New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21

Shannon sery shratSlin the fore main and fnizzen
riggiigg pered, diamond fashion, from the
Gilainp plates ~ the The bulwarks On
the quarter deck and forecastle were secured BY a
strong spun yarn, nailed In small squares and beaut
fully painted save the officers and crew from ying
5splinters, which are very destructive in battle.
There were far mi jocing alfax when the
prize was nght than if ten sail ofthe line Of the
French fleet had been captured, and England herself
could hardly contain herself for JOYS A Yankee
rigate Of equal force, was tai en-sat last ,s5
The destruction Of human life was aWfnl, consider
ing the short time the engagement lasted, and the
number of men gagged upon both sides The battles
of the Nile, erloo, Sebastopol Mexico,
are no comparison The only modern battle, by sea
or lane, which nearest on the scale, is
the battle Of BrdgeWater where about fourth Of
those engaged on both sides were killed and wounded,
tits said and believed that eight four Of the Chesa
peakes crew were hove aboard dead and four British
deserters, who were in the maintppS when the ship
was taken Of ran out on the mainyard and
drowned themselves, sooner than be taken prisoners
and one hundred and ten were received into Halifax,
wounded. Total one hundred and ninety-eight, out
\ ia crew Of three hundred and ninety-more than
one halfof the crew. The Shannon had thirty-fiye
\ killed, Or died of their wounds and seyenty-six
wounded. Total one hundred and eleven, or about
one third Of her crew. ~ 0sEs 81 Nag ,.s..
\ The wounded of both crews were mingled indis-
erimnatey IN the hospital, and were actually like
brothers. Were any nice delicaces received by one
class, they were shared by the Others Speaking the
same language, worshippng the same God, the
wounded seamen were endeared to each other The
attention Of the surgeons-civi, military and naval
and the hosptalityIo the citizens Of Halifax were
beyond all praise. The writer of this had been i'm
pressed into the British navy and certainly has no
afectio for her government leading object ofhs,
in giving these dsointed "reminiscences is te place
beyond the vile reach ofreproach and nsnuation the
name Of Capt. James Lawrence. more chivalrie
and gallant officer never lived. HeAaas accused OF
coming out before the ship was ready-of mastering
a Heterogeneous crew--of being drunk. M ship was
ever better prepared for action no crew excelled
them in youth, manhood and bravery, (always ex-
cepting the coWardly Portuguese boatswains mate
and the lie about drunkenness ought to have bstered
the tongue that uttered it, and if it was ever penned,
Withered the hand that wrote He buried, with
hOn0rs of war, at Halifax. e4- .,s 81 sglil-E q
! Captain Broke was almost adored by his crew for
his humanity and kindness to his men.
Very few of the actors in that scene survive
From the public prints perceive speck of war in
the horizon, between both nations, which may the
Almighty ayertl Should war commence, I would re-
commend that Pahnerston Clarendon, and the mobiles
Of England in favor of il, lead the van on their side
and that our legislators, etc.. in favor of it, lead the
van side, In that case we should have war,
or q mighty small one. Ii=s SHANNON. F"