Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-12
FRlGATE POTOMAC AND AFFAIR WIN
THE MAIAYs

The Washington Globe states that the Pc.
tomac reached Samatra. 10 India, the 9Th Of
February last, and not being able to obtain
satisfaction for the murder and piratical pill
age OF portion Of the crew OF the Friend
ship, inflicted summary chaslisement on the
'reacherous offenders, by baitering down
their establishment on the coast
She has lost out four men by disease and
casualties of every kind, since she left the T.
States in August, and up to the last adyic,s
March 18th, was at Bantam Bay, in the IL,
land OF Java, on her way TO Canten. and
thence to her station in the Pacific.
We have been favored with the following
extract OF letter from gentleman on boaS
the Potomac.--.N Y. Cot1,es.
"Forty n.ites from Batavia Roads.
March TIL, 1882
1--WE arrived al Rio de Janeiro on The eth
october, sailed again Nov. 5, arrived Al the
Cape OF Good Hope Table Bay Dec. 6. sal
Ell again Dec. l2th. January IL, 1889. made
the Island OF Sumatra, and on February ),
came to anchor al Qualio Batto, five miles
rom The town and fort. In the afternoon five
oil Our Lieutenants, and two midshipmen, dis
suised as Merchant, Captain a Superear.
go, and the others rs a part of the crew ola
mefehan'man, sailed from the ship in a whale
boat under the pretence of purchasing a car.
30 OF Pepper; on their appKeach TO the share
they observed it lined with armed men mot
thinking II prudent TO land they put back TO
The ship; before they reached the shin a small
llshinG boat had come alongside and we made
prisoners oil those who were in her.
ALI hands were called TO s'out boats-sn
order which was promptly obeyed. AT half
past oociock we left the ship as follows.
W hale boat, LIST Lieut.. Erwin Shuf,rick. esq.
commanding; Launch, Sd Lieut. Piuckbam:
lst cutter. Alb Lieut.. Huff; Sd cutter. Iieut:
sngersol; Sd cutter, Past Midshipman Zeel.
4th cutter, Past Midshipman Gordon: 9Th cn..
ter. AIidshipman Hart; Life Boat, Midship.
man -----------, The Commodore's Ba,se
was iett by the ship I'd Lieut. Wilson re.
NAMED IN charge OF the ship with the Com
medofe.
We landed about one bell after a O'Clock,
numbering IN all 800 men, and commen ed
lie attack IN four divisons-three of sail, rs
and one marlaes. We commenced an attack
on the i've iCrts, three of which we took pos
session OF. A nan,ber OF the nuts were burn
ed The other two forts were separated from
US by creek which was too deep to ford.
= GN HNeboSi h'Hti On our SiOe was Two, ana
seven wounded From all the informali5R
we conid receive the number of the natives
Killed was 90 and 90 wounded. The names
OF the persons killed from our party were,
VIM. Smith, Swede,-Brown, ma
rine. The whole affair was conducted with
great skill and bravery on the part both Of
the officers and the men We had the plea
sure OF seeing the star spangled banner even
IN that remote iSland-so far from the land
OF Freemen.
Mr. Berry, our assistant sailing master, was
second mate of the ship Friendship, whea
her crew were so cruelty massacred here
On the 9Th Feb. we got the ship under way,
and approach within mile and half Of The
town and lorts, and Immediately opened
heavy fire on them: we fred 81 Of our long
double fortified thirty two FOUNDERS, and then
stood oil for 500 500, distance of two miles
where one Of the friendly Rajah's live.
Feb. Is, left 500 500, bound towards Ba-
ta'ia' Feb. %, (Washingt0n's birth dayJ
hred salute at noon-March /, made Java ~
Head March 7, passed AMER Point and
came to anchor ten miles from there.
Yours in haste, Sc.