The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-19
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 1856

States steamer Powhatan now ehis harbor under
pair when il determined thAtyde Rather with three
boats and hundred officers and men OF the American
well volunteering the Of his steamer to tow the boats
up the bay. Accordingly the Rather with the Eaglet IN
S~ ana me eoa a 9. nsl s
tenant Pegram) Of the Powhatan, with Lieutenant
Jones and his marines taking passage in the Rattler and
the blue Jackets in the taget. The steamer arrived
close kuan before midnight the Esglet anchoring
couple OF cables length Ia shore Of the owar At
i've next morning the launches were set alongside the Rat
ter and three boats from the Rstier besides the captain
gig made fast Of the Eaglet which, everything
one junk to be SEEM It feared the birds had
flown; but Captain Caldwell deserted lorcha at anchor
The lorcta got under weigh apparently with the inten
ton OF escaping, when Captain Feowes despatched the
Ratter's pinnace and Powhaan's cutter to intercept
her and these had got beyond recall before
the pirate feet with their prizes numbering In all some
thirtysix sail, observed at in the
and shallow passage from which the lorcha had started
rs TIE steamer approached the junks hosted their sails
but without getting under weigh until several Congreve
rockets discharged from the Eages quarterback by Mr.
IiEe, the gunner, and two marine arerymen from the
FATHER and two three well directed shots from a
81 FOUNDER fired by Mr. Randall her chief officer star
tied them from their ancied security; ir up TO that
time the pirates had either not observed the boats
thought THY would not have the temerity 20 attack
tai Tor the boats which had at first made for narrow
neck land bore for and rounded the point and then
from the deck ofthe steamer waswne sed bold
made in these waters The pirate heet form
ed dense mass, The larger and heavier armed jnnxs
bringing up The rear every now and then ing round
reply tiny pus Of the howitzers in their
discharged their deadly contents the shrap
mel bursting over the unks and making frghtu havoc
among their The boats neared the pirates
pegain and Rcando with the launches OF the
Powhaan first by eys Of muskery clearing the decks
of the largest then boarding and driving the pirates
overheard at the point the bayone This, however,
not done without hard struggle for the iscreants
fought with the fury OF despair eu they had OF course
while the other boats were far from idle and though
small in comparison with the launches, performed their
share of the work with the utmost gaantry, officers
and vieing with each other for the post OF dan
ger and of honor, SO that five or six more junks
The Rather. particularly distinguished himself having
with five seamen and few marines in whale boat
denided with the title OF second cutter, boarded and
carried junk that seemed fully match for either Of
the launches. Lieut.. Pegram, in the first launch
Fastening 70 their assistance but seeing the battle nearly
won would not interfere with their well earned laurels
and turned his attention elsewhere. The pirate chiefs
junk after being sbeled by the first launch boarded
almost simultaneously by her and that If the Rat
Tiers gig, and Capt. Felowes fortunate enough to
the chiefs flag The chief himsef-Lee Aye,
PRINCIPAL leader Of the Whampoa patriots'was shot
by an English marble who had jumped ieck from
the rowha'ans launch, and fur women threw them
selves overheard, and were drowned. The ammunition
on board the pirate aeet may be judged OF from the
fact that this junk alone Is believed to have nearly
bundied kegs of EDgish gunpowder besides stnkpots
cartridges and loose powder Up to this time, only
young American marine, named Adamson, having
been shot with a musket ball in the g-on but two
other fatal accidents followed in quick succession.
Tie Rattler's first cutter, in charge of Paymaster
BIownsdon along side large junk Several
sinkpos thrown at them missed but at last one, hove
from he raised poop OF the pirate by woman with
child Sung her back fell into the boat and being fol-
lowed by Others the crew were compelled to jump over
board, where two were spea,ed and a third was
wounded and drowned One OF these, marine, who had
been wounded by spear thrust, called to his comrade
10 him, and The other being excellent swimmer,
threw mat over them, and the marine, still holding
by his wounded friend Owed below, and came clear
s,inkpots were pitched at him. of which struck him
The head and though not much hurt he was stunned
Tor second two and lost sight of the man he had
Displayed such determination to save the brave
fellows is Vim. Robinson. The other fatal acct
dent the blowing up # junk, which for time had
offered the most determined resistance to the gig in
which Captain Fellowcs and Assistant Surgeon
Wilson, with five men, but which was ultimately taken
possession Of by Lieutenant Roando and his launch.
Either train had been laid before the left,
determined scoundrel fired the junk for she blew
up with tremendous explosion and both officers and
iied and several others frhtfully scorched. one Of
whom died the night while another is not expected
to live; but the officers mraculously escaped, though
Lieut. RolaEdo burned and Capt. Feowes injured by
The falling spars. The survivors were however, all pick
cd up by Mr. Craig masters mate OF the Powhatan who
had luckily gone into the boat the moment before the
ploson took place. In this junk immense quaint
~ of treasure said 10 amount TO two hundred thousand
dollars, AMI The desperation with which her crew
The Americans gained the deck they encountered
hand TO hand. One made himself particularly
spicuop and notwithstanding several wounds continued
TO throw stinipots but ultimately he belog, and
is believed TO have fred the train which blew up the
vessel.
The officers employed estimate the number OF guns Ia
ken at 20 large ana small and the pirates at 1000 800
Of whom Killed. The casualties follows-Her
Msjestys steamer Rather, killed and wounied.
LIST OF AMERICANS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
United States Stscmcr Pomhotaa's Boa.
kU'ei-J0seph A. Halsey Isaac Coe, and John Pepper
Observation-Disclosures fegram and Rolando, b. Adam
son. j. Prcnde CAST $. Muiard ii. Hounue, r. Valdez
schmidt. J. Lewis, W. Taylor and c. Tngwel-two of
whom have since died.
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