Daily Republican., 1879-05-10
prisoners and life. @1'hs following are

and loss of vessels, viz: Two Lewis
town vessels, the "Eliza" and the
"Mary Robbins" were captured. The
Charlestown packet was burned by the
British at the mouth of Town Creek
The attack was made by four large
barges full of men from the sloop of
war "Martin." The Lewistown militia
rushed to the scene of action and would
have saved her if they had had sufi-
cient ammunition. The enemy also at.
tempted to capture Mr.. Paynter's
schooner, but were driven off by the
militia of Lewistswn and Milton. The
armed ship "Pilgrim" sailed to the
mouth Of Little creek, the stream which
bears the commerce of Dover. She sent
her boats up the creek, landed her men
on the marshes, and shot some cattle.
The men Of Dover and vicinity rushed
Immediately to meet them, captured
some and drove the rest back to their
vessels. These were the principal
events that occurred upon our shores
during the time the British feet was in
our bay and river.
The following were the names Of the
PRINCIPAL ARMED SHIPS
of the enemy on the Delaware. In this
hasty sketch, written ON the spur of
the moment, may not probably give
all, viz:
The IA gun ship, "Poictiers +" the
| fripates. "Satira. - "JunOn and
"sparta - the sloops of war: "Mar-
tin" and Belvidere;' the armed
ships "Pas" and "Pilgrim. " At
that time the
PRINCIPAL PUBLIC OFFICERS OF DELAWARE
were a. follows, viz:
Governor, Joseph Hazlett; Secretary
of State, Willard Hall; Senators in
Congress, Outerbridre Horsey and Will
liam H. Wells; Representatives in
Congress Two had two then) Henry M.
Ridgely Zone of the best and most popu-
lar men in the State) and Thomas
Cooper. The first, James A. Bayard,
the father of Ex. Senator James A. Bay
ard (and grandfather of our present
esteemed Senator) Thomas F. Bayard,
had been appointed one of the Ambassa-
dors to Europe to make peace, which
they succeeded in doing by the treaty
of Ghent.
He embarked from Now Castle for
that purpose Gin company with one oi
his colleagues Albart Gallatin) in the
ship Neptune, on the 9th of May, the
day before the battle (Which | have
called the battle of Newbold Lake, was
fought. Tho causes of the war of 1872
which filled our river and bay with the
armed ships .ot the enemy, was the
seizure and capture of our merchant
vessels by the British. We actually lost
more ships during profound peace, (ac-
cording to Jetferson) than We did dur
ing the war that followed, in the same
time. We then captured great many
to pay for them. Again there was the
pressing Of our ssamen by the British
and the compelling them to serve or
board their men Of war, to fight theil
battles, besides other outrages, one
of the worst of which was tho
DRILLING OF A DELAWARE SAILOR.
Entering the port Of New York by tn.
British armed ship Leander. The cir
cumstances were as follows:
The sloop Richard of Brandywin'
village, (now the 9th ward of this
city, was entering the hay of New YORK
on the 25th of April, 1906, and within
quarter of q mile of Sandy Hook
when the armed British ship the Lean
der fired a cannon shot at her to com
pei her to stop. The Richard paid NJ
attention to her, but kept on her course
Other cannon shots were then fired
one of which struck and killed Johr
Pierce, citizen of Brandywine village
who was steering. The affair causec
intense excitement throughout th'
whole country, and Pierce was buried
with public honors in New York. Tn,
causes of this war wero also set forth
in the following:
SPEECH OF THE FIRsr JAMES A. BArARD
l., iverei in tho United States Senate
ia iSl!, which l find amongst my notes
He sid "Great Britain has furnished
caunr Of war, and done enough tt
pro 20! it. She has given laws to the
Ocear 3romotive to her own Interest
and q g trlctive to our rights She has
taken from us BY violence the colonial
trade, and by the arbitrary extension
of tn" principles Of blockade, leaves us
commerce with Europe, held by the
"mis erabie tenure of her good" will.
Our sramen she wantonly takes and
scou, yes them upon the guns of her
mel # war, "if they refuse to enter her
service" Tho conduct of these subjects
cor any one Of them is cause enough of
war. This quotations are those in
the speech published at the period of
its delivery, not mine.
Two gallant Delaware naval officers
afterward revenged the death of their
states sailor citizen. Iallude to Com
modore McDonough who captured the
whole British feet at Lake Champlain
and Commodore Jones who so gallantly
took the British armed ship the Frolic.
Both their pictures now grace the
walls Of the State House at Dover. This
Mr.. Editor is q hasty sketch on the
spur of the moment without forethought.
! tirst intended only to give an ac-
count of Deaware's nameless battle up
on its anniversary, (this 10th day Of
Nay) hut once getting started have
been led on to write sketch of the
warlike operations Of our State in the
war of 1872, which was more than l
intended " Ten commenced this let
ter. | ren rain, with great Respect,
Yours, 1c. FRANCIS VINCENT.
Opera EtoUss Meeting.
A grant Mass Meeting of the temper
ance people Of Wilmington will be held
at the Opera House tomorrow afternoon,
commencing at 3.15. Able speakers
are expected to be present. The meet