The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-09-26

~ VI Euu CaI ildet, loOhcu uNeT tue
tulwark, anu there she was STORE enough,
right abreast Of US, showing all her teeth.
All thought 10 myself, how much better
twould be nov il she would only strike
without firing. Shall We hoist The en-.
sign 7" asked quartermastsr. Yes, y
" More than one p "No; We eau Whip
her as easily under one fllg as four" d" 81
lencc p And all was as hush as DEATH
Our captain now made speech; NV
good fellows, we'll have no cheering. Ii
you knock out one Of her masis, don't stop
TO baUl about II, but ,hump away the har.
der .. tho other two" Well, thought |,
Isl you don't make better fight lhaa yoa
. have q speech, we may as well give up at
once. - Fire one broadside from the gun.
deck .' And oii' II went, scly much like
fifteen others guns, making some noise and
great smoke; end then very faulty We
heard ten guns ia return, bot no, shot
came near US. ] grew calm, aud now il
they would Only fuish 1t al this distance
The enemy, however, went about aeniu.
Our sails we're hauled up, aud there we lay,
waiting for him 10 cone down. He carle
within about hall mile aud lei slip all his
broadstde, and of wen, ours. And SO we
"en! on our men firing three tines to hi.
oace-lae shot fl, .ng thick and close, whiz,
"hIz, whit. "aii-Ihey flew las, and thick.
went 10 the capstan TO minute that one
OF her yards had settled, aud The mumcni |
turned my back, crash came a shot, Ihrough
and through, knocked down three men, cut
OIL a ~help Of the capstan, and threw i, IN
10 thousand sphn,ers about ue. There
men lay-noi gtoan, not wrv look, no
crying out, Al length Lieut.. Funk, who
was ore OF them, beckoned to me. took
hlm ~ my arms and carried him 10 the
sun-deck TO the grating over the cockpit.
There we're three others with their lens
Oh. Let them 20 down frs,, !" said
Funk, " am N no PAIN" They all
, vent down. put him through. GO to
The Commodore, SAID he. " can get down
wllhoaiyo turned to 60 up, and three
men were picking up one Of their mess.
mates without head. Ga, Of the Tor,
~ith him, SAID the officer, aud they threw
hin on, as If he'd been a dog.
All this nc any other Zine would have
been distressing; but when got on deck a
smile from the Commodore, ana Wen
DIR. H., you came 10 see a fight, how do
you like Il ~ Very well, but il seems
10 me 'tSill never be over mo, (sald
he | shall have 10 20 home for powder
aud shot il he keeps oil much longer. -
Directly he set bis foresai aud edged down
pretty close TO us. The commodore turn
ed 10 me, Wen now settle il 10 twenty
minutes" and nllcr seventeen, sqeni much
"a the same manner as have described
down came oil his masts and wards, LIS lir
Ing ceased, aud we ranged ahead Soon
so went about aud stood close down Ia
bin, when be Acknowledged he hsd struck.
And this ~as al. And this IS a fight |
looked aI the watch, aud 40 had been
hsnnern- away one hour and twenty two
minutes. " bat ship is hiatt "Thr
Macedonian" "Glye Commodore Dren
tur's compliments to Capt Carden-hopes
he's WELL You mus, know that la,
March Captain Carden was in Norfolk
wllh his ship. While there he aud the
Commodore had a warm dispute aboul the
respective discipline. equipment, arma
meni, &c. Of their and our ships. Al last
they quartclled, and the Commodore told
hin that if there should be n war they
nigh, be able TO settle those questions, TN
then they had better not bo discussed. -
Garden replied " My frigato IS though; a
match for any SINGLE deckcd ship MI AIT
She may 20 do@n, sir, bu! she can never
strike to iiigale."
Ilo came on board looking more like O
butcher Than any hing else, for he IN,
( literally besmeared rom head 10 foot WITH
blood. He was received at the gangway IN
the most gracious manner by lis Old nc.
q2aIntance, shown tuio the cabin, and, al
though ID the mos; distressing state Of NOR
nfcl,ion, saving, shall certainly be
hung ny country never viii forgive this
they wont believe II I'LL tell them Of il, =
&c. &c. was soon paci6ed, aud at length
N some degree satisfied lie was told that
the GuerrIor struck 10 thirty minutes, With
hall the loss Of men he had suffered, and so
on--for you must know he came from a
scene horrible enough 10 make him mad.
Ills decks vcfe numbered with his dead
and wounded. Out Of o crew Of three hun
bred men be had lhrty-six killed and sixty
eight wounded: We only seven killed and
five wounded. HIS vessel was complete
wreck ours, 10 one hours time, could have
whipped just such another friga'e IN halt
the time, could we have got close along
side one. We are now employed IN put
ting her in order TO come 10 America, with
what chance you will easily Judge OF oui
getting her in, when informed that we arc
Just two thousand five hundred miles from
homo, and winters coast 10 come on
With Decatur's luck ! think We may reach
America by the first Of December, when
hope TO have The pleasure, &c.
/ With the kndest regard, am, my deal
friends your much Obliged and very hum
bic servant. 3. r. B.