Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-03
From tho n. Y. American.
OLD KENNEDY TIE QUARTER MASTER.

FROM TIC n. y. American.
OLD KENNEDY TIE QUARTER MASTER.
Pony. Victory on Lax. Erie.
"Bui," says I, Kenne1y-I think you said your
draft was bound for the Lakes-whict did you go
10, Ontario or Erie ]" i was on both, Sir saws he
nfore the war over; and We got as much accu,.
toned TO pokins our flying jib.boom into the trees
on them shores, as If the sticks was first cousins
which, seeing a. how the ships was bui in the
woods, wouldn't be much Of q wonder. Pert OF that
ere draii staid down on Ontario with the Old COM
tnodore, as was watching Sir James, and part was
sent Up TO Erie. | went up 10 Erie and Joined IN 4,
Lawrence, Commodore Oliver H. P,ny-ard |
hopes tina, old BIZ Kennedy need. be called brig
gad, II he says he did his part in sho y ny off az
handsome hsht on that sams fresh wafer pond as
has ever been done by an equal force on the Glue
water
"Our gallant young commodore, made as tight
hight OF las hiss ever been my luck 10 te engaged
ini and seeirg rs how half Of his men was down
with lever and age, and not one in dozen knew
the difference between the smell Of eunpoSder and
oil OF turpentlne blow me but think Il was about
as well done. You see our squadron was lying in
bay, as they calls Put in -Bay-snd when III /.
enemy first toye in sight il was in the morrins
about seven o'clock. / knows tina, that WIS the
tune, because had jus; been made Quarter Master.
by Captain Perry, and was the is: as seen them
thro' my glass. They wssin the nos west be airing
down As soon as we made them out 10 be the
S"SHiF Ieeti UP went tue Sgnal 10 get uLCer way;
our snip, The Lawrence, in course taking the leac.
Wei, as we was working slowly 10 wiudwari 10
clear some small isands-some Of 'em was Snake
lsland-l heard Captain Perry come up TO he mas.
ter and ask him in low voice, whether he thought
he should beabe to work out to windward in time
to get the weather gage OF the enemy; Lu, III. mas
ter said as how the wind YVES SOU west, and izhi
and he didn't think he could. "Then" SAWS the
commodore aloud, wear Ship sir and go to leeward
for am determined TO fight them 10 day"-but
inst hen fka -t..1 a 4
sSseygsd and we Tssinsa. t ssfeiy. They Iii .f
they could TO se. the wind. but not succeeding hove
into line, heading westward, and calamity waited
for came down.
There lay their squadron, all ligh, sails taken in,
just like boxer, with his sleeves rolled up, and
handkerchief tied about his oins, ready to make a
regular s;and-up hight, and there wasn't Drawer
man nor better sailor, in the British navy nor iha,
same Barclay, whose broad pennant hoaied in the
van Of that squadron.
Pretty soon, up runs our motto flag, the dying
words of onr gallant Lawrence-"Don't give no
the ship" and fonts proudly from our MAN, and
then the gen'ral order passed down the line 10y
trumpet, each ship, lay your enemy a Alongside
and III you ever a flock of Wild geese hyiug
south'fd in the fall Of the year, you'll have some
idea OF us, as we went down into action. The men
was full o. spirit, and painting for sht, and even
them as was so OK, as TO be hardy able 10 stand
insisted upon thking their places at the guns. re
collects one in parculaf-he was carpenters maze
a steady man from Newport-he ctawls u5 wher
we beat to quaders, and seats himself upon tht
head OF one OF the pumps, with the sounding roc
| IN his hand, looking as yellow as Il he had Jus
been dragged out of North Carolina cypress
swamp: but one OF the officers comes up to him a
he was sitting there, and says-"Yod are too sill
to be here my man-Ihere's no use your being ex
posed for noihing-you had better 60 below" III
you please, SIR" says the poor fellow, "if can d
nothing else, can save the time of q better man
and sit here and sound The pump
We'll, sir, as we bore down, the English occasion
ally tted our distance 10y a sho: and when We wa,
within abou. mile OF 'em, one comes recoche.,ins
across the water, bounds over the buiwatks and
tekes that mans head clesn eff his Shoulders a.
Il Il had been done with his own broad axe. hay,
hearn say, that every bullet has its billet and tha
sartin, that us no use TO dodge shot, for II you
| are destined 10 fall by shot, you wi sart5in fii
| by that same sho'; and | bears in mind, that an
| English sailor one OF our prisoners, L Ia me IN
a ship OF their'n Teller, as skulked IN the "a
tier, during an action with the FGench, was fou nc
dead, with a spent forIY-tWo resting on his neck
The ball had come in at the stern ports Tuck on,
OF the leans for'ard, and ttmbled Tich, in upor
him, breaking his neck, as lie lay snusly CT lie,
/ away IN the cable tier. No, no-misfortins anC
cannon shot IS very much al ke-there's no dodgins
every man must stand up TO his work and tax,
! his chance-if they miss-ht's ready vhsn IN 4
/ pipes TO gros-ii they hit-tho Fur,er's hook i.
squared, and no more charges is red agin him.
But as was saying, IL wasn't long before we bogaI
10 make our carronAdcs tel and thtn a. it We wen
/ hot and helvy, the Lawrence taking the cad. en-
sagng the Detroit, and every yoHc ns she cqme up
obeying orders and laying her enemy alongside, u
RICH, good arnos,, except the Niogsta. She hun!
/ back-damn her-vlh her iib bried up, ard he
| miin.opsal & the mast-c0nsequence was, th
Charlotte, CO was her opponent, avsis herself O
her distanee-runs up close under the starn Of IN
/ Detroit, and both ships pouFs IN their combined d
| into our ship the Lawrence.
| | he I'd the master myself and Afterwards two n
/ three Of the other Offices, GO up 10 the Commodor
during the action md call his attention TO TIC Ma
s1fn, IN complain Of her trcachcrous or ccwardi'
conduit We'll, them two ships gin il 70 US no, ar,
heavy, ard IN three minutes VIC was enve oped il
smoke, that VIC only aimed at the flashes Of the
guns for We might a' we'll have tn, d 10 trace
| flock Of ducks IN the thickest fog on the coast o
| Labrador as their spas or hul'. was working q
one Of the f3f'd guns, and as after she was loaded
| the Captain Of the piece STOOD waiting with th
trigger lanyard in his finger, ready to pull. one O
the officers calls out, 81 say, SIR, why don't yu,
FIRE." III want TO make her tell, SIR" says the gun
nor, "1'm waiting for their flash there it is"-an,
as he pulled trigger, cannon sho, came ihfougl
the port and dashed him 70 pieces between US, 90
vefing me and the offer OIL over with his brains -
The FIRE was awful; the whole OF The shot OF th
two heaviest ships in tho squadron pouring into
/ nigh on two hours without interruption.
] Our brig became a complete slaughter house
| the guns d.smoun:ed-, affiagos Knocked 70 piece
| -sms Of our pors k0oskcd into onc-h immocl
! netting shot clean nway-lfCn sancacons tNistc,
like wite-and a devsh dcal moro DAYLIGHT that
canvass in our bolt ropcs-tho wounded pouring
down 50 fas, into the cockpit, that the surgeon
ddt pretend 10 DO more than apply loarniquets @
stop the bleeding; and inony o. the men c,mo bs,
10 the guns iu that condition; while o hers W, u
killed. IN the hands OF the surgeons. Ono sho ca ~
through the cockpit, ist over the tu ceou's he.
and killel Midshipman Lamb, who was coming ul
on deck, with a toutnqueia Al his shoulder and ano
other seaman who hsd already los, DO arus.-
Oor guns was nearly oil dlsmounlct, and final,
and % completely were the crew d .abloj, n IN
Commodore had 10 work at Il with hs o~ hams
The mon became almost furious with despair, Q
they found themselves made The TARGET ior the Who'll
the conduct Of tho Niagars as they lay dying o
the decks and 10 the cockpit. Two shots passe