Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-10
From the Military and Narat Mo,,...
SHORT HISTORY OF THE r"'.
MENTAL FRIGATE ALLJIvCUAI

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE co'.
MENTAL FRlGATE ALLIASCV1
The following sketch has been COMM.
by an officer Of the Navy Who was n,ro''Sd
innate with Commodore Barry, and WIN h.!
Other opportunities to become acquainted n
the facts narrated.
The Continental frigate .9Rianc. vax T.,
Salisbury, on the river Merrimack, in NJ
sets.
The alliance with France. in liza :,
our government to give the frlgate the u,m'
bore.
When the Trumbull frigate was can.r,,
1881, the Alliance and Dean ~frisates c0m.'
our whole naval force OF that class Of .b;0'
The Alliance was commanded BY mani
most distinguished officers Of the Cou;jo..
Navy,-Barry, Jones, Nicholson and "s
1 Commodore Dale served in her, as first r.'a
ant under Jones.
The history Of this ship furnishes n,,v -.
ant anecdotes Illustrative Of great g%aIIan;,rr
good humOur; many OF them occurring =, r.,
Of time when it would be supposed that II. nj,
Of responsible characters were natural, rS
wise engaged.
Ahc uiSa'e h'''i"Ces "iHe ~c0lvOIilp II
sloop OF war -, commanded by C,,I
Green, from Havana. having on board E.r
ney that founded the Bank Of North ,n.'.
vas chased BY a. seventy. four, anil GSI
class s!oop Of war; the English slocp c,,
ell ours, and. no doubt, would haze Gam.
with her, and in all probability, have 50 r;,.,
her masts and sails, as to allow the seyen,;t1
to come up, when she would, Of course 81
been taken; on each of those attenp,, ia Il j
with our sloop. Commodore Barry, who tool.
station on the weather.quarter OF our sloop. hy]
down on the English sloop and engaged her !
The Alliance beiag Of superior force, thu E,oJ
sloop was compelled to sheer III. and TIN, n
money was preserved which contributed mg,s :.
the happy termination OF the war with En,l,,l
Iu one Of the encounters Of the Alliance q
gate and British s!oop. a shot catered he cor.
Of the Alliances counter. and made us wy i,
to a locker, where all the china, LeiongiO, on
Captain. was kept; an African servant Of n
COmmodore's, a great t%avOr,e. ran up to NE Op,,
ter deck and called out Massa. dat dam |.
gresse man broke all de chana." "You aa,l-
said the Commodore, "why did you not .,oO {.
balI!" "Sha, massa; cannon ball muss 6b,
room"
At the close Of the war tie Alliance va, Sl
BY the government, and purchased by Robe
Morris; aud Captain Green, with Commodr
Dl,e in the capacity of chief mate, made b
first voyage from Philadelphia to China, that eve
vas attempted out VI that port; and little 4,
they suppose. at the time they started. ha,
small craft from Salem, was on her way bsf,
them; hut such was the fact; for, on their ,f
val in the Indian ocean, they fell in with a sui
Yankee S, hooner, and on haiIing her, were q
swered I" from Salem" Captain Green eng.
red what charts they had; the answer was "nu
for there were none to be had, but we have Gut
cries grammar" This passage was perfurn.
out of season. and il is Believed TO have bsea 1
fl 81 ever made outside Of New Holland, bv
American.
Commodore Barry, while commanding The
lance, was chased BY the Chatham, sixty fr
of IRON the entrance of the Delaware Bay; u
it has been said that, on that occasion, the 81
sale ed fifteen knots, and run down the Spssd"'
British sloop of war the Commander Of which
tempted to prevent the escape Of the Alliance
The Alliance, after all her wonderful e,e,F
. rom the enemy, and long and perilous VOYAGE
died a natural death 10 the port OF P1lladeiFh
and laid her bones ON Pellets Island, opP'a
that city.
In the year 1902, an Officer attached to Cc
modore Dale's squadron, met with Captain w
on, of the British Navy, at Gibraltar, who u
commanded the Dreadnaught, ninety eight, )
was informed by h,m, that he commanded
English sIoop Of war, before spoken OIL!
tain Vashon made The most respectful enqnf
after Commodore Barry, and stated the lacl''
they had been frequently related before b
Commodore hins eli; aud in the most Hagoi
NOUS terms accorded to that gallant Officer a
and generous portion Of his appreciation. IN
mastery munGuvrins Of the Alliance On l
occasion. Captain Vashon stood high N
British Nav, as a distinguished seaman' a"a
served, that the Commander OF the seventy u
who was then an Admiral, spoke often 10
on the subject of their pursuit Of the lfIg'''
lance; always giving her Commander z
credit for his conduct. COmmudorc Barry
this, as on all other occasions, eyinced h'
Of justice, and spoke Of Captain 'a.hon''
dact, bravery and ability, 10 terms Of The
est co%mmeudation.