The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-27

r~rters FROM PnGh vessel Of bad enlisted sInouG
the u ths Chesapeake and he rcqvssd tns they
mght b. given up The matter referred By the Navy
Department. % kCommodore Barron, fos tnvscissiou,
and be directed Ceptain Gordon 70 inquire Into the
matter with eare and 20 make his report II as-
cStssned tAat thc three actually deso<taSr;
but they 81 claimed 10 BE- impressed Americans,
who had awaited henAives d the opportunity TO escape
frou Illegal detention rhe British hinsts reccsvsd
te and appeared 70 BE- Bs1ned, NO nsfc Was
said on the subject.
With part a her armament on boaTu the CHESAPEAKE
dropped down The Potoae cary 10 June isc1, snd az
ohored In Hampton Roads Having rersavei her remln-
ing guns and stores b.rd and completed her oscw
70 about S.S persons on the Nth OF June capt uordon
the I'D June abe goa under way from Hampton Roads
bound 70 the Mediterranean British squadron which
then consisted Of seventy four gun ship and three iri-
gatee sometime lying at the mouth OF Che
sapeakc bay watching French frates that lay vt
Annapolis. When the Chesapeake weighed anchor, one
u the British squadron-the Leopard irisate mounting
81 qualified her anchor and stood out to preceding
the American frgate by several miles As the Ohesa-
peake gained ofhng the Leopard shaped her course
TO close with her and when enough hailed her 70
sa that letter would be sen on board This proved to
b. from the Captain Of the Leopard enclosing order
from the commanding INC o-n ioreeS on
the North American station TO search the Chesapeake for
certain deserterr from the British said TO DC serving
part of the crew Of the American frigatc
commodore barron gave written refusal 20 comply
with demand extraordinary and the Loopards boat
sent to tho Chesapeake having returned she opened
fire the Chesapeake, giving her entire broaide,
ana continuing 10 Keep UP the nro Tor considerable
period; when- the Chesapeake being In an unprepared
state ana unable 10 return the hre sitg also hee Oh
her crew killed aud eighteen wounded struck her oolors
She was then boarded by an officer from the Leopard,
her crew mustered and four alleged dasertsrs from the
British navy taken from her Com Barron formally sur
rendered the Chesapeake to the British captain who re-
Piled that having To the OF his power fulfilled
the instructions OF his commander in chief he had
thing more to desire, and must proceed to join his
squadron Commodore Barren, who was among the
wounded then called council OF his officers ana The
Ch"tapeaho returned to Hampton Noads the saHa eve
mug
Nothing could exceed The indignation excited through
out tho nation by ths Notifying occurrence The navy
felt II most aeutey. court oil inquiry was summoned,
Had the results were, courts martial on Com Barron,
Capt Gordon Capt ilau the comm ending marine officer
On boafu ana .ne s'lnn'I. me cintsus a.llsl Sopn
Barron were four viz list Fnr neglgentS perform
ing The duty assigned nm ~ FOR neEtecung 20
clear hs ship for action ID Failing to encourage IN
his own person. ms inferior officers and men 20 hsht
eourag usly' in for not doing his utmost to take
destroy the Leopard which vessel II was his duty To
crepantcr' come Of the charges affecting the conduct
VI COM rarron were not proved The court expressed
the strongest opinion as TO the hrnnoss AMI courage OF
the accused The evidence upon ts nead II clear and
sathfactoryn Upon the charge OF negieeting on tue
probability 81 an enEalntnt 70 clear ms thp Tor acon,
the court found .onirodora Barron guilty ana sen
fenced him TO be suspended from M communal Va the
navy, without pay or einoluent Tor The period OF !yc
years rom the eth - february, iSos
Decatur having attended the stLngs OF the court OF
by Com barron that from motives % deleacy towards
HIM he begged me secretary % inc Navy 20 excuse hi
fran serving on inc c"ur, martial when he was ordered
tn serve as member lhe sfftary o'erraiei hs oo-
lection ana insisted ON MS serving but pccstur gave
The conn-ti ei Barron notice 81 the opinion nc haa
formed that the totiore might exercise his privilege
OF protesting against pceatuf siths rs ne inter OF
the court bniron dd not protest anu Decatur took ls
s'at ana acl! ny On" oi tue court martial ruteaeeht
10 the removal u barron IRON the .heSAldA' pe.atur
wa hlpotta u command heri the aeHtlhatl"n OF 'he
rente va changea' anu sil sas ordered 70 INC os.
service. 'hItahs 'ma'h ana nun on lheir trAls ny"
courts martial were found guilty o some slight infpr-
nalth :. anu sth'elc't' ~ W pti'''"y roPFiaiiieu
'onhod"fe barron hnNil- b,oil tu.peire3 RON uuty
Tor f' Years ana at depflNed " MS Jay " ,he -1'ue
sentence .! the court uhrlai re-oftd 10 the nier-
chant service - menus ~ support IL, wa abio"a
when war wa declared the h.~s 81 "iheh feafhra
nun IN Do ninar. sih ~ was nor retea 'h't hT'ii-
liz. would continue TX months Barron aucf"ard,
stated thhl ne siuiu nave feh gt.i 20 nave rtlahea
10 the titt STATES ahd aheI lsl't Ia tho r'fh ~ te
country uullhS TN "hr nc ma fci'ed TUG s-is.test
ihtnnati rue Say! pef'mri' st nc sh"uidh a'
he"h eniaosea On me- re'urn i,s tuSPtision t'1h,t
mated STOUT tisht months aitef ING ~ :. var IA
June 49, rm" ib"'nhs ai''F "l'h ns f'poI't' iIn
rfJ 70 W. Naty pl'fiu'n, ior unt. y! hNtE ~"
war oohtn'a hpVht Two s,ars hlFr ~ nao - eth
sNsnside Tor command lie r.tnrhed 70 Tue Iiitea
f'He, ~ Tn o.",o VI 'ne s'ai 4oi :, soi' A''
memef,a - ~ s'lt va p'Nent'aW vac ia'i,t py