Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-08

tain !, continued the marksman, maf's Me LH'r"
f.Iloy Pre- made hop!' 1t Isl remarkaole TACT.
hi ,blv indicative Of the deliberate GOODNESS OF
these Bucks County men. that every man "t the
enemy who was killed by the small arms, was
found TO have been shot in the head or breast, so
true and deadly was their aim. While captain
Barney continued standing on the blnnacic' ne
observed one of his officers, with the COOK axe
in his hand, in the very act OF raising u 10 c'eare
the head of one of his own men, who hau ueser'.
ed his gun and skulked behind the malnmast; az
this instant a round shot from the enemy struck
the pinnacle from under his feet and he fell upon
the deck; the officer, seeing his captain tail, anu
naturally surprising that he was wounded, tnse"
down the axe and ran to his assistance, put oy
the time he reached the spot Captain Barney
had recovered his feet, unhurt, and the otncer
very deliberately picked up the axe again TO exc
cute his pur puse upon the head OF the cowara' nc
found him now fighting as bold and fearlessly as the
the bravestof the crew! Joseph Bedford, a brother
Of Captain Barney's wife, was volunteer IN t'e
Hyder- Ally. and behaved with great ga'iantry;
he was stationed in the main top, and received
severe wound in the groin, from the effects oI whcn
he never entirely recovered; but 1t IS worthy OF
remark. as an extraordinary circumstance, that
he did not feel his wound, or know that he was
hurt. until I've had descended from the top, upon
deck. after the action was over; he then fell ex.
hausted from the loss Of blood, aud was carried
below.
The action was so vigorously rapid and short,
and its result s0iitle expected on the part o the
adversary, that he had either not time, or not
sufficient presence Of mind, to think OF destroy
ing his book Of signals. noyerssht Of which Capt.
Barney quickly availed himself; and it was pro.
,k;, ,;rc,,,, INCA ar th, frIpatp
fthe Ouebec) so soon discontinued the chase and
anchored Immediately afterthe action. he or
dered the British flag to be hosted on board
the General Monk, and his own to be hauled
down on board the HyderAlly; the Quebec,
therefore, had good grounds for believing that
His Maesty's ship had been victorious
1t gives US no pleasure to turn from these lit.
tie anecdotes, SO Characteristic OF American cou-
rage and GOODNESS in the midst OF danger to re-
cord one of very different character. When
Captain Barney's first lieutenant went on board
TO take possession of the General Monk, after her
surrender, the British Captain, IN his presence.
ordered one Of his attendants to bring him up his
fowlins piece from the cabin. very splendid
silver reunited fusil, which, when it was put in
to his hands. he hreW Overheard, saying as he
did SO, This shall never become the property
of any Id rebeln twas contemplate act
Of lltleness, of passionate modification. which Is
only paraIeed by that of the man who. according
to the chilIren's fable. 'bh off his oOn nose TO
spite his facen He might have saved his honor,
and his fusl into the bargain; for not one OF the
I'D rebels would have desired to deprive
him of this favorite piece ofpropertv.
At Chester. on the Delaware, Captain Barney
left his own ship, and proceeded in his prize to
Philadelphia, that he might himselfsee the wound.
ed prisoners properly cared for: he procured The
most comfortable and respectable lodgings iorCaP.
tain Rogers, in the house of Quaker lady, who
nursed him through hin whole confinement with
the Kindness and tenderness of sister: this lady
is still living November, 1857 in Pine ST., Phi.
ladelphia, and remembers the great solicitude of
Captain Barney for the comfort aud welfare of
his captive. Having attended to his duty, he ran
home for single moment to snatch kiss from
hi, wife and boy, and returned Immediately to
Chester, without waiting to receive any of the
cheers and congratulations with which the citi-
zens were ready to greet him on every side. His
whole convoy had returned in safety, with the
exception of the ship already mentioned, and
brig which unfortunately got ashore on the Over.
falls. From Chester, he proceeded again down
the Bay, for the purpose of ascertainins the pros
pect of getting mis- convoy to sea. In the course
of the trip he captured refugee schooner, call.
ed the Hook 'em Snivey,' and meeting with
nothing else in the bay, he returned once more to
Philadelphia, to enjoy the triumphs prepared for
him. The capture of the General Monk and the
Hook 'em Snivey, struck panic into the reiu-
gees, which prevented them for long time after
wards from trusting any Of their barges on the
Delaware. The Legislature of Pennsylvania
passed vote of thanks to Captain Barney, and
ordered a gold.hiled sword to be prepared,
which was afterwards presented to him. in the
name of the State, by Governor Dickinson
1t was small sword, with mountngs Of chased
gold, the guard Of which, on the one side had re-
presentation of the Hyder-Aly. and on the other
the General Monk, the sails of each ship set as in
the action the latter ship in the act Of striking her
flag Their hulls. sails. masts, spars and rigging,
were all beautifully delineated BY the artist, in
open work, resembling the ivory fans Of the Chi
nese.
Ballads we're made upon the brilliant victory,
and sung through the streets Of philadelphia, and
the lame of the gallant Barney was in every
mouth, familiar as household words
At the sale of the General Monk, which was
made yerysoon after her capture the UnitedStates