The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-22

Translsled from The French d 4uaale qetsgd foa ne
New orlsans Crsseenf.ys


Translated from The French d -4maaSs fo1 1sa
New Orleans CFsseenf.ys
cH2rEEEsx.
As soon az the Coqueste ad,cleared tae hsIbofs
she fled ahead as hound seekng tbsr road ~
which the prey has passed. The sea val aln, and
like blue cloth, fpged with silver, eztead llgslf
unlimited to the laf-of horzon-
+" After al, said Manilles with bald he
English seem b fear our teeth
" Wait TN VI little further 1fs.l ~ Isftss
the vessels viii then perhaps come.
Mantle I'D not reply, but Rotng the ssntis
took spy-eiass, and seated himself On the lofces-
lie. The glass vhiried and trembed between his
hands Lac wesslef-c0ek. The sqladfon bad IL
ready made half the distance, when nile rested
his glass suddenly on distant speck On The hori-
zon. At the cad ii three tQnuteS tie had
traced quarter q AciFcies and siopqsd aiA
another direction. kTe gil1e speckss Ike afes O.
disappeared WITH the swslfngs Of the sea Mantle
jumped from Che shrouds to the decf, and ran giih
| all speed to his master
"See, said he to him, aiiactng 4la attsntoHs
| with his finger, to thstVo IS tEliere laeaai
/ now began to whitsn iae
"Ahm said Fernand3 ai elul examination
! Of some minutes, they are two tlpa-of-wafs and
bearing down on Us with iail sails.
I" The devil ii they Should happen q be -
/ vessels about which yOu spoke q hfte while ago y
g It is very probably they theInaeigs
/ DeFont Rfaviere made signal 70 ts vessels he
L conveyed to approach the coast as sool Rpssi1ler
! The felucea, which had hot eeased 70 follow The
convoy, answered he signal but whether she re-
lied her great speed, that she curious to
see the result the anticipated battle, could not be
told, but she continued under sail a. equal dis-
lance between the frigate and lie coast
/ The Coquette set every ai. and, leaving tie
convoy, SKINNED ovef the blue wale lite q
gull, to encounter the vessels poinlaE bY N4at
nile The wind blew from the l-souIh Vs
aud the vessels sailed with almost eqai speed -
soon as sufficient distincs had been Inafe from
the convoy, the Coquette hoisted her 7io The
two vessels. whose toaming Pzows iasss loaded
with sails alone were visible, apfs a1t 70 notice
the siguaL
e To. your posts, gentlemenI those are the Eng 5
lish aaid Fsrnand 70 the circle Of officers shat
surrounded hims
The alarm was Immediately gTyel-s q men
| called up and ranged on che quaFter-dech De top
men mounted toahe mizsn-top, loaded with musT
| kets and grenadef-
aCOmradesp cried Fenand, who g in bis
/ hand the speaking trumpet Of the JcHalnandeTs
they are two to one but we are carrying ne
Long live the KING
y " Long live the King % echoed the crew
: Mantle looked deatlly pale but he assumed an
All the corners are vacant, sid Feruand 10
/ Mantle :" have you ehessa yours
. Ciivelne your hand. The business promises q.
= be hot, and we cannot tell what may happen"
I. Mantle bowed over his masters hand as he
seized and pressed il
Come what may he said, very much moved
n " am determined; shall roinan deck
IS FeFnand east a last look on hin IS 4 bidding an
ID sdieu arcs, and eempzeea ith firm Esics Civ
ISL Che 81 The enehg hss IF tEs
ID other, approached 50 near Die Goadea
nand Immediately conceived ne plan q disabling
ol her before the other could take poston assist
~ her. AS soon as the adversaries were within gua-
~ shot they run mp their eo9rs. bore down to die
H. larboaTd, and hfed the whole broaisde against The
d. COquette. The balls passed over the Coguslse,
tearing two or three sails and slightly iarina some
Of the rigging, As the SMOKE cleared
away frgate Of thirty-six guns showed herself
now quite near.
Fernand deieFmnd not to FIRE .inti le i,uo 49,
sells should be In range. The Coquetle advanced
IA then without returning the enamv's Gre The
NJ English rigate now came re The siarboard side
to and her whole side was i0r na0fnent iilumiHti.
OK The balls this time ell the water several vfa
e- before reaching the French vessel The v 81
M were now within easy guh-shot and the Enalish
y frigate put about second time a shower Of IRON
u passed the Coquette, and this time was hear
y the crashing of falling wood the deck from Az
mainyarts A few wounded marines fell from de
fore and mizen-tops, and he first blood was
It. sprinkled over the deck.
m The Coqnette came almost up to- she frisata, ana
n obeying her rudder ahoIse the bit swept 81.
al denly around and fred her voley into the enemy :
N side. a cloud Of smoke covered the adversaries
e now every second lii mp by lightning BY the in
= eessant firing. At the expiration Of ten minutes
Y the deck of the English vessel strezVed with
4 fragments OF all kinds mingled with te bodies Of
Il the dead and dying, and ridded with bullets that
Il poured on her like hail.
sr The Coquette triumphant, sailed Of aud ieaviin.s
Of the enemy disabled ran with al its speed the
a other vessel which was now quite near.
at Long live the king" cried the crew enfhusi-
astiealy.
( Long live the king " repeated Mantle, who
9, was running up and dova with his long raPisr in
b ''Ah! ha y exclaimed Fernand the esei,eIrnt
I Of battle has entered even your VEINS Cd e
at :, ann only crying, SIR 70 assure myself shatt
Al When Tie smoke had disspatea 4 Iitile teIncc,
To in view alongside Of the dismanlled vessel
There is a nut shell Of thing, very bod Tor is
w size and make, said Mantle, who was he flstie
be perceive it
en- Fernand turned to see what he was speaking
an about, butat the moment the roaring q cannon
na heard and some ten balls ecu near The English
vessel was now clearly recognized she was . fri
4; gate Of ioTty-twe guns; DetonigEaviere COM
= handed the same Inan9uvre that had been so sue
= cesslul against the frgate. After three taeks tha
far two vessels found themselves side to side, and the
oD firing commenced On both sides with an extIaor-
' a binary fury. Notwithstanding the maR@uvTes Of
ght the Madagascar such was the name Of the Eng
llsh frigae) the Coquete succeeded IN approach
by ing and in fastening her graphing irons On the
ed deck The sides Of both ships were ali in splinters
ay and their. riggings in pieces all at once, in the
ing midst of the noise and OF the smoke The iore,mast
th FELL Fernand gave orders to board and the
10 half Of his IN instant were on the deck of
IKE the enemy vessel hlanille dsmayed, hTandished
a. his long sword, and attaching himself 10 Fernand
"a mechanically repeated all bis orders, The English
crew hau aiftt l@el GtoMsnt nl9fu Hel9nQa
te ing themselves by species Of barricade supported
hey BY some few caHnon. One more effort aud the
YES capture Of the Madagascar would be conintele.
ook Fenand rallied select company, Kept back ex-
to pressy for the decisive blow, rushed sword 81 and
lear on the enemy's deck.
out But of a sudden thousand cries sroseliom Inc
e deck of his vessel and shower Of balls coln-
Pc ing from lis stern, killed seven OF eight Iafines IS
~ fore Fernand Sixty men, armed 20 thA tssth,
,nj were falling the Coquettes crew. Mantle
seized Fernand by the nd-uith BIS rapier
pointed 10 him'a large sun-burnea Y1lIne man Co.
der yered with species Of red and armed with Ratchet
the who opening through the mafbes a mass. -
"a. strewed with the blood Of his victims
les All the banditR eFiedfhs Founu ssbt,in ana
repassng to his own deck he r0shed al ~ NV
this asaaanls. Surprised by this unforeseen attset
The French concluded o abandon lie conouesi n
rem the Madagascar and q defend heir own vsssl
ing As TO the English, too much injured fntks 100
~, We they had Just terminated they did not drs6 II
,nn pro6ting BY tins diversion, and eontented them
D selves with throwing of the chains thatbouud beu
80 q. o.