn'end with, Wills, the Arnfde wns engaged, when a Rrsi1n
,sie.9i oaile-SniP came up, and a,ussisd tn at,rnton Of aso-
I'D Egyptian ingaie, and thus drew ON her ho fnmu as DRY
haa now a breathing time, and they poured IN broadside
upon broads dc ,n'o the Egyptian frisatr, which HIATT brcu our
ma aSsatair' lho ripui,y and Intensity of our concentrated
me soon told Ipon the vessel Her gunswe regularly serted,
aud 'Hany shots struck our rigging OGr round sSot, which
were p1ncitosirk her. passed through her SIDES. aud fea,.1It-
.y tore up her decks in rc5ounding. In a shott timo She ,vas
c9mpcHcd In haul down tier colours, and ceased fyrE. We
Iclricn afterwards. that her decks wee covered with urlrivnrc
lihHIcd ani hiy dead and wuuriei men, aud the deck Itself
ripped up irorn the effects OF our halls I'm thc interim. the eo..
Nrue' whicn hai ennoye7 us exceedingly duriH- tho go,on,
came IN f'rlcr share %, our notice, ani We managed 10 rccav
hcF M some style for 'he firors She had bcs,oVcd on Us M ,.r
"'ato al ~; BUSINESS OntcfS were thc2 issued for the neu 20
cease hrins ir a few miuuics, unti the Hose had vassed between
or ship and the cof"ct", and had sta,ronct herself in surh a
pos 'ion as to annoy nc latter in crujulcuan vita us Our
Hrng was then renewed with redouhlrd tory. The men, during
the pause, had leisure toqHench tl'cir ~tlitstIrom thr tank winch
stood on the deck, and they arflared S.eatly reireshed-I may
sly, almost cAhl'yS;ed, and 10 ;ter woIA they uicruiy wen,
again.
The doubich1ukcd Egyptian fiisa.e, which had struck her
eolours tots, to or as'on'snueut heyan, aHcr having beer ST.
Fenced for some time, 10 open IA snarj Gre on our snip, though
sue had Hc colours ivirE. TIE mrn were exceedingly eNaspe-
r'ted AZ such itcachcrous conduct, and they uourcG INFO ,l,ri;yo
severe h,oad,ides which cG.c,ugllv sieuced nrr, and al the mo.
ncut we saw That a blue ensign was run up her mast on yvhic,
y" ceased cannonadnC her, and She never fired ano,her gun
during the remainder fthe acton. twas a Greek pilot, press
81 on board the Egyptian, who ran up tie English ensign, 4,
prev'ut our ship from firing again. lie declared una, on She,
came INTO the frgaic as thick and rapidly as a hal. s,o,m, and
50 terrified the crew that they al! ran below. Prom IN, com.
Timed elects OF orr firms, and tIa; ofihc Russian ship, the other
Egyptian irgate hauled down her colours. The corvette, which
VA rrhsldy handled b. the Eost, was driven on shosc, anu
Before this, however, n Turkish dse.slip approached us,
having seemingly 40 one un board. We fred into her, and IN
minutes she loudly exploded as,em. without dom. a, sny
damage. The concession was Tremendous, shakins the shii,
through crcry beam Another hr-siip c,Yrnr else To tic T.ir'
lninei which Soon sunk her, aud IN the very &c, Of going down
SIC exploded.
\ large ship near the Asa was NOW sccn ., be on f,. ,Lc
blaze ntned up as high as the topInaI, and soon bccarnc one
sheet oi FIRE; in that state sh5 continued FOR Il short time.
The cIcF could BE- easily discerlcd gliding about across the
Tight; and, aticf 4 horrible suspense, she blew mp, with an ex.
Pi 'S!on ir louder end more stunning than the ships which had
done 50 IN our vicinity. The smoke and lurid fame assembled
To a vast height IN tho air. beams, nasts, and piece, ofilte hull,
alons wild, human figures - various distorted pastures, wc,c
clearly diEtuanishabic in tie air. ApauSe eusued as the bup.-
again into tho sea. The shell or "a large turtle qiite hot lighted
or our dcch iton the exploded shp.
IL was . H'Tuu-, GaEA, aud the action hal ceossf to ~.
general throughout the lines; bat blaze rose upon blaze, and ex.
p.o'nn 'anHdercd upon eNr.n'ion, in various parts of tire bay.
= pretty sharp c9gl2ga4lns tad been kept Yp br.ygeen the inns
ct the ca l] ant tiic hips entering the Ely, and that firing still
me, wofc n"w nearly silcrcef. and several ovhi5nef signs Of
leiiG N ins, i."w the tlicA - .t.cnou.eF smoke that ro,e iom
yhe ac.:0p had u.aE-- .-n'-a,.I - - r.r-L ----
IT inur hours. Divl ut Ind d-npp, ,,ed urre,c,,i,cd
owins to tue dense smoke Of ulo camnonaling, which, from the
4 clorded sky. The tay was illuminated ih various quarters
by Ac numerous burning ships, which rendered the sinh, one
Previous 70 the termination of the action, one Of our mid hin.
a promising Youth o fabout fourteen, was stuck bv can.
which the poor fellow had been grasping his culiss At that
moment be lay IN the gam room, as NOTHING could &c done
? u named his mother IN Il picous tone, hut soun sitter raliei a
lulr, aad bean ~ inquire eagerly how the action was aonco On.
agony iT 1bolt twenty min ites.
During the laucr part Of 'hf engagement the men scsmri -
itc~h ana active rs N is commencement. IL was not iii us
cl'.e That .y"ial discovered that they had been wosmasi, lnt
i"H not iei tue smad until the excitement had ceased. Orc
stiu Of his shoulder entirely taxed OF, and the rcd flesh ali .e.-
posed, and fs sUrt covered with blood. The all Ie1au cor
-,atiia;T5 each other on the successful tc1ninatio1 Of the
4, az ant THEN AT dowU, wiping ihciT bcavg With their neck
c',t J ney 81. re1 now TO entertain 4 much higher opinion
81 i:c Turkish sailors than they h1d d,ac; frankly acknou ledg-
I- ,hu '1ey fought calamity, ant mad gwen them plenty oi
Go!k ere they got the better Of tlcm. ~ they ryIIi'eI i,g
"i -tel exhaustion and fatigue, a pint q. sTOE was then landed
10 'a'l man NJ The Guns, together with some hi.cufs m o,hrr
provisions, which the poor fellows derouIed with groa, relish
and appetite.
"! ''hiPs lay Eve or six d3Pd bodies. sorc Greatly manr'cI
&c decks wcrc much covered with blooi-thr faces ard hands
m arms ut the sailors were black with powder. The hr,, Of
me NAN deck had been 50 intense, that, a. the conclusion ~
the asuvn, J found myself without my Jacket and ~uc-Lcloih
wAc1 ! never recoicc'o@ IN have taken OIL: my face was quite
% s1grfcd win spots % blood and gun. pordcG my iauIi black
AMI fa". AMI becoming stiff from assisting at various nia,tc4s
during tire action.
Is an as the r1en hal bcon 4 liuia refreshed, ,5ey were
tHlrci - maze waii hr the Gun 8, in casc If any rorrard at
as" p'r; made upon ~. ani no one WAS allowed N stir from
ms qnar;rts a, the gins during the whole nj the nvht Tlcy
~ "' be sen seated IN grnrPs preparing The wads. or crn-
Pc 'r1 ~ renting the rigging, Which was greatly Injured. The
went about making such repairs as we're needed. aud
rahits sheet, OF lead over the shot holes ia tlc Jtuis bul
which we,o bersi<' wind aud water. -
i"'rin t'c ercuinr The h1Ics NJ the kilcd wore sr'rn ~
'' 'H. 3 hannocte aHi committed - the decD. SEVERAL NJ orr
i7i i1lds had been hS-i and woun4cI P-icf remarks on
,'3 I' 'ii - oi tic slain were rade by the survivors, cgrcc;al.
p u irn iallel had ocrn t,opnlT characters, and favpur,a
'H'.'5" S:nhn"ls were Stationed round tlc shp's drck.
''it "r'"rsto keep q ehlrp look-ou ~ we bad reason IN 40.
Ii"'"r' q midugt attack from The Arabs.
i'or sit pi-scdheaviy AMY after The previous ezoitcrcu,,
|Ief'd by the continual blazing OF the Turkish vessels.
~ 'cl Lad d'ifrd c'r" gsnprc, A. tic head 81 tie lav. and