Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-12

in ifsn ring, probably torn from II halnno
nd tlew by a shot. He went ltelo4v. shout
or to the men TO fight on. Having had
sr wound dressed he eame mp again, shout
sr 10 ns nj The top Of his voice, and bijdi
us to fight with Nil our might. There "
1t not n man IN the slip hui would have
h ioioed had he been In The place OF our m,
u ter's mate, the unfortunate Nan kiveIl.
n The battle went on. Our nen kept rhes
a ing with all their might. | eheerel wi
e them though | confess | scarcely bneS
what. Certainly there was nothing very
sFiflting in The aspect Of things where ! W
stationed, So terrible had been The work
destruction round us, it was termed Il
Hlaughterhoisa. Not only had we had setl
: raj boys and men killed or wounded, hl
several Of The guns were disabled. The one
belonged to had d piece Of tho 1nazbla kuoeke
I, out and when The ship rolled, It struck
beam Of the upper deck with such force aH
become damned and fixed In that position.
twenty four pound shot had also pasae
through the screen ri The magazine, ltntnedI
ately over The oritite through Which we pnssa
our powder. The sthonimaster received
death wound. The brave b~oatsnain, VIII,
came from tho sick bod to the din Of battle
was fastening d stopper on Il baek stay Whiel
bad been shot away when his head was Efnsat
cd to pieces by Il cannon ball another man
going TO complete the unfinished tash, was
also struck down. Another Of our midslip.
men also received a severe wound. The IN.
fortunate ward4roofl steward, who attempted
to cut his throat on d former occasion, was
killed. A fellow named John, who for some
petty offence, had been sent OH board as II
punishment, was carried past me wounded. /
distinctly heard the large blood drops fall pat
pat, pat, on the deck his wounds were NOR
tal.-Even a poor goat, kept by the officers for
her milk, did not escape the general earfinee:
her bind legs were shot off, and poor Nan was
thrown overheard.
such was The terrible scene, amid which
we kept on our shouting md firing. Our
men fought like tigers. aonle of thetn pn1.
led oil their jackets, others their jackets and
vests while some still more determined, bad
taken off their shirts, and, with nothing but d
handkerchief lied around The wristbands Of
their trowsers. fought like heroes. | also oh.
served a boy named Cooper, stationed at Il gun
soine distance from the magazine. He came
to and fro on the full run, and appearing TO
be as !" merry rs a cricket The third
lieutenant eheered him along, occasionally,
by saying, y Ell l"'se. my boy, you are
worth your weight in gold"
have often been aHksd what were my feel.
lngs during this fight. | felt pretty much aa
! suppose every one does Mt such time.
That men are without thought when they
stand amid the dying and dead. ia two absurd
an idea TO be entertained a moment. We
all appeared cheerful, but | know that many
a serious thought ran through my mind still,
what could we do but keep up D sefnb|anee,
ut least, Of animation I To run from our
quarters would have been certain death from
the hands Of OUR own officers , to give way to
to gloom. or TO show fear, would do no good,
and might brand us with the name Of towards,
md ensure certain defeat. Our only true
philosophy, therefore, was TO make tho best Of
Dur situation, by fighting bravely and cheer.
fully. ! thought d great deal, however, Of
The other world every groan, every falling
man, told inc that The next instant / might
be before the Judge Of all the earth For
'hls. ! felt unpropared but being without
my particular knowledge of religious truth, ]
myself by repeating again and again
he Lord's prayer, and promising that if
spared | would be more attentive to religions
luties than ever before. This promise | bad
10 doubt, at the time, Of keeping !; but | have
aimee that it Is easier To make protni-
amidst the roar of the battle 3 thunder, or
ii the horrors Of ehipwreek, than TO keep
hem When danger ia absent, and safety smiles
lpon our path.
While these thoughts secretly agitated
ny bosom, the din of battle continued. Grape
nd canister shot were pouring through our
holes like leaden rain, carrying death in
he trail. The large shot came against the
hips side like iron hail, shaking her timbe g,
nd scattering terrific splinters, which did
more appalling work than even their own
eath.giving blows. The reader may form
n idea of the effect OF grape and canister,
,hen he is told that grape shot is formed by
or eight balls confined TO an iron and
ed in a cloth. These balls arc scattered by
le explosion of the powder. Canister shot
made By filing a powder canister with balls,
aCh as large nj two or three muaket balls f;
lese also scatter with dlreful effect when
tscharged. What then with eplinters, can
on balls, grape and canister, poured jnces-
antly upon us, the reader may be assured
lat The work Of death went on in a manner
'hlch must have been satisfactory even to
le King of Terrors himself.
Suddenly the rafting of the ironS bail
,ased. We are ordered to cease firing. A
silence ensued, broken only by the
filed groans of the brave sufferers below. 1t
as soon ascertained that the enemy had shot
lead to repair damages, for she was not so
sabled but she could sail without difficulty
bile we were SO cut up that we lay utterly
sIpless. Our head braces were gone the
,ig1a, rnssf 6tyr oppr tho 81 am barittr eor-
ed several men over in its fall ; we were in
state Of complete wreck.
A council was now held among the officers
! the quarter deck. Our condition was per-
1us in the extreme victory or escape was {
Ike hopeless. Our ship was disabled; many i
our men were killed, and many more
ounded. The enemy would without doubt. I
,ar down upon It's in a few moments, and, as
10 could now choose her own position, would
Ike us fore and aft. Any further resistance
as, therefore folly. So, in spite of the hot :
aimed lieutenant, Mr.. Hope, who advised |
not to strike, but to sink along side, it 6
as determined to strike our bunting. This {
as done by the hands Of a brave fellow Z
amed Watson, whose saddened brow told !
NV severely it panied his lion heart 10 do it.
o me it was a pleasing sight, for had seen
citing enough for one Sabbath ; more than
wished to see again on a weekday. His |
Majesty's frigate Macedonian was :
wv the prize of the American frlgate United {
.ates. i
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AMERICAN MANUFACTURED GOODS N ENC I
,Np.-The Manchester Guardian, abiding
the American manufactured gods recently !,
mt to England, has the following paragraph
which we beg to call the attention of such
our readers, particularly Planters as are