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"' Th e l nltcd Stales and Macedonian.
The following spirited account of the celebrat
ed battle between the U. S. frigato United States
and the British frigate Macedonian, in which the
latter was taken, is from a new work entitled
"Thirty years from Home, or voice from the
main deck, by Samuel Leech." The author at
the time was a1nd on bonrd the captured frigate,
and his impressions of so terrible a contest are
inueh more vivid than one gleaned trom otliciai
uespatches.
The Sabbath came, and it broueht with it a
stilK breeze. We usually made a sort of holiday
of tlfis sacred day. After breakfast it waf com
mon to .muster the entire crew on the spar deck,
N'
ometinres in bluejackets and while trowsers. or
blue jackets and blue trowsers; at other times in
blyiuacketsi scarlet rests, and blue or white
trowsers; wiHi our bright anchor buttons glancing
in the sun, anuVmr black, glossy hats, ornament
ed with black ribbons, and with the name of our
ship painted uponNthem. Alter muster, we fre
quently hadN;liurchervice read by the captain 5
the rest of theday was devoted to idleness. But
we were destintid to spftiid the Sabbath just intro
duced to the reader in a Very different manner.
We had scarcelyfinished breakfast before the
man at the mast head shoutetL 'Sail ho !'
The captain rushed, upojV deck, exclaiming
'most head there !
'Sir!'
'Where away is the sail ?
The precise answer to this
quest)
)n I do not
recollect, but the captain proceeded to
k, 'What
does sue look like?
'A square rijjged vessel, sir,' was the reply ol
Hie look-out.
After a few minutes, the captain shouted ag,
'.Mast-head there !'
'Sir !'
" 'What does she look like?' - -
'A large ship, sir, standing towards us !'
By this time most of the crew were on deck,
eagerly straining iheir eyes to obtain a glimpse of
the approaching ship, and murmuring their opin
ions to each other on her probable character.
Then came the voice of the captain, shouting,
'Keep silence, fore and aft!' Silence being secur
ed, he hailed the look-out, who, to his question
of 'What does she look like?' replied, 'A large
frigate bearing down upon us, sir!'
A whisper ran along the crew that the strange
ship was a Yankee frigate. The thought was
confirmed by the command of 'All hands- clear
the ship for action, ahoy !'
The drum and fife beat to quarters; bulk-heads
were knocked away; the guns were released from
their confinement; the whole dread paraphernalia
of battle tys produced; and after the lapse of a
few minulesbf hurry and confusion, every man
and boy was at his post, ready to do his best ser
vice for his country, except the band, who,
claiming exemption from the affray, safely stow
ed themselves away in the cable tier. We had
only one Bick man'on the list, and he, at the cry
of battle, hurried from his cot, feeble as he was,
to take his post of danger. A few of the junior
midshipmen were stationed below, on the berth
deck, with orders given in our hearing, to shoot
any man who attempted to run from their quar
ters. Our men were all in good spirits, though tliey
did not scruple to express the wish that the com
ing foe was a Frenchman rather than a Yankee.
We had been told, by the Americans on board,
that frigates in the American service carried more
and heavier metal than ours. This, together
with our consciousness of superiority over the
French at sea, led us to a preference for a French
antagonist.
The Americans among our numbers felt quite
disconcerted at the necessity which compelled
them to fight against their own countrymen.
One of lliem named John Card, as brave a sea
man as ever trod a plank, ventured to present
hifTtself to the captain, as a prisoner, frankly de
cl iring his objections to light. That officer very
i-.ngencrously ordered him to his quarters, threat
ening to shoot him if he made the request again.
I'oor fellow ! he obeyed the unjust command, and
was killed by a shot from his own countrymen.
This fact is more disgraceful to the captain of
the Macedonian, than even the loss of his ship.
It was a cross and palpable violation of the
riglits of, man.
As the approaching ship showed American co
lors, all doubt of her character was at an end.
'We must fight her,' was the co'nviction of every
breast. Every possible arrangement that could
insure succoss, was ' accordingly made. The
guns were shotted; the matches lighted; for al
though our guns were furnished with first rate
locks, they were also provided with matches at
tached by linyards, in case the lock should miss
fire. ,. A lieutenant then passed through the ship,
directing the, marines and boarders, who were
furnished with pikes, cutlasses and pistols, how
to proceed if it should be necessary to board the
enemy. He wis followed by the captain, who
exhorted them to fidelity and courage, urging
upon their consideration the well-known motto of
the brave Nelson. 'England expects cery man
to do his duty.' In addition to all these prepa
rations on deck, some men were stationed in Jhe
tops with small arms, whose duty it was to attend
to trimming the sails, and to use their muskets,
provided we came to close action. There were
others also below, called sail trimmers; to assist
in working the ship, should, ittse necessary to
change her position during battle.
My station was at the fifth gun on the main
deck. It was my duty to supply the gun with
powder, a boy being appointed to each ,gun in
the ship on the side we engaged, for this purpose.
A wool screen was placed before the entrance to
the magazine, with a hole in it. through which
the cartridges were passed to the boys; we receiv
ed them there, and covering them with our jack
ets, hurried to our respective guns. These pre
cautions are observed to prevent the powder tak
ing fire before it reaches the gun-
Thus we all stood, waiting orders, in mqtion
less suspense. At last tfe fired three guns from
the larboard side of the main deck; this was fol
lowed by the command, 'Cease firing ; you are
throwing away your shot!' '
'f hen came the orders to 'wear ship,' and pre
pare to attack the enemy with our starboard guns.
Soon after this 1 heard a firing from some other
quarter, which I at first supposed lo be a dis
charge from our quarter deck guns; ' though it
proved to be the roar of the enemy's cannon.
A Strang noise, such as I never herd before,
next arrested my aticntion; it sounded like the
tearing of sails, just over our heads. This I
soon ascertained to be the wind of the enemy's
shot. The firing, after a few minutes' cessation,
recommenced. The roaring of cannon could
now be heard from all parts of our trembling ship,
and mingling as it did with that of our foes.it
made a most hideous noise. By-and-by I heard.
tlie shots strike our ship; the whole scene be-
I came indescribably confused and horrible ; it was
like some awruI7TrememIou thnndir storm,
w hose deafening roar is attended by the inces
sant streaks of lightning, carrying death in every
flash, and strewing the ground wfth tho victims
of its wrath; only, in our case the scene was ren
dered more horrible than that, by the presence of
torrents of blood which dyed our decks.
Though the recital may be painrtil, yct'as It
will reveal the horrors of war, and show at what
a fearful price a victory is" won or lost, I will pre
sent the reader with things as they met my eye
during the progress of that dreadful fight. I was
busily supplying my gun with powder, when I
saw blood suddenly fly from the arm of a man
stationed at our gun. I saw nothing strike him;
the effect alone was visible; in an instant the
third lieutenant tied his handkerchief round the
wounded arm,, and sent the groaning wretch be
low to the surgeon. . '
The cries of the wounded now rang through
all parts othe ship. These were carried to the
cockpit as fast as they fell, while those more for
tunate men who were killed outright, were Im
mediately thrown overboard. As I was station
ed but a short distance from the main hatchway,
I could catch a glance at all who were carried be
low. A glance was all I could indulge in, for
the boys belonging lo the guns nert to mine were
Wounded in the early Dart of the action, and I
ad to spring with all my might to keep three or
foHr guns supplied with cartridges. ' "V
raw two of these lads fall nearly together.
One of them was struck in the leg by a large
shot; he had to suffer amputation above the
wound. The other had grape or canister shot
sent through his ancle. A stout Ycrkshircinan
lifted him in his arms, and hurried "liitni ,.to the
cockpit. He had his foot cut off, and wathus
made lame for lile. Two of the boys stationed
on the qtiarter deck were killed. There were
both Portuguese. A man, who saw one of them
killed, afterwards told me that his powder caught
fire and burnt the flesh almost off his fare. In
litis pitiable situation, the agonized boy lifted up
both hands, as if imploring reli.-f, when a pass
ing shot instandy cut him in two.
I was an eye-witness to a sight equally revolt
ing. A man named Aldricli had one of his hands
cut off by a shot, and almost at 'ho same mo
ment he received another shot, which tore open
his bowels in a terrible manner. As he fell, two
or-three men caught him in their arms, and, as
he could not live, threw him overboard.
One of the officers in my division also fell in
my sight. He was a noblo hearted fellow, nam
ed Nan Kivell. A grape or canister shot struck
him near the heart; exclaiming, "Oh! my God!"
he fell and was carried below, where he shortly
after died.
Mr. Hope, our first lieutenant, was also slight
ly wounded by a grummet, or small iron ring,
probably torn from a hammock clew by a shot.
He went bejow, shouting to the men to fight on.
Having had his wound dressed, hecamoup again,
shouting to us nt tho top of his voice, and bid
ding us fight wiih all our might. 7 here was not
a man in the ship but would have rejoiced had he
been in the place of our master's mate, the un
fortunate Nan Kivell.
Tho battle went on. Our men kept cheering
with all their might. I cheered with them,
though I confess I scarcely knew for what. Cer
tainly there was nothing very inspiring in the as
pect of things where I was stationed. So terri
ble had been the destruction around us, it was
termed the slaughter-house. Not only had we
had several boys or men killed or wounded, but
several of ihe guns were disabled.
The one I belonged to had a piece of the muzzle
knocked out: and when the ship rolled, it s'.ruck
a beam of the upper deck with such force as to
become jammed and fixed iri that position. A.
twenty-four pound shot had also passed through
the screen of tho magazine, directly over the ori
fice through which we passed our powder. The
schoolmaster received a death wound. The brave
boatswain, who came from the din of bule, was
fastening a stopper on a back stay which had
been shot away, when his head was smashed to
pieces by a cannon ball ; another man going to
complete the unfinished nsk. was also struck
down. Another of our midshipmen also received
a severe wound. The' unfortunate ward-room
steward, who attempted to cut his throat on a
former occasion, was killed. A fellow named
John, who for some petty offence had been sent
on board as a punishment, was carried past me
wounded. I distinctly heard the largo blood
drops fall pat, pat, pat, on the deck ; his wounds
were mortal. Even a poor goat, kept by the of
ficers for her milk, did not escape the general car
nage; her hind legs were shot off, and poor Nan
was thrown overboard. " ,
Such was the terrible scene, amid which we
kept on ourshouting and firing. Our men fought
like tigers. Some of lliem pulled ofT their jack
ets, others their jackets and vests ; while some,
still more determined, had taken off their shirts;
and with nothing but a handkerchief lied around
the waistbands of their trowsers, fought like he
roes. I also observed ajboy named Cooper sta
tioned at a gun some distance from the magazine.
He came to and fro on the full run, and appeared
to ba as " merry as a cricket." The third lieu
tenant cheered him along, occasionally, by say
ing, "Well done, my boy, you are worth your
weight in gold."
I have often been asked what were mv feelings
during this fight. I felt pretty much as I suppose
every one does at such a time. That men are
without thought when they stand amid the dying
and the dead, is . too absurd an Idea to be enter
tained a moment. We all appeared cheerful, but
I know that.many a serious thought ran through
my mind; still, what could we do but keep a sem
blance, at least of animation T To run from our
quarters would have been certain death from the
hand ol onr own officers ; to give way to gloom,
or lo show fear, would do np.gond, and might
brand us .with the name of cowards, and ensure
certain defeat. . ' ;, r
Our only true philosophy, therefore, wat to
make the best of our situation by fighting bravely
and cheerfully. I thought great deal, however,
of the other world; every groan, every fallen man,
told me that the next instant I might be before
tho Judge of all the earth. For this. I felt unpre
pared; but being without any particular knowl
edge of religious truth, I satisfied myself by re
peating again and again the' Ixrd't prayer, and
promising that if spared I would be more atten
tive to. religious duties than ever before. This
premise 1 had no ddublal the lime,j)jLieepiHg 1
but I have learned since that it it easier to make
promises amidst the roar of battle's thunder, or in
the horrors of shipwreck, than to keep them
when danger is absent, and safety smiles upon
our path.
While these thoughts secretly agitated my bo
som, the din of battle continued. Grape and can
ister shot were pouring through our port holes
like leaden rain, carrying death in the trail. 'Ihe
largo ahot came against the ship's side like iron
had, shaking her to the very keel, or passing
through her limbers, and scattering terrific splin
ters, which did a more appaling work than even
their own death-givirjg blows. The reader may
form an idea of the effect of grape and emitter,
when he is told that grape ahot it formed by se
ven or eight balls confined to an iron and tied in
a cloth. These balls are scattered by the explo
sion of the powder. Canister shot ia made by
filling a powder canister wiih balls, each lage
as two or three musket balls ; these also scatter
with direful effect when discharged. Whatlhent
with splinters, cannon balls, grape and canister,
poured incessantly upon us, the reader maybe
assured that the work of death went on in a man
ner which must have been satisfactory even to
the King of Terror himself.
Suddenly the rattling of the4ron hail ceased.
We were ordeied to cease firingr A profound si
lence ensued, broken only by the stifled groans
of the brave sufferers below. It was soon ascer
tained that the enemy had shot ahead to repair
damages, for she was not so disabled but she
could sail without difficulty; while wo were so
cut up that we lay utterly hopeless. Our luad
braces were shot away ; tho fore and main top
masts were gone; the mizzen mast hung over the
stern, having carried several men over in its fall ;
we were in a state of complete wreck.
A council was now held among the officer on
the quarter deck. Our condition was perilous in
the extreme; victory or escape were alike hope
less. Our ship was disabled; many of our men
were killed, and manv more wounded. Th en
emy would, without doubt, bear down upon as in
a few momenta, and as she could now etioose her
own position, would, without doubt, rake us fore
and aft.
Any further resistance was therefore folly. So,
in spile of the hot-brained Lieutenant, Mr. Hope,
who advised them not to strike but to sink along
side, it was determined to strike our bunting.
This was done by the hands of a brave fellow
named Watson, whose saddened brow told how
feverly it pained his lion heart to do it. To me
it was a pleasing sight, for I had been fighting
enough for one Sabbath; more than 1 wished to
see again on a week day. His Britannic Majes
ty s frigate Macedonian was now the prize ol the
American frigate United Slates.
Chinese Tools And Chinese Mechanic-.
Though their iron work ia not good, yet iheir
tools, such as chisels, planes, axes, dec. are excel
lent, and kept very sharp. They make use of
the circular instead of the handsawV They have
a saw for particular line work, which, if we had
not teen them using, we should have imagined
the work had been done with a chisel. The
blado of it consists merely of a single piece of
orass wire jaggeu witn a stiarp instrument. 1 lie
pattern to be carved is placed on the wood, and
a hole is bored in il, through which the wire ia
passed and made fast lo the handle, which, is
kept outside the wood ; the drawing is then cut
out with the greater care and accuracy. For
all rough work, they make use of a small sort of
an axe, slightly rounded on one side. This an
swers the purpose of an adze. In peaceful times,
the streets of a Chinese city must present a ve
ry tl ne appearance, from the 'way the front
sideboards arc painted and gilded. The insides
of the shops are protected from the sun by the
screens extending across the streete, supported
from the roof of the house. These are either of
matting, or in order to admit the light are of oys
ter shells scraped fine, set in frames, like panes
of glass. We set a great many tailors to work
for us, who made thing very well if they had a
good pattern ; but it is necessary to be careful
that there was no defect or patch in.il, for they
copied exactly as they jjavr the article before
them. Our gloves puzzled fliem most. Their
first attempts to imitate them produced most ab
surd looking things but, as we were nut very
particular about otr personal appearance, they
answered the purpose of keeping our hands warm
being lined with fur. Only one man succeeded
in turning out a pair at all resembling English
gloves. They were almost the only trades
people who did not desert the city, and they had
always plenty to do. Lieut. Murray's Doings
in China.
An Jlntcdott. General Morris, of the New
Mirror, relates the following anecdote in relation
to Mr. Preserved Fish :
"This gentleman, In early Hffe, was a sea cap
tain. One day his vessel was hailed by a brie,
when the following dialogue took pliee -"ship
a-hoy !" "Hallo!"' "Who's your captain !"
"Preserved tish. " Who!" "Preserved Fish."
The master of the brig, thinking he was mistin
derstood, and wondering at the stupidity of the op
posite parly, again applied the trumpet to his mouth
and bawled out "i ay, mister, I don t want lo
know what your cargo ia ; jTtvliat'e your cap
tains n-a-m-e !" 7 ? T r
A tall Jonathan was patrolling up Broadway a
short time since, with a sheet of gingerbread un
der his arm, and gazing at the signs, when one
which was labelled General finding Store, at
tracted his attention. He entered, chewing at
hi gingerbread, and after a severe effort at swal
lowing, like a hen eating dough, he exclaimed,
"1 swow ! you must be darned lucky chapa to
find atl these things I 'spose you ha'nl found
mv umbrella, are vou ?"
TIIE CROSS.
Symbol of 8hsr t myrtetiwss tiga
Of groan, and afonira, and Mood,
Hail f pledge ok love, f peace divine,
froaOfldl :
Symbol of Hop! la those that stray.
The pilgrim's vows extend to thee; , v
Mlar ef the Soul, thoa (uid'st the way
v To Caharv I ,
Symbol of Tears! we look and mcrjnl ;
Hi woes, wheae soiS Rtan mm rivenr
Where, wanderer! ia thy doe return
' , Ta Heaven ! ..,,
ttymkol of Em aire! tttotlehalt fan ... ,
And shine, where leads in daxkaees sat.
On Eastern domes that greet the tkiee,
:( Aad minaret.
Hymbol of Glory! when no more
The monarch graspa bia diadem,
Thou still shall burn when worlds are e ar,
A peerlpsa gam f
JUl Dfuperaadam.
J
Trill v has it been taid bv the bard of aft timHL
that ' ' . ,
Theie is a tide in the affairs of n;en , V"
Which taken tt the floaA leads on fortune, .
and perhaps this belief haa never been snore
atrnngly borne oUU than in the personage whoa
name follnws. John Scott, together with hie
..( . fr a a.... .
oromer iviiuam. Has educated in the tree-school
of Ncwnisile-upon-Tyne; in England; 'They
were both children in the middle elaetof society.
Both were articled lo attorneys, and both at U) -
exniraiion of these articles, lesnlveil ta nnahlhair
fortune at her great mart, London. John, with
w hom only w e have : do w to ilo, went th Bg1L
hit term, and got admitted to the bar. Unforta-
nate young man, his family connexions were few,
humble and far away. It was true, that bo hid
studied deeply and effectually the profession
which he had taken up: it was true that bat
companions in private society admired the wit,av
L .t- I. .l I 1 . .
inncn as we Knowieuge, oi nonesi jack ceou.
in the cluos, in the debating room, in all ums;
places where "small artillery" is practised, Scott
invariable bore the rralm awav. and vat h em.
tinned to remain, a briefless barrister. In vain
he was seen daily in Westminster Hail, with
wig ol snowy whiteness, gown of ample flow.
and nnrole ba. in which brieflv lo sneak. hrir
there were none at all. A motion of coarse pro
duced him now and then a half guinea, bnt even.
tneie were like angel-vmts " few and far lei
twecn." and though they brought him th smati
piece of gold, they brought him not honor and
distinction. . ,
As lirhe wore away, so also wore the patience'
of poor Scott. A 6ne flow of spirits' had hng
sustained him, but gradually he was becoming at
tenuated in frame, and melancholy in eonnlenanee.
Some demqn whispered him, that fie had mista
ken the road to fortune, and suggested that he
had better relreat in time, and endeavor frt patch
up his hopes by another course of life. He wres
tled with the spirit, however, for a tin, still hop
ing, with each day that something might tarn op
to draw him from his obscurity ; for be it ob
served, that Mr. Scott was aware, ind justly
aware, that he had whhm him matter for high
observation tharf hitherto had fallen upon biow.
The office of reporter to s daily paper, the contri
bution of an article) occasionally for a rotgiiirHv
and the few motions above olluderf th: in. ih.
coutts, enabled hint to keep the wolf from, iho
door, and in pay nis expenses in goinf tn the.
circuit twiee a year, where the pleasure of seeing
one or two mammoth leaden. carry tit the prac
tice, and the opportunity of studying human mK
tute in ihebest school that of litigation, were fcta
sole rewards;-for it must be remit ked, that rhoOgh
a young mad may, in Westminster Hall, has
an opportunity of startling the public ear, by Mae
unexpected and powerful remark, ret On eireaiu
the innlofs are nunncts in the hamls nt ft u.,i.
ers, who take eopecisl care not to hazard thefr
popularity, by allowing the yonng men Is exhib
it loo much, . , : , , f
Such continued lo ba ihe life and anna tins f
John Scott; his- energies cramped, his spirits bow
ed down, his lahors those of drudgery riavenrV
and obscurity, which last, by the way, was "the.
nnkjndest cut of all." It was no longer Beckon
ing of months, they had stretched themselves into.
, . i 1 1 . . .'ii t Ir i.
years,-ami fir, ocoii sou cmmiiueu oneuess
barrister, reporter, writer, wit, and we bad el-
mnat tairl a hrnben.hmrft mil. Hi lautut.
seriously of giving np the lair, and trying bis for-.
nine in commercial or some otner specuiauoo i
The thought of this, however, the reflection o,
the time which he had expended iri Intense study,
lf 1am m Ii l.m f"tl .AniliiMIt liA Iin4 ttmm
snred op, the many whom his own beart tokl
him wsrs far inferior to himself in talents, and
who, nevertheless, were rollirg in affluence, all
added gall to bitterness, and real was the diffi
culty with which he arrived at the conehision.
that all this must be abandoned, if he wishtduto
emerge from the obscurity in which he) was
plunged. . '.. ,.r,;.-..
tn fact, he proceeded to pack np his personals,,
and pay his little accounts; he negotiated with o
eminent bookseller to take' his smalt bat varuable-
Cftllectirm. and smi tnnlr Kia Mauee In., a. aaaei I
which was proceeding to Newcastle -his native
place. , '' ,. ...H'
At this very juncture, dame fortune wit pre.
paring for him an important change. The eel.'
brated Lord George Gordon was about to take
hie trial, anil ika misUmm mhi m?m M4tihA.t
junior counsel being unexpectedly arevented from
pcrfornii:ig his duly, the brief smiths; opening of
the cause was bv hanov.. chartcet a-lven Ms
Scoii. was a god-send. ,He made himself,
master of hi subject he was. favored with an
opportunity which enabled Mm to electrify the
eourt. All eyes were anraed opon the hitherto
young man.- Briefs were from this lime poured
in upon him. ;H daily rose in popular opinion,
and in that of "the powers that be." : He gradu
ally became Solicitor and Attorney General.' He
rose to the rank 'of lrd High .Chancellor of
Great Britain; whieh office he retained for pore
than a quarter of a centurv; and the obsrure Jbi
Scott was the possessor of 50,000 in annnat receipt-
the friend of kings and psrinces lite Isad'
er of a powerful party in the state." ' -