The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-13

puvateeT bI,s
,fo8gl vhen he was hafals
thirty yeas OF aee This vessel bec5lla, =.
the terror Of the seas. In SepteInD1.. =.
1914. She put into the harbor of Fayalll..s y
the Azore Islands. belonging to the rms
dom of Portugal for water. Soon .o.,, ats.
wards. British ieot arrived, consis.lns .
! of a ship-ogtae-line 7 !, fricate, ana W. W
I slo0p--a -fr commanded AF
/ Llovd -,
/ mis- fleet was a part OF the force then
! concentrating at Jamaica Tor the PurPO9s
/ Of attacking New Orleans, ana 80
/ thought that the General Armstrong, Pc
4 ing but small vessel OF only 40 loi'5 III
With ONLY six guns and ninety men, +" "Oui-
| be q uzetul adjunct to the Hfcdir+~s1
/ tender, and they resolved at once upsA
! her capture.
! A 3 o'clock on the night Of the 18th
/ September, they sent four armed boats,
/ containing about forty men each, TO take
I the brig. They we're beaten OF with great
loss, and all the hOats but one were sunk
Sc midnight another attack WIS made,
F, tie brig having warped close in shore
under the Portuguese eastlel by fourteen
large launches, containing the picked men
| and officers OF the feet, and q tdrriblc
I conflict ensued. Ii vas moonlight and
| the shores were lined with the inhabitAnn
TO witness the fight. The brig was sSlr
rounded by the boats. and become alm
| a sheet OF fire, while the bay Wa. -.aLaso4
I ed with the blood of the slainA IN
bo@ls were all beaten OF with llHmensA
i slaughter. and most ot tisen destroyed
The eeyt -ngL - -'s4lll. ss.sss-fss.3.ll.''
u l.aT : -aII3ntlnv erv1e--i ttc tCn -
strong, br openiHE heavy orosd-.ds up
on her uE tua Ions Tom ot the bri~
did -GcH execution. that the t1remast Of
tie -Iaap went uv the board andshe was
So TuCl cut mp in her rigging and bun,
that She was obliged to ha0i Of Capt.
Reid then determined not TO sacrifice his
men IN % further engagement, scuttled
his vessel and went on shore with his
brave crew.
The English then set her on fre. when
she blow up. In this conflict the En- elsh
lost between two and three hun6fed men,
killed and wounded and were lraa d1vs
huTyiu- their dead. while the Americans
lost but four killed and eight FOUNDED
itls the most wonderful nayd engage
ment on record. This disaster to the
British feet delayed the expedition to
New OglcM- some iitJecn davs and was
tue moan q, saving Louisiana from the
possession OF. the Egitons. Asnwas, Gen.
Jackson barely had time 10 wp4-a the
defense % tuls city before thearriyll OF
the Squadron under Admiral Cehrane.a and
jackson afterwards had been frequently
heard to say that although BE- was not
/ aware Of it at the time, if Cam Reid had
not so calamity defended hn vessel, he
never would have fought the battle OF
I New Orleans
20. tain Reid was born in tie S.ate Of
( Connecticut in the year l7S3, and render
ed many valuable services TO his country.
tie designed the Hag Of the URited States
"a, established by an act Of Congress in
| ISIS, and erected the first marine tele-
! graph in the pgT, OF New Y0fk. IIc Ec-
ceiyed q gold sword. with Generals Scott
and Gaines. presented by the State ot
1 New ! ork. and held commission "a the
/ navy OF the United States tthe time o.
( his death.
He was the father Of Mr. sam. C. Reid
Of this city, well known 10 the bar and
1 the press. and with whom andh his relatives
I we sincerely -rmpathigc in their deep
/ atiiicJiou.-N q. Dcle.
I LrNooLH's PosErIoN-We take the fol-
lowing from the New York T,t,p.-. j,
may be considered authoritative
4 The Express and the Herald loudly de-
/ ciared that Mr.. Lincoln has listened to
/ the Compromises, and Is inclined to sacri-
( flee the principles Of the Chicago plat
( form. The same rumOr was Yesterday re-
4 peated by the reporter Of Washington
I gossip for the Associated Press. We 10
nlf hesitate 70 sag that hrse statements a1G jllSs
/ and cli,zi0ug We have the best authoIi-
ty for saving that MIR. Lincoln is opposed
10 all concessions of the sort. We kno'7
that his views are fully expressed in his
/ own language as follows
Il VIII suffer death before I will con-
sent or advise my friends to consent 10
Z any concession or compromise which
looks Ike bGviug .le privilege Of taking
possession Of the Government to which
"a have constitutional right; because,
whatever ! might think OF the mort OF
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II should regard amy concession in the lace
OF menace as the destruction Of the Gov
eminent itSeit and consent on all hands
that our system shall he brought down 10
level with the existing disorcauized state
ol affairs in Mexico. But this, thing will
hereafter be, as it j. now, in the hands o.
the people and If they desire TO call a
Convention TO remove any grievance
complained Of or to give new guarantees
for the pcrmanence OF vested rights, il is
not mine Go oppose
This is not only TO be taken as Mr. Lin.
coin declaration OF his own views. but IL
amply expresses the conviction Of every
mistaken EepuLlican as 20 the duty q
tho hour.
HoEGImE tcctprNr.-In s. Louis on
saturday afternoon. Washington lynch,
timer who was Just finishing his week 5
work, was instantly killed bv falling from
the fifth story OF the building on which
be wa, employed. The Nrrs says:
Taking board, he placed it obliquely
out Of the window. the farther end Of /.
resting against the spot which be wished
TO reach. To secure the plank in its place
be pUr an upright ioist on the end that
was inside the building, one extremity OF
the iCIst resting on the board. and the
other against the upper floor. With only
this slight platform 10 separate him from
the solid pavement that lay seventy feet
beneath him, he walked ont to his work
The plank stood firm until lie reached the
end, which was some six feet from the
building when he leaned oyer to reach
the pipe The weight Of his body bear.
ing against the obligue incline of the
board forced it back 10 a straight line
and flying in an instant from beneath hi,
feet il prec.pitated him head foremost "a
the pavement below. He struck on the
solid stone with "a heavy chud forcing hi.
body into itself like the barrels Of teles
cope. His skull was a shapeless mass OF
clottad brains and blood. and his arm,
and thighs were broken. The body, as il
lay there. surrounded by crowds Of Gu
rious citizens, presented tine appearance,
OF huge mass OF iiesh thrown hastily or
to the pavement Not a movement O,
sign Of life proclaimed that j. had one,
been a human being. His wife had al
ready prepared supper. and was awaitin.
the arrival OF her husband when inform
ed OF the occurrence. Her agony OF
witnessing the mancled remains, moved
all who beheld it to tears.
, -S
Nor DISPOSED TO F.cHr.-It is said thu
| the United States recruiting officers fnC
difficulty now in filling up the ranks viii
| men. Notwithstanding every town an,
, . city IN the North contains hundreds Q
thousands Of able bodied men who ar
, idle and without means Of support. the
o do not care to accept the invitation t
/, go into the army. We heara great dea
I Of talk among the ardent, platform Re
pubiicans about coercing the secession
@ ists Of the South by means of Northern
/ soldiers, hut the indications sss tiiat n
fighting IS to be done mostly with tn
4. tongue. Few care to enlist with pro.
/. pect Of engaging in a civil war and hay
ing 20 fight, not only for pay, but to kee
b the government together that there ma
p be q treasury from which to draw thei
n Rochester jsi5a.
4 May it please your honor, said a law
& yer, addressing one of the judges -
4 brought the prisoner from iail on h5br7