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MtlVarr (V'r;rn, -?n .t' e iminfr v.ar U-tvfn Ciri-af-nn n aril prance ; that if 1 ili.uld fa '.t "therein, fiio'im VeiBun (then .let' exientrvt? in dodtai man itytifcot) fhould be- come ii! nrinert) iMeJnnd ibe; gueatu liiat p 'tt t'-ier--which is comortitetitle ued within ihc j,loiuwmp Itluit. Viz lJcBeffirintne at the Ford p'Dogtaf Run," near inv". mrtl, ' and eMeitTKng alonp; iherdad, oad bound edlheiaby, a. it now je-aui xtir '151 gone, force 'my reco4eetjin f itv -To the fotd of Utile Hunting Creek it the Gum Surina, until k comet t,, iiowi opootite to an old road 1 wncn Torme.1 1 v 4ae 1 iuiui-,. l'cl,-,,- , , , lower &Vf n.idd Vole ferjcJ ffcg ; wberefoever lying ; iilVcn. furnifi Iv nallel thrOUi'h (j e . -uJiJdi oif rhe rrnnh h.iei of tiif fu.! jl.wver fouml ; a khedule of which r art three ml or S'panifl Tki ; as ,far-as is reccflected, with a rea ih.uUed :i a rurnev, ami a Jl one j fon able efiiuiate of its valur, is here- 'rfTm-d hs9 1 iijeof twes to . qntq annexed 1 defire u v be fold b'ewartiV.i cc'f-angidar.-to tlie.b tk -by my executors as luch times ; in hue or oilier boundary et the traft lOCU pP!,,ier a(Jtj on fitch credits (if be' .-'-.-o. i.u nn Mafon xhd my. on valj amj fatij,fary t)lltri. fi t rteTCS iih thjt line eaterly hutign of the fpecific property Cannot (4-:vv . double dirching''.vttti.' poll; be:made wifhou "as in their jut)g- an ! rail fence ih ?o:n ) 0- :he dn of jif? foafl he moll conducive to the ryuiiunv .;'tt-lueiitcp iuj ".ich is the bom daij be- j t w 4i the- taifdb oi Uhe late IC 1 site and m,- t!- tni wa. - . . . i. ... 1 "' foV laid creek ---theiice by that-1 watfr'-to atomic river llnmce with j -xivneto the ninuth . -.of Iy1f L i. i k ma tnence v:;n tne ! ; i'l'jue eret'k td the place of bedn iiuijr at'.t'he afort-faid tonl, co-wain ir.' npwarda of lour thon'aiid a:rcs be the f rr e more or efs, toirtbiRr witii rnc tnauiion hou'.e, and 11 o. thtr bilihiings and trhpVovenents iherejot'i. Second. In bonfiderition o!, the coni.dngniuity between, hem' and hi v -.vile, beimr as neariv reaied toner as to rnylelt ; ar, on acmnr of the aiieJtum I h;id for, and th-ob. Jijati.un I was under io, their father when living, who, from his v,Hth had" aTtTcTied hiinfelf "to my pe fon, and follmred iny fortunes tbnugh the vlc.!lit!l(!es of the hue revolcrion, afterward devoting his time tt the luperiivtendance of my private con. terns fur rrjarty years, wh;!lt aiypub. lie tmploytnentj rendered ir iunrac ticable foi me to do it mvfelf, isere by alloi ding me elll iitial Ii rvice, and al.v iya perfortning them in a ntanier th" mill fi ial and relpee'tful :. for t'nei'e re.rors, I lay, I pive and he qtleath, ro George T iyrtte vVaihinjf ton, and Ltwrenee Au-ulfine With ington, an I i heir heirs my ellait call . "r . i . ot untie nuntintr creet. vin on the m, r otorn u m.luihng the f-r. o three Tiuiulivd and fixtures r lUd and cT)ii;a:i. im in the whole, by d.-ei'l u f i . i ' two iluufu:-.J and twentv.livenaiTtS. U .. .i , be it mric or ills : wh en aid ed.ur it is my will a id i e'.ire lliould be eu ii tably ami advantageoufly ' divided be t.Mint c n, ..icoruiuj to qiuiriiv. tr , , . mrn ' ' ' i iliiv ai d other uriuuittanei v when . , .. , , the v ouii.k It hi! i.vjtiivn .ii t;. : - - a. m .a . t- ...t ....... t. . I ..w ....... .....year,, o, iceju. ' . duiuiis andi..miicreltd men i one to i , . . . bochotciibi each of (he brothers, and ihiab'rd bv thefe two. In the ml an tuve, u .:e uruimaimn oi my ne'i HHcrr.v .ocreiii in uki i.otc ceaied, mm -" mi I I IV I V I I u II Ml I i be MpUtd 'or their joint ufe-. and beoeflti 1 1 ird. And -jubereut it ha tl ays b-.ii iny inii nimn, fmce in, gxpe&itiotl ul liavmg ,'! , has it.l-e-i, to eoi.bdcr the t;ra;id ihi!..'r.':i of my w f in (in lame h.'iu at I do nry own rcl umns, and to al I If out hr .lie I. hi. : c- fluid.. ir 'i - - i - - iht (. Iin.t. r lute railed trom , . ... I -' ui.w evuicru in, i he,tJTr ,1 "77 ,l,r-i '!' piacrfUndtHp. cully abovP,.e r i t T i ll.S ihe r.v.r a,..J o,, -Hrwellcn, in. ton I -ik v,ulli-f W!Wfi waicis) havi., been pm gnfhvrly Ilu sormer of citflc hath Ial. I i.ticr- ( riling and t i ImW'be c -tik-d in rnarrwd LMtta L-. rence i.ei.( j l"i u uure4luig v .h.e. And I Mf u- of uy d leafed fitter, Iteity L-,l, hrrtreco.ri.n.'..d it ro tuch ot ihe le- by ahi.Ii un.on the indiitemnti to Lfatees. under thu c L ..I- ..( n pr ,.d:- W tt rtn both hat hem UI created, itehre I gve fc l.r .nirath hnpiralh -ni EH 10 hr j d I. L Lcis aOM P'lk Lcwif, hit w.lr, ar.t. ihei hriri, mv nil l ie o my Mo n . A'tr. Don fUlC', not alriady deviled, to hiv nrp.ew. .5 1KB? -J Valh:iignm, curn. pi vhe-d j v tt tun the lllo,wtfl def- cnpi.i-n, vi. A!l ihc lard uortfi ot the r.'.d kiding from the ft rJ f Dog'e ru.i t ine Cum fpr-u-. a. d Iff t.d n the Uevife nf the o ur ptn ..I i ic traa, 'hi I'.. Va:'..,.,;ini, u if ii . iirt to lite Stone an ! ttll c' Ke J 1 1 1 :.'.a Oaktcii t lii Hieilfl v i rsit.aiijCiiar ." ne i ihattad it cfVVri iir. UifortA etof ej ti(Q tfiat bw wtHcrl U iM r do-ible diteli to laW tata . y the tu uh i-g dwim ny ntfli lilCiif t ill tha la d tul 1 0,1 he j ft.TeMi-t' of J, io H I. ill 4.11 UM la iJ I prtdrfi wul ot ibrfaid I) i c-: ruf .l U.tJ VKiV. ) i - . . . ... am - ii.iaro. ana . ii.urii mere it , . .ether with C,fi i.i, I. A ll , r. L r with t'te mi l rt 11 r an ! tu tlic prfmifci ; Bjnking togftbrr about i to ihouland acres, be it purc or ltd. Fourth Actuated by the prin ciple already mentioned, I give am' Dtiincath to George W.fhington P. Cullu', the grandion of my wife, arri ny v. ard, ar'd to his heirs, the tract I hold on our Mile run in the vici nity tff A'Cxandria, containing one thoafa .d two Jiundred acres, HhoVe or arid my entire fquare Ndu il, in rbe city of Wafhington. Fifth All the red and refiducof ny tfiate, real and perlonaljiotjdif poled of in .x ..i. 1 . "i .... ...L.; J uidinitr dn.it.ci j:o, m wuaiioever con- mttrelt ot the parties concerned, and the' moi.feo a'rifmg therefrom to be dlVK led into t fniu ihrecj'niia nn ii y k. TaT T . an.i ,n .,ii(.( ns iV.iimuc vVk'Ta w m AinMJikn- VV.nlvnomn.: K.iivthMb- Spoffwood, Jaoe 1 hormon, and the heirs of Ann Ajlumi, Ion c. daughter of my decealed brother eA.Uitifline VValhing'ton, I give & bequeath four pans, that is, one part to each of them : To Fielding Lewis, Gem pe Lewis, Hubert Lewis, Howei Lewis, and Betty Cartrr, foiis and daughteri of my decealed. ii It ft Betty Lewis, 1 give and bequeath hve other parts, one to each of them : To Ge-r-r'e oteptoc vValhing'on, Laurence Au gultine Wallittigtoii, Harriot Pi.rhs, and the heir cf Tfioriilon W.alhing- ton, Ions ant) dlUghier of mV dee'd brother S.imael Wafhmgton, 1 ive and bequeath t'no other four paftsj one part to eacli of :hem : To C rbin VValhington, and the heirs of Jane Wath ng onfun and daughter of my decealed brother John Augufline W ..rmngtun, I give and htnueath two )ans, one p.ir t lo e.ch of tbem : Fo S-.ni. VValhu.gton, Frances Bal , md M hlrd ILmmond, fon and daUglitCiS of mv brother Charles W ellington, I give' and bequeath three p ris, one pirt to e. ch of th ro; out to Ge rgr Faette Wifliiiigton, Charles Au. ufbne W dhiugfon, and M..ru Walhi if: ri). fmis and d. ueh" ' h u""i" ...r ..f A...ud,,,e Wafktngto,,, I giv, one . her pJrt, ,na, n, to e.u.h a tl irtl ot 1 .nhaPi-t K .. j ii-., i .J 'v"nnai a.K i ( tr, aid Meauor r.ik I.,.o.. --4 j kA'.;...t . i - , S'"- u "tvjucai'i iiii cc ...... . " , oiner parts, that 1. a pari to each of ,i, ,- ,, tm-tii; audio :nv nenhew Ii ilhrod yif ,., , 1, c . W..lhingum and Lawrence Lewis, Jc i f "niiiir mil ill ll Lj . I Wiril'l- I .r" vl IV. iV t.. ... , ir t :, . , '"J it' Jiiuiim oi u.y i r. . I m mv 4 ji'ii. 1 ,.. crjin .nnii .1 u u 1 . S HU oi ormr pa it, .... .. . ., , ' : 1.141 is, 4 inn. i i icreoi to each of I . ..... ( Meill. At.d it It lluHlhl f b.ini)rll ! j t..m m i v iiuiuiii hi iianuen ,h.,t anv ol il., i.. i " n""jn '..VH ii mil I .,.,.., ,i... l (l,r( ,e, ibi: in e.ther o thele cafei ,,,e heir. o fuch decealed p.rfons Hull, notwiihll .tidinff. derive all the " - - benefits ot the brqueft, in.,,c lame manner at if he or ihe tvai acllaflf Dying at t,.e :.. nd by way of ail.ie I fccoimrn.d it loinv exeui- ,;' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 I.e. ' , 1 . :,, ,1 in,., tiof tiic Uoded preprrr. ihtiemdi- I. r.T.i.l . a W f ...I . a . . reeled o be I -..J, ii irom cmpurary i me i4ie ii.cr' oi iiiouiil ifeil j MMMM.M h.b:..r.ii. . . . .... . I .1. . . a it 4 . .. aaftatf k con Vtn Wot 10! tbare ol mv il ri. ... ,k. 1. .. a Omtc of nry ck u, ti io mfitf, in prefc- net to ihe atmuiit .. . ..lv v uir j .iiijni .......... . ... wm u ot what it tn-gbt Ml far j bein tlto w,,uld, be prtiJent at nn u loi L ; roughlf cjtivinced atvfWf, that no We ner cd fail and appear ul-, m which the nrx.ey can he ap.l '"t determined to make up tout. plnU vil be In lprvhjctire a tlielWc ("r'e'ntd fil in tiler thai il. t.rlla .riL.. . ( , tM. .. 4. . i mi !.i ... I. ... . a. .A.. A.. . . . toifl arltillitf'il'll tlfclirftl - ilmn ia twn m full spffratfdn, (.ml tbk Irom'the nature of tfiin,.t ii moil he ere l.mgj f.d nprre olp-culfii rhac of the Sne. nirHi it ad Jed thereto. The family Vault at Mount VVr on, rearing reprr..jiidh-i.ilti,a' iMop-r.yiito..loeiilr.', llfYi r neariMieiH wr.eraif uoona l.r.,r Kile, may he hudt at the f.mi rf what title, may he boill at titr f.ior of what eoiiarnJy cal'.d the Vlteyard tit i:Jlare,.iineRrwmi.l c', un,ir. J ""I T "T1 Ultij -inti:, ,,,,.,, 1.$"" Here d.wn U lojtjrt H'btaa n. relw n;, mom liMf of m de.eiled reMlani .. . f T n t ie m!J v.ab, a 1 1 fun , -it, fiauif at may cftoMe iii fta ea - I. .a'... .1 .W ... . . . . ,c . . . i tiiibJ JU$ra"i iiur ft d.'itti , ., X J 11 ' ',t ,M " c,r'r"' re. IHit m. mar.Bf, Wi.louf pjiHe or fut.er.d oration. rr" Lait'y , I conftituie and appoint my drariy betuvt-d wife !vlrtha t7ag: ington, my nephews William A'uuF t me JV a ihi n gton, Bulbflrwl W aih m g ton, George Sieptoe Vaftimgtp.n, Samuel YValhingtoh, and Lorenc Lewis, and niv wrrd George VVafli. ington Parke Cullii, (when he flral; have arrived at the age of twent. years) txecuirix and eaeiutorVot ir.W Will k Testament In the con ftruction of nhich, it will readily bj perceived thatnn profe'liona! Cjiarac ter has been confufted, or ha bad any agency in the draught, and thai although it has occupied i:ia:.v of my leifure 'hours to digell, and to throw it into its prefent form, it may not withflanding appear ciudeand iucor refJl, but having endeavored to be plain and explicit in all the d.vifjs, even at the exoence of nrolixitv. ner- haps of tautology, I hope aptf truff ft hat no dilputes will arile'conccriiirig trre.n ; nut it, contrary to cxpecta- tior. the cafe Jhould, be othervile frqm the want ot legal exprellion, or the ufiiaJ iebnical termvur bccsule ' . ... ' . 1 "-rr : two hiui h ir too little has been laid On an of the deviles to be tonfo- uant with law, my-will and di rection exnrelslv is. that all nil pnt(9.(it unhappily any Ihou'd Httttj (bal) be decided by fhrtt impartial and intelligent 'menknown lor their probity and good atideritar.dmg, two tobechoien by the dilputantl.' eacis liavmg the choice of one, ;nd tiie Until by thoie tvvc wfnh three men thus chden (hall, unfettered bv v. 1 law or U-gal ccnllrudtioni, dtelare the lenle of the tejtaior lillenriohs ; -ami (t)th dec lion is, to all intents and pnrpofes, to. be as binding oij the parties as if it had been given in t ii: fupreme court 'of the United State; Jt st alt, ami c each oj the flings tin run tGn- e, fto -tei diw V;M ihey.nr me thulJrLL- . , ' 0r U ninety uuii of tht j i .l j tnrfchatnce of the United Cj 3 H . . States tre twenty fourth. r,Ff)fr,K. A! IVr.TfiM f. .. eii. , ' , , word A A E." ...,. y , BALTlIViOhL., Feb. io. The follow ii g is a more iktaile.! aru particu ar i airaut el the ac- VVlhing.on of ,c guns, and 5 feth pivaie.r of t, tha has , 1 . wiiucn by a gctv eu.. n ot this town, who I . .r . . ' . c " nimni u bv 4 trimd Dliolll' ii ...ii A. , a piittaei o , ooarii, ai ii haiuu d , . . "m"(l i. r --' - ll hen ilir v .l..r ..' An,.., ,.. r . I " ma- ! men in a proncf point of new, ii 11 'n 111 m '.ml r mil n -.'ul ' .... .i...,ki 1 n ... 1 . ... h:n . ' -. w ii no I'.ouo; noiwri Hjinlit g us iiilmi, uw 4iee,,uii . c ' io oi r a a clcis. fed Caz. !r-4,-fj . . ; . I M.Airuci oi a (.iff ffffl m r ttll ,ii:ii'l . . . ., taliinitr tnitrd ti e wit hmik fngt$nt cr.ptuin II ht'toiij .i dated l. k en, Sav. 7. 'cq. "On he li'U ul: 1 1 o. in lai. it 70. N. Luff... 8. Co. V. u .1 .1,.. r . . '1 I .. J I ' f'l ' ' -1 " v u'e no 111 1 11 hh break dikovcrred a fail at ec, hde. ' She then came very mar UK ai rable diUauce arn of us j inaiPa:led our bow wi.hin oillo OtOtl lime uejearly law ihat f)ic fliot, we conceived, will, an inn ,. Laim.loii us Ia4t. and lhal (he hA iln titw ... k,..,.i L tl ci 1 ai.Dcarai.fp nl m utu ..I il.; sirned llii.. ofvnvci table lurcc ; ul half pall 6 o'clock, orders were-Liven fur .11 tl. m an iianu io iiiaricrs, ai tt cun .a e. i4i jini mauc ior an en- gagement, w b,. b Were ta cuted by the crew with ihc ..unoif poibE excriiuii ot manly courage and a-"itv , during thi tiir e Ihecamt P '"r at lorut lo QUcovei ev. cry pnmf of tr f-cii a huntu or-vat-xAi ihu ctii. n. vreda lime bOlier.KuU taLncf il and fLiiu,d iiT. .1 iCSlBD V. cd whetturan attack on might reaJi at it decide dorlfato, wnicti, on then , itcc titijt. ti.ey n red a vol io UewarJ and ihewe.f rrffiich colon ; we inHantly re. turned her fire and ho-fled a Kienth 'ihgn ; Ihe then lirro a lhot at be. w"unu" ' tl if boar. I H'Mfr,c,r We 'mmediatoly downed ",Mn!rFrh and op with th A'VcfKa" "lora. and h red a fool it hrr : (he t iie a Ji allied lo um.l warJ a little and (I... ..I o a i. un our lath urd li.lc ohSiuclyt fo a in c in a oofltioa to give ut a broad-ide-f and when the got wiihii in bi.'i I ;th ut, (at rto'dodO M a.liM i cu nnumcd) when hnib biof diu'urgcl i heir whole bf .i hdet.aitd continued a tramenduiit . n t'-.e cemncm a few ivnutes. came wi'Juapdtoi (not ot SI and kept up a brilk -' cotil'uicra ' ' ' . ' r. ....... .k- Die nrc 01 IilKiueiiy hww ure .unftfr nt'Ck 2li d toDSj -rwlsidL we returned lq the "bel"; bfoffr abilittei from out quarter dec . v this lidfjihelatbciardj vyeM three long twelve pounders between cnir torc- Un-rft aid by QUSjfc '.U the Jar- board mai t tahin, twer.ty-tour pound carronades on the gun deck ; of the latter, thK principal part lipfet in recoiling, in conlequence of the plan of the carriages, they were on : however, vc contipuad a vveil di reefed firing with the remainder i hat could be brought to bear, as well as"a fmall quantity of rhufque trv, for about halt an hour, dining which time our colors wra lhot down, but inltantly re-hoifted en difcovery. She now thought pro per toe h an ge her ii t u a t i o n , and dropped altern of hs, ftill keeping up aritk bring : when (he got in i t . ' that polition, Ihe raked our rigging which cut it extremely ; after firing i , . ci i . . .. t . . . -i ." l .i. . n ... j d W' auern or us, me i c?mc "P 0,1 our lrboarjj fide with- :r, v..v i r.A.... in hi i,. i i u ii. aim uioauiiuu: wcre nred at each other, as we l as : . .. ' .... v...r.,. a ,..i, ,r .i I U K V. '.I TT C I I iLl I 11 1 great tiiqrtifjcatton. to fei the moll r . t . j .1 Uplet-' "thus wc were obliged Oil v 1 . c 7,ij y tir tight our femaindmg guns, as k,i. a i,i. ... x.. before. tiotedi noi being able to fe place the earronades immciliafely, for th -want of a greater number oi men; however, we fupporied our, elves in this (ituation tor near another half hour, when fie, we conceived, made an attempt1 to board us, but not finding it ajtpgethci practicable, at eleven o clo:k 11k Jt-ood 611 our ftarboard bow' to re pair tha damages (he had received, whu h e Ciceiv,d to be rnauiial. " We lired a tew of ,nr.. Ion 1 . ' " i ' Url " Ut m C,Urlr1''Ctl; 'T ' W itor all hands on the upitT deck 1 u- i i , .. I wh,ch were obeted with the ad i- c.i i . ,, tion ot three cheeis ; letrei n.epis .. i i i cre immrdutelv given to the me.. auel oidcis tor i. reparations W bt. i 1 lalii.v let about . to be liai e for her return. '1 he men villi tin grcatcli brnincfs and adljty fel about ii, lome to tepair ilu rigginj. O'hcrs to get up ti e catrciiadtl, . trelh lupply ot ait.uniiion, 4s:c. &c. Intact, in'thccourfo of a llioi linJe, we were in perfect order u re-enuaee. At twelve o'clock (hi changed her ccurfe to one which e,at us leai'.n i o uonot ni I ... I....1 .. .'.I. 1. .. .1 L J gave us realon to doubt hr beim 1 miiiiisu -wiiii itiiji 111c uau recei I. . .. 1 .Mr . - .1 . . . no'. , pan ivieive iukkk, ihc had Cot about one mile alien. 01 us ; wncn 11. c pni aLout, crowd .' . ... ed tail and cttir u : and al 0111 o'clock, ihe came within long (hot of i:, and then Came unwn our ftarboard tide, but ftill at lout' lhot 4 and the fUiag on both fide' Mas trefrichdous for aboui ilom minutes, during which time wt I-........ .'. 1... 1 1 '?i. 1 11 .. In I iher ot wl.uh ih, di.V V 111 If lft! I .1 .....1:1. 11. it. I round our bow flic Upl up a fiini hrc of mufquctry, and whendrFrViir i.i i boa 1. 1 tuw, ihc rmd a lew gm.v at lit while we -ave hrr the wu. nsntl ot all our whiclt. could b brought to bear on her. S vera of our rarronadci tlond thit fifne. the crticlt ot which mull un.1 . , t. cily have catremcly injured In r bull. At two oVIocllie run from ut again, a fid we continued an un remitted firing white .within out reach : fiieaflood off our larboard uaricrtour crippled Hate prevent nig ii chafing her. We unincdi ately, at duriiig the prcvimit eida iwn, made every repair and pi jta .ration for a ihinl adault. Inth. i jut Ic of aTl h'Xir We difo. . r hrr making after ut, and when the poi wiinm aiHiiii Halt a mile of ii. Ihc changed her cnulfc io the b. ti an I totally abaiKiom!, thr idcauo Cipmrina u. We hrcl a le Mint alter her, wiih a tw . tranialiting ip pirate ihe com tame I. ,f TlMtcnrJd vary fevere en Itagement two hmrit avhic f ik if our inen'.'iM 'hjh nf wa' men) lay h it mi ir ft ' . .uic. . m mlvwdl hitlht, and lhal if, iMijM, mi l inai ij. atind ut at't'e6iii nuK va very jf j-. enancc a; tttcnt wa ale fro- u mir men uy ,.n? wi; i-i'iua.- .a . new and clean, a Kjnttn) nvmli. part or our earronades on this luielu a.i uiiew.uiiion ,U,l laiiea-. we ar well aiTn red f; ; tatned from twet hnnlroli i k hundred and fjftv rp-n, I etghTr-guns , ''i'es , t -Ar- j-eenL an 1 Ahivvv- we are tuTK' con v i i eSJi I .' l have hctn verv c,,-, i .limiiT.! iiirti.ui .-1 . .i-rrr t Some of out men la v (Vve ,jheir erewMhfotvn veji tw 1 ring the cnigemeut. Our fhi" heV h' JoVlJfV old In'diarnan, abxa hi ; tv, . DUr then, fails tolerable' ia'.t, '"c.w... ?- fe venty men, oigiite z$ t w ? m ! V pound cannonades, only. f.;::-., which were mounted at the cr nienccment, and the ;r it.T n.in ;' which uplet, as I have narell '.v- m . , eight , long, lix pounders , a: -j of! which was not ttKiunted) .and-t wo- iiv n.uMucis uo i:ine npn r t IV I , n ! . , , . r .... . . 1 fi .. - - w'liich was foul and n 5 ' n- led; conltuj.-ently we ha-l-hut :, .. ty-three guns at- the coinmeuc mnt .wll I r . i I 'wawaao 'i 'r not hcir in u f e after the ftn'l we can or calculate on having :- r- i 'iii lit r . tan fifteen uuns du-fiju'tiir. ilfl, W e had but oneiiiauj'killeli'aiut':. wounded ; our inia.ls, fKtrs, f. .. , . oa o f - j iii..... i. i I-.-.- . iiu iiss i L'arc cx rfnii- v I 'I ill . C I 1 1 I V 1 1 "C . . K I (hot, canniller, grape .and Ian .. i- i 1 . ' hieh i t'owrinoled of bieces.of ,.fu, oan u.'ii.s, aniri-piues ot v.li :i j i , . , ' i ' ijiiea in V bt I J ous iizes. ft is impodible for ire I. . i i- -i . ,r v loucnrioc to-you tne appearai.a of our deck after tfie action , it w:as ahnoff covered with Our rr -' ing cVc. Ac. as alfo an aibviiil-. t quantity of the enemy'i mm: t lulls, &ct Arc. as abovj not -H, We hae received but little ' . :ury inanr hull ; bur captain ( V'i -lianifon) and t tic other officer du ning.the conteft, b'efljFved with" tl. ,'reatoft degree ojf brayery, rir,,!i;c t. and activity, as alfo fomc of mv li-lloiy. palk'iigers ; and the con in t of the men', almoft indifcrimiiiai ', lel'erve the higheft praif- fu- (h ft jiirited aclSo-s-, whole exert i.m I faw much of." Fxlfaej ofnnoth r letter frm the. the fame gentleman, dated Ljl ,a, hjven.her 16, '99. " The dctcmioii of the Mali' -.r ivci me an opportunity to i, ,. .-. you, that I have jull fcen j,, ,.K iracf troai a letter which gives . t iccoqnt ofa French privai.-r : . t 1 looki like a frigate, batioij arsitwd it Corrunifa, about the 271 r 28'h ult. in order to repair t.. Ijinag;:s which Ihc had rectiv'ei irom In iugen-a-cd wish (a.'.oi !i,i j 10 their account 1 an American ih.p of twenty runt and fitly men, . that they found il totally irtipra$ a!!e ;o capture her, after lav.-; along fide of her four hours. J .... privateer is called the Be'dona, oat t BourdeauJC, containing thirty .'ins (of the li.'rs I have wrote ; . you j and upwards of two hundrel men. They acknowledged that th r had thirty men killed, an I .t.ai.y . wounded, alio that tluur !v. l iae rremelv piercid, cut an I ill itttrct " 1 hole accmiDts pertedly or cfponf with the e'ottCeplioni ws tad of ine prjvatVer ttdih which wa did theenit.igcnicnt on 'he nl:. If fo, i will leave yon to ju !g? ,f Mil condifd in that a'.li..n, 11 hope you are m polfelMon of tha d : tafll from me, which 1 nfirarj .orrecf, and at co nmitie I in m noHebouk the Jjv aft?r tha ectioi ' TO BE so:..), fi Saturday, thfiyh i'tjtnat, AS IIK now liet U ran let ft L'nt.in Inlc:. tha C-hmutar TJa a, with ill her tMckie, an t nppiro, t . 1 in. -inn. y iiny le Iven al i.it Ivi icribtn eoaNting r mm. J')HN M ACLELLANV MarJi 6. 'T.'IK Cnpartocriliip of p , X an I Ifi-e I 1, bein:! -tW m .,,! tnl'.tit thit clay OI 1 llt .1 1 .. UdtutM ItidcatCfl to the Urn.. . rlrLji"lH j. mik: paygptn I . ...i icar., , , . I'M! trom thr lai ! firm. rHtthhefi w'f b. caajrte on i tha 1.4. tfv. cupied y lortp h iha.i aisie fa-ne marmef )nAi, JOJH DKAV, I i. i'.. ; j' 'V - ti. i!,i, Ififticllf t Nrfp. At Samm-I Com ct will o M a fnoft tir.i:, ha trt v.bt'.' I t him tv -,irt" 11 . I iialll -i 1 t u L 0 A ) .
The Wilmington Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
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