Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-04-18

At 10 a. N. received ord, ,rs to go on
board. At 4 p. NJ. repaire. on board,
and reported myself to Lieutenant
Ludlow commanding officer, At 6 p.
10. Mr.. Ludlow gave me the command
OF the main top, at 8 p N. it began to
blow severe, sent down royal and top
gallant yards. At 10 D. 10. beat to
quarters, and saw everything :eady for
action.
First day of June, 1893, co mmsnced
with pleasant weather, at q. 10. sent
up the top gallant yards, nd royal
yarde, at 8 a. m. a lerge g. nip being
discovered in the offing. Ca pit. Law
renee sent down q tender to see what
che was, and which proving to be bis
msiestys frlgate Shannon, we cleared
the ship for action, at ii q. m. VI imoored
the ship and got under way very
gallant style, to meet the foe, 18th the
motto at the prov SAILORS RICH is AND
FREE TRADE. The Shannon, was in
sight standing off with the top gallant
sails taught, at half past four the with
IN four miles, we fired the bow gun at
her, as soon as we fired, the 81 lannon
hove her main topsail aDsck and took in
the top gait sails. at five sent do wn the
royal yards, and took in the stl adding
sails, at five minutes past five, being
within mile and a half took j 2 our
mainsail and jib, at twenty-five min uies
past i've took In our foresail and br. siled
up our spanker, the ship was under her
three topsails and fore tops mast stay
sail-at a quarter before six ha wing
come within half pistol shot, the
Shannon began the engagement by the
6ftermast gun on the main deck, which
was answered by brosdeide from the
Chesapeake. The fire was kept up for
about twelve minutes, when frding
we were falling aboard the Sh an
ron, having come up 10 the
wind. owing to the Fore Top mast ST ay
sail sheets being shot away and no he ,d
sail On the ship, the captain ordered the
lib to be hoisted but the down haul =
ing entangled and Mr.. White the sailin g
master, having been killed by the frs.
broadsIde, 1t could BOT be set, be then.
ordered the Fore Tack to be bauled
aboard, and the mizen topssil to be shiv--
cred, the last of which was done, but the,
Blunt & Leach lines being foul, it could
not be done before, we were boarded by
the enemy, on the Larbosrd quarter,
about this time the Chesapeake having
shot rather head, was caught by one
Of the Shannon's anchors, and lay o.
liquely athw8rt our star board bow, ex-
posed to most tremendous fire from
the Shannon's after guns, which batter
ing our lee quarter and entering our
port holes. from thence towards the
main mast, strewed our main deck with
killed and wounded. Finding the enc
my intended to board us, Capt. Law
ernce ordered the boaraers to be called
away, but owing to the confusion it was
not done. and Lieut.. Ludlow and the
other officers went to the respective idi-
visions on the gun deck to send the men
up. previously to their boarding, Capt
Lawrence was carried below dangerous
ly wounded (since dead). The command
then devolved on Lieut.. Ludlow, who
was carried below dangerously wounded
in six places (since desde
To the early fall of the superior Off
GERS, and Lieut.. Budd having been
wounded, and the damage done to the
rigging may be attributed the loss of the
chip.
The Chesapeake had 311 men and boys
and 40 marines, We had killed and
wounded 16 officers and 160 men.
The Shannon had killed and wounded
ITO officers and men.
Thus ended in 80 minutes from the
firing of the fret gun, one of the most
severest and bloody actions that ever
was fought by two single ships. The
Shannon mounted 81 guns and AIS men.
A list of officers killed and wounded
on board the Chesapeake.
Capt. James Lawrence, dangerously
wounded (since dead).
First Lieut.. Ludlow dangerously
wounded, since dead.
Fourth Lieut.. Ballard, killed.