§ (s {Lice her over the bar before the tide
celiyia this we succeeed by tea o'clock,
; waea we shaped our course aivag the shore
of Leng Island 59 miies, and theadgicered
S. E.by W. At 5 clock ships were
discovered alicad ; we immediately hanjed
a
o
up the ship and passed two miles to the
Northward ef them
Atday light, we discovered four ships in
chase, ere oneach quarter, and two astern
the leading ship of the COEMY: --4 02ZEC-—
sie commenced a fire upon us; but without
effect, At noon, the wind light baffling
web inarcased our distance from the ra-
zee, but the next ship astern, which was
also a large ship, had gamed and contimu-
ed to gain upon us cousiderably ywe 1mme-
diately employed alt hands to lighten ship
by starting water, cutting away the anchors
throwing overboard provisions, spare spars,
boats and every articl: that could be got at
keeping the sails wet from the royals down.
Ai 3, we had the wud quite light; the en-
emmy whe had now joimed by a brig, bad a
strong breeze and were coming up with us
fapldly. The Endymion, mounting 50
guns, 24 pounders on the main deck, had
- low approached us within gun shot, and
and had commenced a fire with her bow
guns, which we returned from our stern.
At o'clock she had obtained a position on
our starboard quarter, within half point
blauk shot, on which neither our stern nor
quarter guns would bear; we were now
sieering Li by N. the wind N. W. I re
mained with her in this position for half an
hoi, in the hope that she would close
with us on our broadside, in which case I
had prepared my crew to board, but from
h's continuing to yaw his ship to maintain
his position, it became evident that to close
Was burhls inteation. Every fire now cut
soe of our sails or aigging. To have
continued our course under these circum.
stances, would have been placing it in his
Power to cripple us, without being subject
20 lnjury himself, and to have hauled up
nore to the northwatd to bring our stern
gus to bear, would have exposed us to
his raking fire. It was now dusk, when I
determined to alter my course south, for
the purpore ef bringing the enemy abeam,
and although their ships astern were draw-
ing up fastt I felt satisfied I should be ena-
bled to throw him out of the combat be-
dore they could come up, and was not with-
out hopes, if the night proved dark, (of
which there was every appearance) that I
might still be enable to ¢ffect my escape,
Out opponent kept off at the same instant
we did, and our fire commenced at the
same time. We continued engaged steer-
ing south with steering sails set two hours
and a half, when we completely succeed in
dismantling her. Previously to her diop-
Ping entirely out of the action, there were
intervals of minuits, when the ships were
broadside and broadside, in which she did
not fire a gun. At this period (half past 8
o'clock) althongh dark, the other ships of
tie squadron were in sight and almost with
in gun shot. We were of course compel-
led to abandon her. In resuming our for-
Aner conrse for the purpose of avoiding the
Sandron, we were compelled to present
Our stern to our antagonist—but such was
his state, though we were thus exposed
anp withm range of his guns for half an
hour, that he did not avail himself of this
fo orable oppertunity of raking us. We
continued this course until 11 o'clock
when two fresh ships of the enemy (the
Pomona and Tenedos) had come up. The
Pomona had opened her five on the Jarboard
bow, within musket shot ; the other about
two cables length astern, taking a raking
position on our quarter; and the rest (with
the exception of the Endymion) within gun
shot. Thus situated, with about one fifth
of my crew killed and wounded, my ship
crippled, and a more than four-fold force
opposcd to me, without a chance of escape
lal, 'deemed 1t my duty to surrender :
tis with emotions of pride I bear testi-
‘mony to the ‘gallantry and steadiness of en.
very:oticer aud men { nag qy0- nonot tt
command on this OCCCasion and I feei sat
isficd that the fact of their havin beaten @
iorceequal to themsclves, jp the presence
and almost under the guns of so vastlya
superior lorce, when, 100, it was almost self
evident that whatever ther exerions might
be, they must ultimately be captured, will
be taken as evideuce of what they would
have pertormed, bad the force opposed to
them been 1 any degree equal.
It is with extrem: pain [ save to inform
you thal licuts. Babbit, iHamijoy and tow-
eil fell in the action. Eaocy have left no
otlicers of superior merit behind thn.
If, sir, tie 1ssue of this aa hod been
fortunate, I should have felt 1t my duty to
recominend to your attention Its Sthubrick
and Gallager. They maintained Uirough-
out tue day the reputation-tiacy had acui-
red in former actions.
Licut Twigs, of the marines. displayed
groea( zeal, his men were well supplied and
their fire incomparable. so long asthe ene-
my continued within musket range,
Midsnipman Raudolpb, who hud charge
of the forecastle diyis.on, managed 1L to my,
entire satisfaction.
From Mc Robinson, who was serving as
2 volunteer, 1 received essential aid, par-
ticularly afier 1 was deprived of the scrvi-
ces of the mastery and s.vere loss I had
sustalved in my officers on the quarter
deck
Of our loss in killed and wounded, I am
unabie at peesent to give you a correct
statement; the attention of the Surgeon be-
ing so entirely occupied with the wounded,
that be was unable to make out a correct
return waen 1 left the president, nor shail 1
beable to uike «t wat our arvival in port,
we having parted company with the squad
roi yesterday. The enclosed list, wth the
exceptian I fear ol its being abort of the
number wiil be found correct. +
For 24 hours after the action it was
neariy calm and the squadron were occu -
pied in repairing the crippled ships.
Such of the President as were not badty
wounded, were put on board the different
ships; myself and a part of my crew were
put on board this ship. On the 17th we
had a gale fromthe eastward, when this
ship lost her bewsprit, fore and mainmasts
and mizen top mast, all of whic were bad-
ly wounded, and was in consequence of
her disabled condition, obliged to throw
overboard all of her upper deck pons; her
loss 1a killed and wounded must have been
very great. 1 have not been able to ascer
tain tue extent. Ten were burried after |
came on board, (35 bours «ter tne ac tion)
the badly wounded sucu as are obliged to
keep their cots, occupy th sts side
of tite gun deck roi the cabin bulk nead
to the main mast From the erippled state
of the Pres. dent’s spars, 1 feel satisfied she
could aot have saved her mass, and 1 feel
sciigus apprehensions for tue safety of our
wounded oft on bozrd,
It 1s due to Cape {lope w state, that eve-
ry attenuon has been paid by him to myself
and officers that have been placed on board
his ship, that delicacy aud humanity could
dictate :
I have the honor to be with much ses-
pect, siry your obedient servant.
Al 7
Stephen Decatur.
The Hon. Beng. W. Crowninsaeid,
Sceretary of the Navy.
British squadron referred to in the letter.
Majestick, razee
Endymion
Pouione
Ti nedos
Dispatch, Brig.
net | Es
Greenssure, Pas eb. 25;
Obituary.
Departed this lide, on Tuesday, the 21st
inst. Mr. WILLIAM S. GRAHAM, Edi-
tor and proprietor of the « Creensburg
Indiana Kegistery” aged about 28 ycars.--=
On the succeeding day his remains were
atte ded to the grave by an unusua.ly large
concourse of cidzens. His disconsolaie
wife, and two infant children, ave by uus
alllicting dispensation, bereft of a mest
tender and affectionate, and provident nius-
band and father; and the socieiy in which
he lived, of asingularly obliging and agrees
able member. As the conductor of a pub-
lic journal, Mr. Graham exercised an im-
partiality so rigid, or rather a neutrality so
cautious, with respect to politics, and a
carcfulness and industry so unremitted, in
the selection of the news, that he bad gain-
ed the confidence of all parties and enjoy-
ed an His death
therefore is to be reoretted not only asa se-
vere calamity befallen his immediate
extensive patronage.
po
Tierds and neighbors, ths
publ ic {08S
an oxtensive
- etn. a mi - a
erican Patriot.
nett REDD (CRI —t re.
Al
Berirronre, Mire 20,1815.
- —"
“To speak ils thought symm
Is every Lreeman®s right.”
4,
"The legislature of this state closed its
session yesterday morning, having passed
i2 and 12° resolutions,
The bill entitled « An act for the reeula-
tion ol the militia,” was not retursud by the
overnor; and asit had not Leen ten days
in his possession previous to the rising of
thelegislature, it mast he over til the next
session Unfid then the mifita w 1 ve gov-
erned by ue law passed at the session of
1813 14,
Harrissunrs, March
—
The Collectors of internal duties are
to receive 4 1-2 per centim on monies
coliceted not exceeding 100.000 doitars,
and 1-2 per centum on all received over
that sum. : ’
Aletter from Havarna, dated February
ist, gives the folowing as the British ac.
count of the atfuic vt New Orleans:
“ Betore this resciics you, you will have
heared of the attack on New Orleans by
the English; with about 15,000 men. ;
¢ They weve repulsed with the 108s of
their principal Generals and 5900 men
A great numbet of“ ofiiccrs, some of thei
wounded, have "arrived hicre from the ex.
pedition; and there are ndw seven British
vessels of war which conveyed the treops
ino this harbor.”
Extract of aletter from Washington of the
21st of February.
An officer, a col. or gen. by the name
of Clarke, in the state of Georgia, has shot
Governor Early through the neck, in his
own house. E’s lile 's despaired of, the
dispuie arose upon a Veto which the Gove
ernor had put to a law,
— —
New Loxpox, March 1.
Orders have been issued from the navy
deparument to prepare for sea the United
States and Macedonian frigates, in this ¢iv-:
er. Their destination is suppesod ob
ai | \
“37a agar ot pes FON bf tha UU.
States Nuvy is preparing at the pért of N,
York to proeced to the Mentterranean.
Lk
The Dutch Fleet.
Accounts have been ieccived by the
Lydia, arrived at New Castile, liom Lisbo. ,
that the weather had been very severe in
the British Channel, and that the Dutch
Ficcet, bound to Algiers had been dispers
the Mediterranean.
i oi
ed, and put into different ports mn the Chan-
nel. There was no Ajgerine force out,
DS
Wirriam H. Crawrorbp, of Georgia,
(late minister to France) is appomicd by
the president, with the conscut of tie sen-
ate, (0 be secretary of war, vise James
Moenroe, resigned.
The president of the Unitdd States. in
obedierice to the desire ot the senate and
house of representrtives of the Unined
States, has Issucd a prociamation, recom-
mending that the second Tuesday in Apuil
be sect apart as a day of thanksgiving.
——
The latest dates fiom Europe indicate
the approach of new troubles wu that quar-
ter oi the giobe. Much discoid prevails
among the great Personages assembled at
Vienna. Yrauce is said to be ina very
unsettled sate.
rig |} eR—
PuiLaperrnara, March 13.
New Orleans.
Letters to the 10th ult. were received
by yesterday’s mail from New Orleans.—
Aliwas gniet Ge. Gaines had arrived,
aud nothing was ‘known ef the enemy.
True Am.
Capture of the Syren.
The cartel St, Pullip arnvea at Nove
go,
RY
Wn the vw
LT WORT
Sh fioral Fos dtd 1 3
Rite x = a % " 4 : 2
»ILACS sloop ul ear Syren wud Caplurcd off
the Cape vikavod Hope by the British man
of war Malway, of 74 suns. The Lydia
Qrrived at New Castle, frou Lishen, cous
J
firms the eccount of her capture fg "
“ The Loddon Gazeue of the oth, conv’
’ A - ! * .
fons an account of the captuve, after »
chase of eleven hours, by H. M.S. Mod.
way, Captain Biind, on Juiy 12, ot the’
States’ brig of war Syien of 16 guns, aud
137
threw overboard zl] her
met. During the chase the Pg
guns, boats, fans
chois, cables and spars.”
———
Important Appointment
—
The following Li:zh appointments ifave (Xf
been nade by the President, with the ade | 4
v.ce ol tlic Schate, VIZ. i
Janics Muikioe, (iste Secritary of | aril f
to be S Cretaty of State of the Uigied 3.
Slates, 4 i
John Quincy
Great 3. an, ! hy
Aubert Lratiating to be Minister to Frabices
vice Wim Crawior J, resigned. fo
lames A. Bayard 0 be Minister to 1us-. 8
sia vice John Q. Adams. 3 4
Josoph Anderson, (now a Senator {hora i
Tennessee) to he Compurolier of (he Tea |
suly vice kizekiel Bacon resigned. ay 9
‘Charles J. Logers oll (now a Represe fae’
tive in Congress) to be Attorney of the Us |
States lor the District of Pennsylvania, wice i
A.J. Daiias resigned. {i ee
Capts. Jobu Redgers, Isaac Hall, sad { 27%
David Porter, to coustitute a board of | ;
Comunissionérs of the Navy under the 365 | of
recently passed 4
of
a.
A
>
; oo AGT
Adams, to be Minist We
\
2
1
!
x 8
a
All the above nominations ave said t
have been unauiinously contirmed yester='
day, with the exception ob two, to cach of
which there was a‘legative.
The office of Secretary of War being now
vacated by the return of Mr. Monroe to the
Department of State, wili probably be filled
betore Congress adjourns.
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