Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-25
From The philsde,osn Jony,,

THE fellcwrry is Jonee's o-vn account OF his at
tempt rson the town If Whitehav ven, in England,
With the ship Ranger, under the American flag.
This took .iace Isl 1873
.Thc eed introduced fair weather, though the three
kiHedsnls as far IS the eye could re1ch cover
Oh with snow 7 -rr resolved once more 10 ATTEMPT
Nhftgt1aveD; bpt The wind became very light. that
the ship would in proper approach so near
rs hntiintrndsi A midnight LEFT the snip with
Two boats and thrtyone volunteers; when reach
al the enter pier tis day began TO dawn would not
however. abandon enterprise, but despatched one
brat under The direction OF AIR HILL and Lierit
Wollius!ord, with the necessary cobustibice Ia set
fire TO the shipping the north side ol the harhon
while went with the Other party TO attempt tho
south side | was successful III scaling the walls and
spiking all the cannon on he fret fort; finding .se
seneinsls shut up IN the guard-house. they were Sc
cured without being hart Having Ggea seninels. |
now took with ne one man only, Orr Green) and
spiked up ali the the southern fost, distant
frorn the 'lcr quarter Of a mile
Con my return from this business. ] naturally
prctedt To see tbs IRE OF the ships he norh side
as wei rs to find ny owu parry with every thing IN
readnf'ss 70 SCI fire 70 tho Shipping en- the sous IN
s,osd Of this, found III, heat rndcr tho direction ST
Mir Hill AMI MI Wallngsford returned. and tho
party n some ccnrson, their light having burnt
at the instant when il b.cnme nece-sary.&
by the strargest Fatality, my own party were
IL the s7n,n situaticn, rho candies bring al burnt
out The Day 700 came On space. yes | would
by no mssss retreat while any hops ofsIcccss
mnasd Havin. again pl'cod san;iue's, light
was ohtsincd at house dsj0ned from the town
which was surrounded by at least en- hundred end
fry others, chiefly from two 10 four hundred tons
hntlsen, and lying side ~ side, aground unsurruun-
Gts by water.
There were. hesides, Gom seventy TO an hun
drcd large ships in the north of Tie harbour,
aground, clear OF e water, rr,d divided from the
rest only Ky -torc per Of ships height.
should have kinded iers m other Places II the time
had permitted; "a /; do MOI, our core was 10 pre-
vent tho kndied from being cn-I,y e?;tf7rusi-
ed after some search 4 barrel Of tar was found,
and poured INTO ne Hamcs, which now assembled
from I'll the ha,chWNvs The inhabitants began TO
appear in thousands d in6iviia,ls rrn hastily
towards us. etoni he then, and tho s,,i7 On
IRE. with = PISTOL IN my hand and ride CD hen1
10 r>t;-c, which they did with precipitation The
fl'rnes had oiro1dy c1ugh tec rigfin3 and began to
asccrd the nl1in. nI1st; The sun was fun hours
march chovn the horizon, and sleep no lnurer
ruled the world, il was time To retire We re-
embarked without opposition having released
1umbor of prisoaers, as our boats could rot carry
them. Atfer all my people had en15a rked i stood
upou the pier for asUnsdcrabie space. vet no rcr
advanced: ! saw al The enl!nonccs around
fhe town covered with the anazed inhabitants
When he had rowed to a considerable distance
from the shore the English began III vast MN
hers 10 their forts; the dsappoin my easily
he iz1agined when they found, suppose, At eas,
thirty ieavy Che inst ruments of their Ven
gts1ce) rendered useless. AT length however
they began 10 fire. haViag, Us apprshend, either
bFonghi dovn ships guns, or used one two
watch lay the beach at the foot of The walls cs
mounted, sno which h,d not been spiked. They fired
with direction, and the shot FILLING short of the
bsatp instead of doing any damage Afforded some
dlveEsei, which my Peorla couid not help showing,
By discfargug their pistols, &c. in return eff the
saute.
Had it been possible to have landed fsw hours
snoner, success would have hrcn coacpiete; =o SIN
ole sfip ont Of than hun! I'd cs,ud possibly
stHrcepea. and all the world would bit have beer.
aAle to save the town; what was done howevor, was
sufficient to show that mt an Their h,as<ed nsyy can
PROJECT their coasts, and that the scenes Of DIS
1E.r Svc mod
ne sool brought i:oHie to ti,eir oYn doors Ono of
my seople missing md raast, fsar have fallen
into ti,e cnemy's hands sftsr departure. I was
pleased that in this business WI neither killed nor
wounded l brough; osf three prisoners as sam
pie
Ighe story of tho taking of the Enrloi selsiri,'s
~pla.e is vel! kno-gn. The f'IioHllr is the letter
which Jones addressed to the Countess mined. tev
alter tho afaET.l
.RAsana Brest. sth May, 1878.
EMads.a II caHnoi be too much la6,s nted that in
the profession OF arms the officer Of fine feelings and
yai senabihty ssouid he under the neca-sits of wink
lag my action of Pasoas Ender his command " hIe
fts hear; Cannot approve; bit the rsaection is douby
severe, when be finds hiraseif Obliged, N appearance
to ccJrateaaiice suca acts BY his authority.
''ihis/ hard case mine, whan on the osd of
April last, | iabGsa on S. Harv's Isle. knowing
LORD sekirks interest viib the KING and ssteenins
a. DO, his pri7s character, [ wished make hiu,
te happy Instrument Of alleviatins tho hnrrery of
hopeless captivity, when the bravo overpowered
and made prisoners of
III was. perhaps, fortunate for you Madam, that he
wac from home, for 1t was my intention TO have taken
him on board the Bangor, and to have detained him
Until through his means, general and fair exchange
OF prisoners, yell in Europe as in America had |
been Effected. when was informed By some men |
whom landing, that his Lsrdship vas absent
walked back ray boat, determined 10 leave the
island. BY the way, however. eome oaceYs who
were with me- could not fofbeu expressing hcir dis
content, observing that in America, dclicocy vcs
shown by the English who took away all sorts NJ
TO the houses OF the rich khout distinction but no,
even spsrng the wretched hamets and mich coyys of
the poor and helpless the approach Of inclement
winter That pa " had been with M he same NOR |
ming at Whitebaven: corosaI~anc,, therefore
Yas their due ! had but moment 10 th * hoy
might CRAFTY them, and al The 'n1e 10 your La
dyship he east injury charged the oicers TO per-
Tnn 10 one Of the tIe house. or tohur
any thIng about i: 70 treat gnu "a ado n. th The