St. Mary's beacon., 1853-12-01

ny On, crashing xIonE under tee knot'
breeze, and N he approached the stran-
GER fred gun and hailed. His Ere be-
ing returned: he poured in destructive
brOadside Notwifhstanding the swell
was heavy and the night dark, hiss ere
was terribly effective. For night ae-
ton it vas remarkably short and in forty
minutes the enemy struck. But g the
boat was about Being lowered 70 take
possession Of her, Blakely saw b-neath
the lifting smoke q brig Of war within
musket shot, and two more vessels ra-
pidly closing. Ordering the hot to be
run up again quickly, and the men to
hasten to their posts. he filled away, and
catching the wind dead asterm was soon
out of SIGHT. The enemy gave him enc
broadside and then turning 10 the captur-
ed vessel. whose guns Of distress were
echeing Loudly over the sea. She soon
sunk. This vessel Was afterwards ascer-
aimed TO be the Avon. Of eighteen guns
Continuing his cruise, Blakely took three
more vessel, among them O valuable
prize, the ATLANTA Of eight guns, which
was immediately dispatched to the
I STATES.
. This was the last direct tidings ever
received from the gallant Wasp. Vari-
Gus rumors were aneat concerning her
fate. but nothing certain Of her after
cruise, or the manner in which she vas
lost, was ever known. One report stated
that an English frigate had put into Ca
dig badly cut up by an American cor
vette, which had sunk in The night time.
and 90 suddenly, that her name could not
be ascertained. This was thought At
FIRST to be the Wasp. but no confirmation
Of this report being received, il vas dis
credited The spirited conduct Of this
little vessel had made her o favorite
with the nation, and deep sympathy
was felt for mysterious fa:e. Years
passed by. when On incident occurred
which awakened fresh interest in her.
Two officers on beard the ESSEX. when
she was captured at Valparaiso. had gone
10 Rio Janeiro. but were never after
heard from. Inquiries were made BY
! friends in every direction but in vain.
At last it was ascertained that they had
taken passage in q Swedish brig for Eng
land. from which they had been trausfer-
red TO the Wasp The commander stated
! that on the 9Th Of October he was ch@sed'
by O strange sd, which ffed several
guns, when he hove 10 and was boarded.
, - 60 rs-;s.. $500. y. ha.-s
49, ,h., ;sS ~. :. IS. -, .h;r ~
49,, $50, tL.~ ', s.lJ an. sw.I.k e.
- III = 49,, .s-.-.-. -.:l -. 80 49,.
80 49, - Ss,.-r.;,sS :. $3.50. :. 80. :
res..-s i ~ Tk.~ IA - - 90
- . 80 sx.- hssr5 - sh.-, Th;.
-. go, 49, .fess ~ :. 49,. Ia, b..
ss.J ...~orS;rs 81 a. 60. a..h h-;~,. 80
kon;ng. she - Il the time nsarlv !.
80 80 s.s,...is. 1919 - 49, -
49, 49, - - -. - e.
: 80 =
arc ves-
sch y 49, 40 1.-TWO Engiisn irigases
chased On sne southern coast an Ameri-
can sioop-oi-ws ana vale N pursuit
were stFnck Witn anesVy squah. AFTER
the squaL was ouer. tne slooR vas no
wnere 70 DC seen y tne EamoI - trus'
that vessel was no doubt the wasp. tor
we had no csner slcoP.cf-wsr ~ tnose
seas y ID. time. Desanes' snen n'et
!ns Swenssn Dsas sne VS. e..oensIy ocuns
IN tnaA - s..o1'a nAs. s
On tns cosss .cout 'ne ul''s 1919 =
run. ar ro.:.. "a mO.s .. Osso's .Ssa
carrying 2 press % ~ = - = - a1-
suer'. AIah events, Wns'eser was ner
'&e' .ne se@ "esei i0"eu o r M
gallant commander and crew. Watchful,
full of resources. indefatigable and fear
less, Captain Blakely was the roodel Of q
naval commander. and had he lived
would no doubt have reached the highest
Tar, ANN -row,-Ths Nsv York
Tine. tells an .n.eJo,. Of . Celebrated
l;v;n~ divine who MA. orce under TIE
announcement Of . meeting to whose
object he was by no means favorable.