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The last number of the North American
CUnitecf States Naval Chr6niele:'K published
recently in amgtbnby' CnfW. Goldsbo"
rough, and narrating the progress and histo-
"poh, mJ une, I pud- 7 1 ne suoj ect is one ui
lmuch interest,, and. tie? more so because th e
licht that has come down to us in relation to
are no events connected with be early histo"
wiy of the.tiniledState
- which have been more neglected, man inose
that took place on the ocean. The most ju
. venile reader is welt acquainted with all the
prominent battles and sieges'of the Revolu
tion ;but a comparatively few
persons have
any distinct knovdedge of the many gallant
struggles of our infant, navy, j The all ab.
.sorbing interest of the transactions" on land,
where thefcauser of liberty ;tvas chiefly sus
tained, diverted attention from the sea. Eve-
ry i one had a vague idea- of the sanguinary
triumphs of Paul Jones ;. but there, recol-
lecUon seeme4 to pause ; forgetful of exer
tions, which, though often humble through
inadequate means, spread annoyance through
the wide commerce of Britain" Of these
exeuions, tne Keview lumisiics onei siteicii-
k the Kratification ot our readers i ney exni?
bit the early proofs of that fearless devotion,
SKiu ana prowess, wnicu w xu ncii
Jaterlperiod, humbled the arrogant " mis
"iress of the ocean" and covered the country
viUi gl9ry.t; ... '
It wtnjld appear that4 when rcsis-
tancewas contemplated by the colonies.
; a navai lorce was noc ntKeii iiuo tousi
terationy Such an idea might V have
lippn' disrnurnp-cd- bv the utter, IiODe-
Jesshess of contending with the mistress
6f the i oceari It was riot until provok
ed by wanton aggressors upon their de
fenceless commerce, that they adopted
measures ; of retaliation. These mea
v so res, for some time,,, were hot the re
sult of any i executive or legislative au-
liflMtr hut srirjinir from tRft natriotic
ardor, of individuals or- corporations..
One of the most ; conspi cuoti s of these
incipient and "sbontaneous enterprises
occurred at Machias, Mamei soon after
the battle , of ; Lexington. ! A vessel;
.,ktU loff "Rrtofrin immpiliatpl v flffpp the
39th of April, carried to Machias the
tidings of the first bloody aggression
The people In aU quarters, were goaded
'& exasperated, and waited but for this
" nnoiimmnf!nn'af onnres'sion. to break
4Vlipu"iv Ik . T
forth into fierce! and resolute hostility
A forbearing spirit seemed to have re
strained them; under; the most powerful
"excitements, and had limited their op
position to the most scru pulous defence,
them from the obligation, ine mo
ment this release was felt, a daring ea
gerness for action .was maiutested on
. O . . - . -t "I"'--,-.-
v ? AV Britisn armed schooner was at
that time lying at Machias. I Consider
ing hostilities as now begun, a plan was
,ini mediately forme3 to capture the un
suspecting: enemy. The first intention
ivas to seize upon the officers of the
schooneri wnue auenuing cnurcn, on
- I i 'In 1 '- I i . L '
the. following day, which was4, Sunday ;
but this design was defeated by the vi
gilance or the activity '.of the officers,
who made their escape- to the vessel.
and. after firing a few random shot at
the town. droDDCd down the Day. Un
willing to lose the prize, a party of vo-r
lunteers thC next day took forcible pos
; session of a-lumber sloppwahd iminedir
ately begin pursuit. Vlieyhble equip
ment far this sudden cruise consisted,
according i to M Goldsborough, of
three charges of powder and a ball for
20 fowling pieces, thirteen pichforks,
ten or twelve axes, a fey pieces of salt
pork, ic. Jo circumstance ). could
: more strikingly exhibit the reckless and
than that it should havii oen without
' any acknowledged leaderi I until ' the
moment of overtaking the eneiny when
Mr. r Jeremiah O'BrieQ'was chosen by
unanirnous rconsent5'IJnappaHed'' by
' the disparity of; force, he at once laid
his sloop along side of the$chooner,and,
alter a'ehort but severe contest, carried
her: by boarding The. British fvessel is
saici to nave nau tour six pounoer, twen-
ty swiveis, two wai i pieces; anci an a
tfunance: iff cutlasses; "firearms and
amunitrruir and 4aVcrew corisistins 4 of
two commissioned, officersr and thirty-
eight petty othcers and men;7 1 he
crew or tne lumDer sioop is statea to
have been less than' forty. r ' With.the
armam en t of his prize JO'Brjen , fitted
out a small vessel called the Liberty,
and ' soon captured 'two other British
armed sch oo ners: se nt out in p ursuit o f
him, whose crews he conducted prison -
ers to Boston, where Jinon the recom
mendation of Geh? ;iAyasplnglon:vhc
was appointed a Captain by the Proving
ciai Congsess ot Massachusetts. Ke
turninsr to Machias! he ! soon manned
two vessels, the "Liberty arid! the Dilir
genre, with volunteers, saiied frNew-
Brunswic k and Ktook bv surprise, Fort
iiowe, witn its garrison anu initnary
stores, and a loaded bris:, lving in the
harbour, that was destined for the Bri
tish troops at Boston. : . ;
The declaration of Independence had
not yet been made -There was still an
opening .for accommodation : -a linger
ing allegiance still existed in the hearts
of "the multituude, and a willingness to
discriminate between king & ministers 2
and while the contest was supposed to
be only witrrthe latter measures sel
dom extend be7ond a defensive charac
ter. A small fleet was, ho wever, eqip
ped by the geneVal Congress, near the
close of the year 1775, with a yiew to
more enersrctlc operations. This first
squadron that went forth upon the deep
in defiance of a power, whose immea
surable superiority gave it the charac
ter of. a forlorn hope, consisted of the
Alfred, thirty guns ; the Columbus,
twenty eight guns : Andrew Doria, six
teen guns s Sebastian Cabot, fourteen
guns: and the Providence, twelve guns;
and was under the command ot Com
modore Ezekiel Hopkinswho, hearing
that the island of rew-Providence had
large military stores unprovided with a
tlcience, sailed thither, antl succeeded
in captu ring the governor, the garrison,
and stores. On his return, he made
prize of a bomb brig y but failing in an
engagement with the Glasgow, of twen
ty gu ns, which, after a gallant defence
against the Cabot andAlfred, made its
escape from the fleeulie was much cen
sured by ms countrymen.
' The beginning of the year 1776 was
marked by many achievements which
were as honorable to the actors as ser-
viceab!efo the country. The short and
brillmnt career of capt-Mugford,of Bos-
tonattracts particular attention. We
can. naruiy excuse ;ir. urouisoorougn,
for having barely mentioned his namei
According to Clark's Naval History!
this active and intrepid mariner was the
master of a trading vessel,' when he was
1 appoi n ted by Gen. Wa rd, a fter m u ch
solicitation, to tne j command ot the
Franklin, a public armed vessel of four
guns.' It appears that General Ward,
through want of confidence in himi
which is not accounted for, intended
to revoke the appointment 5 but Capt.
Mugford, through his indefatigable ex
ertious had already put to sea. His
first prize was the Hope, a slaip of 300
tons and six guns, which he captured
in' sight of tlie English Commodore,
Banks. 'This vessel exceeded in va
lue. says Mr. Clarke, any thing
which "had yet been captured by the
Americans. Her cargo consisted of
1500 barrels of powder, 10' '0 carbines,
-"number of travelling carriages for can
Irori, and a most' complete assortment
of artillery instruments and pioneers'
tools. ' The unpreparedness with which
the colonies had begun the contest ren
dered every acquisition of this kind of
incalculable importance. In conduct
ing this valuable prize to Boston, it
was necessary, in order to avoid the
British cruisers, to attempt a difficult
and almost untried channel. He Ayas
successful in going up, but in coming
down again shortly after, 6u another
cruise, through the same passage, he
ran aground, and while in thatVituation
was discovered by the British squadron.
Eight or nine bargeswere immediately
d ispatched agai nst hi in. ; Being aware
of their approach, he first received them
with his small arms, and then, cutting
his cable so as to swing round, brought
his broadside to bear, but before a se
cond discharge1 could be made, many
of the boats had reached the vessel.
AH efforts to board, however, ; were
promptly and successfully repelled. In
the midst of this close" and desperate
struggle, Capt. i Mugford, while .'reach
ing oyer the quarter, to sieze the mast
of one of the boats and upset her, re
ceived a pistol ball in his breast. Un
dismayed by,the mortal wound, he call,
ed to his first lieutenant, 4 1 am a dead
man $ do not' give up- the. ship ; you
vvi n dc a 0 1 e to oea t tne m on , an u. 1 p ' a
feWimmutes expired. But his : daring
spirit animatejJr hispcrew;; the jenem
was repulsed;rwith the loss of two bar
ges; ana many Kiiiea ancrwountied.
In 1776, Capt Nicholas Biddte was
appointed to the Randolph', of 32 guns;
ne sioou iir me lore most ranK pr. nis
profession for seamanship arid courage".
He-sailed, the next year with ' a small
squadron' on a cruise", after having made
many important captures. In March,
1778; he fell in with the Yarmouth;' a
British 64 gun ship. i rAs they did not
approach each other ti II the4 cl ose of the
dayf it is probable that her force was;
riot distinctly ascertained by the Ran
dolph,; before the action . commenced.
Capt. Biddle, however, ranged along
side,: with a fearless resolution, deter
mined' to engage her, whatever might
be her. force. A severe confl ict began
after dark, in the early part ol J'which;
Biddle is said t6 have been wounded.
Unable to stand, he had a chair brought
pn deck,: and: continued to animate his
crevV try his presence. After sustain
ing, this unequal fightfor: about twenty.
minutes, -the Kandolph blew up, in
yolving in awful and instantaneous des
iruction her gallant commander, and
all his valiant crew, except four men,
who were discovered four1 days after;
wards by the Yarmouth, floating ona
piece of the wreck. Capt. Biddle'was
but 27 years. of age, when Jie was, cthus
abruptly cut off from his friends and
his country. But his naniewdiild still
have been gratt fully remembered , even
if a, later war had notrevived it, on the
same element, in all fts early glory.
During the same year 1778, Capt.
Daniel Waters who had been distin
guished for his nautical skill and acti
vity, tookcoinraand of the privateer
Thorn, 16 gans. Not many days af
ter leaving port he discovered two sail
in pursuit of . him. They proved to be
the Gov. .Tryon, 16 guns,; and! the Sir
William Erskine, 18 guns. The,une
qual combat began, and ? was kept up
for two hours, when the Tryon struck
and. the Erskine drew oflf. ' After re
pairing daraiges, Capt. Waters, leaving
the l'rjrana complete wreck, pursued
the Erskine, and, coming up with her,
compelledrher likewise to strike. Re
moving her officers (n boa rtl thej Thorn,
he returned in search of his other prize,
but where he expected to nieetjher, he
only found floating spars and" casks,
and other indications that she had sunk;
Capt. Waters then manned the Ers
kine, & ordered her into Boston,' retain-:
ing on ; board the Thorn, only 60 men,
with which diminished crew he was to
run new hazards and acquire new lau
rels. For not many days subsequently
he encountered the Sparlin, 18 guns
and 97 men, and after an action of
about an hour, obliged her to yield to his
thrice conquering flag. j f
To TriwteYs.
fc f ESSTtS: CH AISES JOHNSON & SON,
It J of Philadelphia, having" constituted us
Agents in this State, for the . disposal of
Printing Ink, manufactured at their establish
ment, we inform Printers, that we shall' al
ways have on hand an assortment of that ar
ticle. We have received a parcel j in kegs
containing from 12 to 23 lbs. each, which
will be disposed of on good terms. J - !
JOS. GALES & SON. ;.j
Raleigh, August 3. k i j
State of North-Carolina,
Mecklenburg County.
Superior Court of Law, Spring Term, 1825.
Jane Perry, - j
, v. ; vPetition for Divorce.
Gray Perry, S .. . ,:; "'J , . ' -
IT appearing to -the satisraction of "the
Court, that the defendant is not resident
in this state, so that the ordinary process of
Law, can be served on hhn. It is therefore
ordered that publication be made three
mont! ' in the Raleigh Hegister, that unless
the 7 .ndant appear at our next Superior
Court of Law to be held for said County, at
the Court House in Charlotte, on ! the 7th
Monday after the 4th Monday in September
next, and plead, answer or demur thereto,
the plaintiff's petition will be taken pro con- j
iesso, and heard exparte, &c. I
J. M. HUTCHISON.
June 11; ' ;- f i
State 0! C 6rti-Car ollna,
: Duplin County. l
; Courts of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, r
-s Julv Term. 1825. 1
jonn nosticK 1
'": VS. :V-. '
.Original Attachment.
Amos 3'. Waller.
IT appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that Amos J. Waller is not an in
habitant of this State. It is therefore orde
red that publication be made in the Raleigh
itegisxer unui tne ionaay 01 uctooer,
that unless he appear at the next term of
Duplin County Court, to commence on the
3dMonday of October; then and there toj
plead, answer -. or; demur, judgment , wd.
be entered againstihim according to Plain
tiff's demand. Testl. " v
JAS. PEARSAXX, Clk
Price 27. u oa 4
&tm$xtnui ortal MtQi tv.
Gpf ',,iet Register t of Deba'et in ! Conjrresf,
having swelled into a much, larger volume
than was at first anticipated by the publish
ers, -r-us completion' has, "in consequence,
been delayed beyond', the period) promised
to itsrsubscribers- .?.The increased size of
the work has been caijised, in part, by the
addition of a number of interesting, public
Documents, which weretoo voluminous for
newspaper, publication,' ana bv a determina
tion of the Editors , to place in the! Appendix
pt tne volume, ! the Imi-ws passeaiOunng tne
session- , . The publishers have, however,.
the pleasure to inform theT jjatrions of the
work that it will be conipletecLlnltlie course
of two or three weeks, and then forthwith
forwarded to them hy mail, y r
.To, all those who have .sent in their names
for the work, it will be,furnished at the price
originally proposed, viz.' three dollars ;. but
it is proper to make it known, that, in con
sequence of .he - great enlargement of the
volume, the price will be raised, to non-sub
scribers, to piv dollars
f t , GALES & S EATON.
Aag. 10, 1825.
Cape-Fear IsTavigatiou Corn-
I ' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
THAT a meeting of the President and Di
rectors of the Cape-Fear Navigation Company-will
be holden at Fay ettevijle, on Mon
day the 12th day of .September next.
By order, , JOHN CRUSOE, Sec'y.
Further Notice
TS HEREBY GIVEN, ' jhat, thej dividend of
4 per cent, aeciarea anu payabfe, to the
Stockholders of jthe ' Cape Fear Navigation
Company on the 1st day of October next,
will be paid only to persons whp appear by
the Books of the Compauy,, to be the owners
of the Stock, unless the real owners-shall
have procured a transfer of the Stock accord
ing to the following provisions of( the charter,
viz. " Section 14th, , That it shall and may
be lawful for every proprietor to transfer his
or her share or shares, by deed executed be
fore two witnesses, and registered, af;er the
proof, of the execution, in the Company's
Books, land not otherwise, except by devise
which devise shall also be exhibited to the
President and Directors arid' registered7 be
fore the liviseeshall be entitled to draw any
part of the profits from said tolls.,. . ' , x -By
order. i JOHN CRUSOE, Sec'y.
Fayetteville, Aug. 1. s , I 82-6w ,
Treasury Office, 5th 'August, 1825.
STATE OF JSTOllTflCArlOLtNA.
THE Public Treasurer considers it his da
tv to, invite the attention of 5the Clerks
and Sheriff- of tliis State to tje provisions of
the acts ot the -General Assembly, passed m
18221823, & 1824, " for the promotion of
Agriculture and family domestic Manufac
tures." ; , .':, , ' j'.
By these acts,, the Clerks of j the County,
Superior andcSupreme Courts, and Glerks
ana iiasiers in c.(uiiy, are requireci, at xne
first term of the Courts pf which they are
Clerks respectively, after the 1st day- of Au
gust in each. and every year, to; make a state,
ment 071 oat hf of all monies remaining in their
hands, and which were received by them
officially, three years or more previous there
to ; specifying therein the amount of each
separate claim, and the name of the person
to whom the same is payable and if there
be no snch monies in their hands, they re
to make! affidavit of the same : which return
or j affidavit, the Judge or Chairman of the
Court before whom it is made, shall cause to
be! transmitted to the Public Treasurer on or
before tlie 1st of December in the same year,
and the said clerks, after making such state
ments, are, to pay into the Treasury, on or be
fore the 1st of December, all the balance so
stated to be in their hands. -E very clerk a
foresaid failing to comply with these requisi
tions, forfeits $1000 , to be sued for arid re
coveredj by the Public Treasurer, in Wake
Superior Court ; and. is morever liable for all
the monies in his hands as afciresaid :-And
on failure to pay over the monies as aforesaid,
such clerk may be proceeded against by the
Public Treasurer in v any Court of redord in
like manner as defaulting revenue officers.
Every person who has heretofore been clerk
of any court of record in this state, is to gen
der to the court of which he may have been
clerk, a tatemenCof monies remaining in his
hands as , aforesaid, and shall account and
pay over the same, in thesame manner as
clerks in office, and under the like penalty
for failure and it is .made the duty of the
law officers of the state ' for the circuit in
winch such person shall reside, .to cause, a
sci. fa. to be issued against him (on his fai
lure to make return and payment) returnable
to the Superior Court of the coimtyjn which
such person resides- on which, the court is
to render judgment for the penalty, uidess
sufficient .excuse be given for the failure. . -All
Sheriffs in office atrthe time of passing
the act of 1823, are required,; at the same
times, to render a like statement and to ac
count in the same manner, under a like pe
nalty." j .:.:"::.
I While the Public Treasurer takes pleasure
in testifying to the punctuality! of many of the
present and former clerks, including some,' of
our most distinguished citizens of the present
day, it is with much regret that he is con
strained to add, there remain still many who
are defaulters under these laws. -
Waiving all other considertions. the Trea
surer would hereby respectfully suggest to
those concerned, that it is Certainly far more
easyi and will eventually, prove to be less
troublesome and (expensive, to furnish vo
luntarily and forthwith the returns required
by law, than by longer neglect or delay to
risque the being subjected to j the compulso
ry process of the courts ; which must & will
be the certain and inevitable Consequence of
. - JOHN HAYWOOD, P. TxeaVr;
r
lirOXJ ar hereby, ordered toJattnd at 'the.
JL Court : florisp; on rtlie j2d Uy'ff Septem
ber jnext, at llo'clock; equipped fur, parade.
; Aug. 25, 182. v-" . 1 ;i--.-V-- ;
COHEN7S OFFICE,
'j .
Baltimore where all th Great Copitahrrero
sold in the lat G rax n STATE tOTTERTV
which was irawri oil theftji Julv vi 2 r the.
$40,000 Ptiate to a gentlemanirt5A;ii-i6Ajfl,
the 5000 sold in shares i Vne Attlfi sent to
it'
'areriofi. JV. &.-Chiti QitArter. ta Cm-well
uvt Jtaiise, jST. CA and th'e etnainirig Quatr
er to vVew-rit,---The minor ' Prizes were
Variouslyi;distribiited's,
1 i 4 -THE NEXT SCHEME V ! .; ; ':,ti' v '
of Maryland, to be drawti bjr the Iroprovf d
Mode ( Odd find t Jeven ' Stritemy sct ned by
tetters Patent from thc United States, anci
under the sunerintendance of the Commis
sioners'' appointed by , the ; Governor and
Council. h The whole to be completed ' : '
Highest Prize 30,G 00 I
SPJLENDlt SHENil I
f30,000
'10,000
v ' 5.000
.?1,000
. 500
tf Vioo
50
930,000
10,000 ;
5.00C
10,000
: 5.000
10
f 10
30
60
100H
200
400
20,000
3.000
3,000"
Ui-20:
; ', 10 "
2,000
2,000.'
2,000
80,000
20,813 prizes
- - 15,000
Mode of Dratoitiff x-r-The Numbers will.
be nut into one wheel as usual and in the
other wheel will be puti thePntes fidovethp
denomination of $4, and the drawing to pro
gress in the usual :: manneriV f I'Th'fe 20,00.
Prizes of $4, will-be; awarded to tlie bdd or
Even Numbers in the Xottery' (a? the case
may be,y dependant on the drawing of ,the
Capital Prize of Tfdrty Thousand JJollar--that
is" to say, if the 30,000 Piic?shbuld,
come oat to an Odd Number!, then every OdJ
member in theSchr'vriik be Jent'tleol to a.
$4 Prize.--If the $3d,000 Prize should come
out to an Even Number, then all th6 Even
numun g hi we ocneme wiu oe eacu - enuuea
to a Prize bf $4. ;vs - V.. :. '
Odd Numbers end voith 1, 3, 5, T or 9. f , ,
Even Numbers end-mth 2,4, 6, 8 r.'0.- ' '
This mode of drawing Vot only 'eiablt-s thft
Commissinners'to complete tlie whole Lotte-
rj IW yK Die A WING ,but has tht-greut ad
vantage of distributing the small prizes regit-
larly to every alternate Number in the Scher h
so that the holder of 2 Tickets or 2 .Sh ires of
Tickets (one Odd and one Even Number,)
will be certain of obtaining at least one prize,
and in the same raio for any greater, iquantity.
Aaiwtci urawing a superior rnze. in; tins
Scheme, is not restricted from drawing srt in
ferior one also- manv Tickets therefore, will
necessarily obtain TWO PRIZES EACH !
r QCj Ever3r Prize payable in Cash, which as
usual at T2oHft's Orricx. ckn be had the ihorl
ment theg dre dru am . j . ; . j "
on the 1st September, to Jtvedohfarsi until
which ti-ne, the prjee will continue, .viz V
j TWioletfic&tts S4 I Quarters. SI 05
Halves :. - . - 2 UiZhthsi -J 50 .
To be had, in the -greatest variety' of Nutn'
bers (Odd and Even) at t .
; IJottery and Exchange- Office?
' :-: : more ? ' r. -'
Where all the Great Capitals were sold h
tHe Grand State Lbtterv which was comnln.
ed a few days' ago....And -where more Capitate
have been sold than at rtn$ other Office in Jlme-
V "Orders from ;amr part of . the United
States, either by mail (post paid) or 5 by pri
vate Conveyance enclosing the Ca.-h or Prizi
Tickets in any of the Lotteries, ,will meet
the same prompt anU punctual attention as
if on personal application. : :' Addressed to '
J.1; COHEN, lf .l3altimoreS
(T5 COHEN'S " (iazrve Jimd Lolt v 12t.
ginterj' which will be published immediatclv,
..X". u j i tJ .. .. - . .
ncr iic uraw ing, win contain tne complete
jl.v v x k,w, will U55, tut wwueu qTUllS
to all who purchase "their Tickets at 4 CO
HEN'S OFFICE, and who signify their wish
to" receive theMroe ; -.is- r
Baltimore, Jlttgiist, 1825. rV.'i' A 4 83 V
State of North Carolina.
Franklin County.
v Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
' - v ; Jne Term, 1825. I
The President & Directcrs" Original atta.
of tne State Bank of N. C. ( Jas. Farrier siim
v ' s V f moned is Garnl
Hinton and Brame. J shee.; "
TT having been made appear to the Cour,
n; uiai me ueienaanxs resiae oevona tne li
mits of this State?! It i r1rH that- ar1vj.
tisement be ' made in. the Haleich Reirisipr-
for three moiAhs, 'that unless tlie defendants
come forward on ot before Jthe; next terra of
this Court, to he held at he Court. House inr
ber next and. replevy- and pleail to issaet
Judgment will be entered up against"them, c.
the property condemned to,- Plaintiff's rc;o
very; . Test, . . k- . .
. - i S. PATTERSON, C C, ,