Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-26


nent danger, aud the almost inevta Bile destruction
of Capt. Decatur's division of boats, Immediately
ordered the signal for retreat to be made, which
was by some neglect of the signal master omitted.
The dauntleSS PEBBLE then advanced with the
Constitution, the Briggs, and the SchoonerS, 10
within three cables length of the batteries; CON-
ple:eIy Slenced them by a few broadSideS, and
covered the retreat Of the gun-boais with their
prizes, But duty, enciTcled with peril without
la parallel; an achievement. 20 be performed with
out an equal; display ofaffectOn, SURPRISING the
tales of romance; and the sudden execution OF
vengeance upon tIanSsreSSion, remained for Can't
Decatur, before he left the blUodStained uaGbor of
rupOh HIS gallant brother, Lieutenant Jones,
no less daring than himself, had capturad Trip
OIltan gun boat; and alter ii waS surrendered to
hun. lis commander, with diabOlicai pe1iid!ouS.
ness. combined with daStardly ferocity, shot him
dead. just as he was stepping upon the deck
While The Americans were recovering The body of
their SLAIN commander, the TURKS escaped with
tie prize boat. As Captain Decatur was bearing
his prize trump out of the harbor this heart
rendIng catastrophe was communicated TO him.
The mandate Of nature, and Of Mature'S God, Gil
ed aloud i'll his ear-'Trvrmge urotheG'S blOoaT''
With celebrity almost supernatural, he chunged
his course; rushed within Tie eueny'S hole line,
with his single boat, with the gallant AIacdOn-
omsL, and nine men, only as his crew. His PEE
yIouS desperate IencontIeS. scarcely parIilrIrd,
and never Ill any age or country surpassed, Seems
lowed. Like an ancient knight, in the days OF
chIvaIry, he ScOrned, on occasion like this, 10
tarniSh his sword with the blood of vaSSaS. HIS
object TO board the boat that cOutaIned the
base and treachsTouS commander whose hands still
smoked with the blood OF his murdered brother.
THIS gained, he lo.ced his way through crew OF
Turks, quadTup!e the number Of his Cwu, and
like all evenglng meSSengero OF the King OF reLurS,
singled on the guilty vIctIH. The strong and
powerful Turk first assaulted him with u long rS-
pUntOOn, heavily lIOned al the thruSting end. In
attempting 10 cut oil the S at, Capt. Decatur tur-
Ous!y struck the lronrd part of tile weapon, and
broke his sword at the iIt. The Turk mad. IL
violent thrust, and wounded Decatur in his sword
arm aud right breast. He suddenly wreSted the
weapon from the hand OF his gigantic antagonist
aud as one 'dOuby armed, who hath his quartet
Just he closed with him; and alter long, fierce
anu doubtful struggle, pIOStrated him upon the
deck. During this struggle, one Of The DrcatuEs
crew, who had lost the OF both arms, by Sc
we're wounds, beheld Il Turk with an immense
sabre, aiming fatal hlUw at his adOIed command
CT. He immediately threw his muiIIated bOuy be-
tween the falling Sabre and his comma nder head;
recived Il Severr fracture Ill his own, aud saved
lor his country one OF ITS most distinguished cham
punS. Whilst Decatur aud the Turk were Strug-
CLING for Lille in the very throat of DEATH the eHaS
per"lrd Crews rushed Inpclu JusIy forward
defence OF their respective Captains. The Turk
drew conceded dagger FROM It's sheath, which
IJCCdluI SClECu at II WAS tlCIlllS
lIraE; dew his own pistol from his pocket, an!
Instantly sent his furious Zoe TO his long accullnL'
This ende'! conflict Ieeby described but dread
tui Ill The eXtreine. decatur and all his men were
severely wounded, but four. Tie Turks lay kill
cd aud wounded IN heaps around hun. The boat
was floating GUlgUtha LOT The dead, and bIundy
aFema lot the wounded aud dying. Captain de-
catur bore his second prize ont Of The halbor as
he had the lirSi, amidst shower Of i'll Directed
$"oi itOm The aStUnlSted and brw derrd enemy;
and conducted their both alongside of the Com-
modore. On board the two Prizes, there were 80
officers and men killed. 81 were mat. prisoners
IL OF whom were desperately wounded; the whole
miserable oil SET tor the blood Of LrnIrnant
James Decaimr We cannot overlook The achlrvr-
inentS vi DecaturS Other associates in the gun
boats.
The gallant Lieut.. Summers, as he could not
!JOIn DecatuI'S division, ordered, with las single
boat No. /, attacked five uII armed and full man
ned IupolIlan smn-hOatS; committed dreadful
slaughter amongst Them. and drove tkeIn upon tr.
rocks, In condition dieadIuly shattered. Lieut..
IUppe, whose nau!e will ever be associated with
courage, as well as that of AiiIShipnan Hen lev
with only nine men beside themyrlvrS, rushed on
board an enemy'S gun boat, slew luurteen, and
made twrnly-lw prisoners, seven Of whom were
badly wounded. Lieut.. Trppe Received eleven
sable wounds.
Lieutenant Bainbrldse, also, distinguished linn
self, for saving his dis bed boat and sallau, crew
I
tue enemy. The bCmhardS, by tile ranlsl and ac-
cural1 directions OF shells, spread as much conster-
nation IN the city, the squadron DID in the har-
Dor. The sk'IItu ard fearless PreLe, in the no.
bic Constitution, keeping the ship in easy NOTION
was found where the greatest danger Threatened;
and by frequently wearing aud lacking, ave per
peiual annoyance TO the enemy, and afforded to
the smaller vessels of lis squadron, constant pro
tecilOn. The enemy, driven 10 desperation by the
loss OF their boats, and by the numerous hosts OF
their comrades Slain upon land, as we'll as those
who letl nnder ii'eir Immediate view ATTEMPTED 10
rally, and regain what they had lost. They we've
suddenly lo'led by the HTsS and SchouuerS, WHO
"cted Il no less gallant par: i'll Tins desperate ac-
ton, than all the Tes, OF THIS lmmoratzr, Sunad-
Eo". They attempted second time; Tut met
with second rrpu!>e- Finding that no naval
power IN the 'iedtrHanean, could Withstand an
American squadron, they Soughtn covert under
locks, natural, and under batteries and castles
"rlhclHt defenceS. At little before o'cIuck,
The mole squadron, with prizes aud prlsoners,
moved naJrSucally out of the haTbar; and left tb
HHShaw to examine aud reflect upon III. conse
quences OF TIE third visit which Decatur had made
him; the last under the Immediate command of
the VETERAN Prebe, his commander in Chief.
Gro DE COATINUED.)