Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-09
BATTLE BETWEEN THE UNITED
SfI fES AND THE ACEDONIAN
Fn,m The Boston Nlerr n,,lc J,n,n.I

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my posses sion n very tine counterpart
l" IL, written on the day after the battle
Dy gentleman who was volunteer on
BOARD the rnitel Sta'cs. |; would be
di'hc alt To. Imagine greater contrast
IMAM the scene presented on board the
Two ships. A.
dt Sea, October 26. I8l2,Iai. ), Tong. 20
MY DEAR FRIENDS. ! will endcavOr To
give YOU something like an account Of
what have Witnessed since we parted.
The gentry who have heretofore done
the sea fighting OF the world have
represented Il lis a business So lrighttul,
have so filled our ears with the thunder
ing description OF the cannouale, aud So
wrung our sympalhes with the agunic>
ol the wounded and dying, that hal not
just come out of one as noisy, at least, as
any OF theirs, ] should think il n very
Improper sort of a picture To- present to
lady's eyes; but it being very tame
concern, saying now and then a ridicu
lous occurrence, ! not on.y do not des-
Iair OF giving YOU a very minute account,
which shall not affect your nerves, but
hope even TO excite your curiosity as
high as NINE was when cane to sea
for the purpose o: seeing fight. You
must know that yesterday morning | was
walked out Of a sound sleep with The very
agreeable intelligence that frigaie was
IN sIght,stonding for US and close aboard
'llow large is sheP Very large, SIR
Perhaps II is an American or Splnishp
No, ST., she has got an English dag ny
ing. Give me my clothes.' The pur
ser by this time had got the intelligence.
His station, you know, is IN the cockpit,
out Of shot With his clothes in his
hand, he was ia rting'with the ra ,iditv
oil Ing timing for his hiding plac when
seeing me, he stopped student and la.
king me to his cabin, Come nv good
fellow, there's no knowing what may
haPpGn-just subscribe this receipt for
your share Of the small Stores
very pretty omen, thought [. nres
sed armed Qur you must understand
am one Of the goodly fellowship OF
boarders) | ventured on deck Here,
every thing was In bustIe--tho hurry
OF preparation for battle. met the
'Commodore's eye. well, sir, YOU are
ready, ! see Yes, SIR said |, in a We
ry husky voice. 'We shall have fiUht.'
Think so, sIrP 'Oh yes, there She is.
ana beauty, too got on gun car
rlage looked over the bulwark and there
she was sure enough, right abreast of
us, showing all her teeth. An! thought
TO myself, how much better 'iwould be
now If she would only strike without fl
ring. Shall we hoist the ensign?' ask |
I'D quartermdslrr. Yes 'Alure than |
one| NO; we can whip her as easily |
under one FAC as four 'Siencer And !
all was as hush as death. Our captain
now made a speech: My good fellows,
wei! have no cheering. If you knock
out one Of her masts, don't stop 10 bawl
about il, but thump away the harder at
the other two Well, thought (, if you
don't make better fight than you have
Il sP eech, we may as well give up at
cnce. Fire one broadside from the gun |
deck" And off II went, very much like |
fifteen other guns, making some moi Sc
and great smoke; aud then very faint
ly we heard ten guns in return; but not
a shot came near US. grew calm. aud |
now If they would only finish il at this |
distance!
The enemy, however, went about a.
gam. Our sails were hauled up, and |
there we lay, waiting for him TO come
down again. lie came within about !
half mile, land let slip all his hroadside |
and oil went ours. And so we went on
our men firing three times 20 his once
the shot flying thick and close, whrz.
whlz, whit, whit-they flew fast and
thick, ] went TO the capstan 10 minute
that one Of her yards had settled, and
Inc moment turned my back, crash
came a shot, through aud tn rough, knock
ed down three men, cut off whelp of
the caPStnn, and threw IL into a thou
sand splInters all about me. There the
men lay-noi groan, not wry look,
no crying out. At length Lieut.. Funk |
who was one OF them, hcconed TO ne. |
took HIM IN my arms and carried him |
TO the gun deck, TO The grating over the |
cuckpIi. There were three others with |
their legs OF. Let them 20 down first
said Funk, 4 am in no pain They all
went down. put him through. Go
10 the Commodore said he, Il can get
down without YOU / turned 10 90 10.
and three men we're picking up one Of.
their messmates without head 'Out
of the port with him. said the officer,
and they threw him out as If he'd Leen
a dog.
All this at any other time would have
been distressing, but when got on deck
a smile from the Commodore, and 'Wcu,
Mr.. b., you came ~ see fight, how do
you like itp very well! but it seems
TO me twill never be over mo, (said
he,) ! shall have to 90 home for powder
and shot n 40 bo-,- 4, IL v,,ttoh l,,t sro- 9