New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12

1907, and intercepted by the British fngate
Leopard from which lieutenant sent with In
structons from Admiral Berkeley TO search the Chesa
peake for British dcserters. Commander Barron re-
fused this permission, and the lieutenant returned 10
his ship which at once opened fire the CHESAPEAKE
Commander Barron had neglected to prepare his snip
for action and he soon forced TO strike his coors
Three British deserters were taken Of and the Chesa-
peae was then released and she returned TO NorfoiK
Barron Yves court martlailed, suspended Tor nVe
years. and afterward got into controversy wli oon
mander Decatur about the which resulted In duel
between them at Bladensburg. Nd. In 1920, In which
Decatur was MORALLY wounded.
The only person living to-day who took part In INC
chesapeale- Shannon fight in 1513 is the oficcr VINO
took charge of the Chesapeake after she was captuco
when Captain Lawrence lay the deck, bleeding ana
uttering these dying words: Don't give up the snip
so long as there's plank left The officer reierrcd
10 is Admiral Sir Provo Wallis, who is bedr1dden anu
will be 100 years old II he lives TIL April L. Io
lives about seven miles from Chichester, Sussex. tic
short time ago recalled the battle In part as follows
81 was n sub-lleutenant on the Shannon. our
meeting with the Chesapeake a happy opportunity
for maintaining the honor Of the British Navy on
June l. 1919 We were of Boston Harbor ana causns
sight of the Chesapeake in Nantasket Roads. we
challenged her to fight duel, guaranteeing tiau ho
other ship OF our nationality should interfere Coh-
mander Lawrence making similar guarantee W u.s.
The challenge was accepted and the Chesapeake ran up
white flag on which were the words Free TRADE anu
Sailors Rights AT ten minutes to the Chesapeake
ranged I'D closely on our starboard quarter ana tne
battle begun The cannonading lasted eleven minutes,
when the Chesapeake was taken aback' ana, n,anhe
sternway dropped into Just abaft our
Broke our captain, forward. shouting loll0w
me who canv and jumped on board the slesapcah.
followed by several officers and men, Ihere Wa va, ~
hand-tohand battle, and In the engasement W iii.
lasted no more than fifty minutes, seventy were hne,'
and about 100 of the Chesapeake's crow were wouhue
and thirty English were killed and sixty more wounaed
Captain Broke received several wounds whllc on tis
Chesapeake, one OF them cutting away nus skuli anu
LAYING bare the brain. ] was sent on ooaru Wy ny
Chesapeake to secure the prisoners and they were 81
put in irons Captain Lawrence, VINO was one % S hS
bravest men met lay on the decK Dfeauins is
last and uttering the words which have since Deel t
naval battlcery. reached Halifax WITH my prhe Oh
June @ and the killed officers and seaen were Dnreo
there and were soon afterward removed 10 tne lrhiS
Church Cemetery in New-IOr A.,
After her capture the Chesapeake served TOT umS
in the British Navy, and there the old nun, WIIeh
once Goaed so proudly upon the waters oil tle Az
antic was consigned to Rotten Row and her tlmOers
were literally shvered. These timberS were aiIerwar
purchased bv miller who utilized them in the con-
sfrncton of corn-mill at WicSlam, near portsmouth;
Much OF the old lveoa wood is in good CONDITION ana
promises TO continue for some time 70 come. hah n
American tourists visit Wickhem Mil to look upon us
remains OF Lawrcnces iated vessel. AS vessels OF
fife fourth rate those under 900 tons dlspacemeht
can be named after lakes. rivers or bays Under tue
provisions OF the new bill the name CHESAPEAKE coud
not be given to any vessel except the new PraStce-
ship for the Naval Academy, one of the torpeuo poatS
or one Of the new tugs to be built