The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06

broadsde against the forepart OF the
Scraps, and the hind part OF the Rich
ara. On this i and several persons beg
ged for Gods sake that they would
cease firing and send a few men on board
7 OF lis, but he dlsobeycd and fired an
other brondslde onf,is as he passed along
side OF US, after which he kept at q
most respectful distance and took caro-
not to expose himself during the re-
mainder4 of the action. without NtNlWng
n single shot or having a man wounded
during the whole engagement 5
The idea that we were sinking had
taken; such possession of tho armour's
mind that he actually operEd the scut-
ties and made all the prisoners, 10 q
number Of 81 hundred, to sally forth IN
opposi ton to my reiterated orders mis-
even might have proved fatal had lEnot
taken advantage of their alright to sta
tlon them at the pumps, whore they Gus ll
played surprising zeal. appearing actu-
ally to forget their captivity, for there
was nothing to prevent their going
aboard the Scraps. ort was in their
mower to put I'm end to the engagement
in an Instant by either killing mo or
throwing me overheard into the sea.
AS our three-master deck guns cohtin-
ued to play without Interruption on the
enemy, ,1lked her hinder parts, and DAM
aged fer mast in$such q manner trst I,, y y
was only supported by the falling by the
Yards in our ship, while the tops poured
in q continual discharge; the fire Of tho
English began to deaden In such n. man
ner as to bereavo them Of all lhpe or
SUCCESS. III
Surrender Of Scraps.
a circumstance, however, occurred, that
contributed not a llttle to tho victory
Of tho Richard; this was the extraordinary
intrepldity and presence OF inlnd OF Q
Scotch sailor posted in the main top.
This brave fellow Of HIS own accord,
seized a lighted match and Il basket full
Of hand -l,l&inades, With which he adj
yanced along the mnin-ynrd, until no
had arrived exactly above the enemy's
deck As the flames OF their pnrapets
ana shrollds, added to the light of tho
moon, enabled him to distinguish obs
jects, the moment he perceived Two or
three persons assembled, no instantly
threw a hand-grenndc amid them: no had
even address enough to drop seVeral
through their scuttles, and one Of them
set fire to an eighreen-pounder belonging
to the lower deck, the discharge OF which
scorched several of the grew.
On this, the captain of the Scraps
came upon the quarter deck, lowered his
flag and asked for quarter, AT the very
moment his main-mast had fallen into
tho sea. lie then came on board with
his officers, and presented me With his
sword While this was trnnsactlng ten
or twelve men, belonging to the Richard,
seized on the Scraps sllallop, which had
been ut anchor during the engagement,
and made Off.
1t was more than 7 o'clock when tho
battle ended; 1t had consequently lasted
more than four hours, My ship had no
more than 81 men, good, bad and In
different, on board at the commencement
OF tho engagements; and the sixty or
these posted IN the gun room when the
gun hurst. having been Of no further SER
vice during the action. could not Do prop
erly considered as forming part OF the
crew opposed to the Scraps, which had
received a supply of English sailors
while In Denmark; and IT appeared, by
the muster roll, that there were up
ward OF AGO on board her, when tho FIRST
gun was fired. Her superiority Was still
more considerable In respect to guns,
without mentioning her greater weight
IN metal, which surpassed ours BEYOND
all comparison, Thus setting aside tho
damage done by the Countess of Scar
boro, during the forepart OF the ac-
ton, and also by the three broaasides
from the Alliance, 1t Will he easy TO form
q Judgment Of the combat between the