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I . w..1'- 1 ... . Monday, MarcIS, 1B05 ' V; ' f " ' -''o;S0: ' ; V' Cotimodore. Pn&kfcihttcr, tantimtd frotn ? Teboti Vessels kept: their sta tion akhbusrh covered whhthpspcay of the ieaiccasKJnHy thenemy Ijetits53Pnt and -Kobiisson, who kept up a constant fireroiti .l5 mor- tars 'and threw; a ?atsntlraber of Shells into the town. Five of the e ' hemv ' fln-boats , and two giUIies , ceroposipgilthe centre; divjiittn, afirf statidri pUHhtn the rocks s reserve, nihe'd' tboats that had been 1 drivenjiri andsu4ied by fifcsh men from the shore to replace thote they had lost, f wice - attempted to row put to ehdeavow!TtC surround our gun boatiahd'thnrj prizes. I ; as often made -the sicnalto cpvr them, which vasrotfiptlf attended to by the,5rigs Aru schoonedJ ot which were grUantly conducted and- annoyed ihe eT'emJ eJceeclingly ; but the fire from thti"ship kept thtir fiotiUa com- plcjely ifh -thecKir. 1 Qo-gRapejfhot made irreat havck among their men, no' oniTon Tara uieir.5uiKiuS uut on shore. . . . ? . .. : . ' i We were several times wltffln two cables' ' length of the -rocks, and iihin three of- their batteries, every o-ne of vhich, in uccts-ion, were SHeiscedso tong as we coma Dnng eur broad side to bear npon them. Bui the moment we. passed a battery, it ra reanimateclnd a constant heavy fire ke"t upv from ail that we could xiotrpoint; our; guns at, We suffe red mo&iyhenwearing or tacking : it - was-then I iinost sensibly feltA the rant of artothe frigate. S At half past four the wind inclining to the noah- ward, 1 made the signal for the bombs and gin-teaJbretirehi action and immediately alter, tne signal u tow off the; guii-hoats artd pnze,s, '"which was handsomely executed by the brif'S, schooners, and boajis., ot the squadron covered- by a heavy lire f tmi the Constitution'. At tlvree . quarters past 4 P. M the light ves sels, gun boats and prizes being ou 1 ot reach of the- enemy' shot, l- haq led ott to tasetoe corap. vessels m tow. We were two hdurs under the fire of the enemv'sattefies, and'theodr ly damage received in this ship, is, a ?4 pounn shot nearly through the centre of the main mas 30 feet from the deck, main royal yard and sail Sihot away r one of our quarter-deck5 guns damaged by a 32 pound- shot, which at the same time shattered a . marine.'; arm. Two lower shrouds anc two 'back stays'tvere'shot away, - and our,-; sails ;andf running rigin considerably cut ; we must impute our gettitigbff thus well, to our keep jng so near Vfchat thev over shot us and to ttie annoy-ance our grape shot gave them j 'they t are .however jtV but wretched gunners. Gun: .boat 'No. 5, h at th m ai n yartl. hot away 1 and "th ngginsrand aails of the hrirrs 1 vctsc'yaaiierafwerei considerably . cu. Juiut. Uecbtur was the only of- ';rteklled.f)fttMV:him:,:::the" service has . lost a valuable officer : .he was iounrxnarf wlw gave'strong" promise X - of Weing -an :ornament''of his profes- tiorr ; htcQduci in' tbeT action- wr.s highl honofabk,' and he died noblv. 0, iThe enemy musthavesuffered vety ";4mutKn nd-'ounded lxth apS'ngtheirhippjng and oh 'shore " V,Th-ee of-thcir gun-bnatr' were; ; DK..in,,'iaeir narnour, several -ot ' thenr had theit,ecks' peaily cleared ;of meft by our shotr 'and a :,number f: .of shells hurst in the town?andr battev S riesf .w$Kfiist'hjave.dc''gredtW ;i, "Secution The vofiicecv sea men and Tnarinesvpt tne squaaroai "behaved m .the most gallant manner. i TJie.Nea' olitans jfr.tftuIatirgS the ardof?! o our i?Wme answered my; highest i expectations I - cannot hut notice the active -exrrtionVtnQ Xffice"rjike - - comlnct of Ueut. GerdoflV and the o ther HtutTof the Constitution.-" Mr, . nonfjeo-iine; ma5i,er,tgaye me iun ' satisfaction did alLlhe officers Sc ah tp'&"comany";.CJ as 'much gV,atic y fieol fey;thconjElu:tfcof Capt.'Hal4 add Jieut. Z reenl eaand the mari nes- be longing to bis company inthe'man- . r agement: 01 b long ; vtv pounuers on - the spare deck,whicb,I placed un, der;)jrvdirrcubn S" Cap; , Decatur speaks :in- tlie highest, fef ms ..otiihi 1 teut -'Tliairtif! lr ind K mi dshipraan M'Donougb of No 4. as.ttoesCapt. Somers, of ISlidshipman Iidgely;an Milder attached .to No 1, Annexed nneied Af vui.H na wounded, and lnWa coov of mv general oraers nn this occasion x Killed gun boat, No. 2, l.ieutont. Jtinea pecaijar. . , bfc&Eoo boat No: ' 3 Cap, iecatuf, slightWie ,searjeant of Marines, and two seamen, vereiVe boatawa&s ate, and two mar- ,T - s ! . ' . . . l! jjo. gon-ooar jno. 1. wo seam. u ed, - Among trie xtuea were Jas.' :'S2J'!SdL M Caldwell, first UwWof thc SW Totat-i-one killed knd thirteen wounde. V... f - '-b riLT: August 5th, ,We were at-ao-; and midshipman JdbnS.5 Ddr ehor with the squatonalibut two bothexcellent officers ; . mid. leagues north from the city ofTriishipman Spencevand l menere pol?, theirs in chase of a smalt! uktti up .unhurt. Capt. Decatur vessel to the westward, wliich she -division this boat belonged sooncame up witif and brought to, and who was near at the time within hail. She proved to beV he blew up, report to me that Mr. French privateer of 4 guns, which j ! Spence was - superintending the put into Tripoli a few, days since jj loading of the gun at that moment, for water, and left it this morning. V an notwithstanding the boat wa I prevailed on- the Oiptain for a 1 1 sinking, he, and the brave fellows consideration, to return to Tripoli., surviving, finished charging, gave fcm the purpose of landing 14 vervjnrec cheers as the boat-went from badly wounded Tripolitans, which f under them, and swam to the near I nut on board his Vessel with a1. est bca-s where they assisted du letter to the prime minister, leaving it at the option of the bashaw, to reciprocate this generous mode of conducting the war. The send- ing these unfortunate men on shore jl to be taken cafe of bv their friends, H mpression I doubt it. All hands were busily employed altering the rig of the three pnzes from latten vessels to sloops, and preparing for a second attack. Observed one of the ene my's schoonera'and tfv lrig (two corsairs) in the harbour to be dis masted was informed by the French Captain, that die'damage these vessels received in the aetion of the 3d, bad . occasioned their masts to be taken out. f The 7th the French privateer came eut, brought me a letter from the French Consul, in which he ob serves, that our attack of the 3d inst. had disposed the Bashaw to accept of reasonable terms ; and j ' inviteq me to sera, a Doatto tne was declined, as the -white flag was : riot t-oisted at the. BashawY castle, At 9, A. M. with, a veW" light breeze from the Eastward, and a : strong current, which obliged the constitution to. remain at anchor, I made the signal for the light vessels tm weigh, and' the gtn and bomb- x boats to cast oil and stand in shore towards the Western batteries, the prize boats having been completelv fitted for service, and the comnTantl of them given, to Lieut. Crane, of t.i Tri.--wj-,"rni:: c .1 me v lieu, : iiorir ut - iHc J&uieF? prize,:?i(nd; Caldwell, of' the Syrert hdffxace d with 'sails and bara.-'The Orders Hwere - for the; bombs to take a" position small bay. to t'ne westwadf bftht tity;" could be brought t6 bear 'drlthoffi but from whence they coutd ahhoy '.t: ' '; ' " .i - ' s 1 it -;iyiiS ;feT: i : we town wwo ri ssus ,4. neup; Jjoat5(, tp, silence battery oj le veil .Heavy; guns, which gnarded1 the- ap'i proacb to that, position, and ihH brigs, and, ;q'tpf suitir tHeni,, i Uftce .tKeVwBQtill ahouLI- venture out. i At half- past 1P. M. a breeze from N. K: Ef. I? weighed.. vv ith. the Constitution and . stood in for th& towB, but the wind being on shore; made it - iftf prudent to engge'the batteries with the ship, a in caseof a mast being shot away the .loss" of the vessel 'would ensue, .nlessat change'. o wind, shqutd.r favour lbuVget,itig ofr, At.haUVpast 2 JPiM. the bomb and gun-bots having gatnecl their stattonsj jhe signal was.niad fbrthepitpttack : thetpvv'nndkbat .teries nOxxfJbo mbs i mm ediately coTnmencedhrowinI, shells, and thVgUnboats jopened a sharp and! wen idijectea tire on tneiOivtjtana warrnly returned 91 hy ttie ' enemy The kpvth gun batteryjn les'sfthan two hours was sUencxet bne gun I .presbniie the .othersj' were aismojinteu. m our, snot, as tne l waiLs ;werc almost totallydestroyed; was an act of humanity on our part jj W"s anu r.nierpriSe were .10 vrma wl.ici I hope will make a proper .Jrd, ready at every hnzardto cur on the barbarians. DUt mi. ..., , , -.v 1 At a Quarter, past-3 P. Mi a shi nove.m signx 10 tnc noruirara i stancling (or the town ; made the" Argus signal to chase. At hall ?past. 3 one of out prize gun hoats ' was blown up by a hpt sho f from- . the enemy? which pasafed thrpugh; oers, seamen and marines j U) of whom were kiUeasand 0 ?oun- - ' m' m ' .1 it 1 - - V, nS the remainder of the action, j The enemy's gun-boats, and gallies iK15in number) where all in motion li Lose under the batteries, and ap- peard to meditate an aack on our batteries ; the ContstitUt.on, Nad- should venture down ; while the Svren" and Vixn were near our bdlits to, support and to cover any of them ' that rniht be disabled. The enemy thought it mosX'pru dent, however, to retire to. then I snug retreat behind the. rocks, af ter hrine a few shot. Our boats in two divisions under Capts, Somers and Decatur, were '.veil conducttd j as yere our bouiS vessels by Ueu- I tenants Dent and Kobinson. Th ' town must have r suffered muc!ifrem J this attack, and their batteries, par iticularly the seven gun battery,' must have lost many men. At half past 5 P. M. the -wind T. T mrrli Ctrrnil frv ttu n-itr. nr! II 4J(.tA4 f' tjuuj uii;iuM;curc m;ut ttcor. for the vessels to which they i attached, to take them hi tow. Argus made signal that the strange sail wai'a friend. In this davs's action No. 4 had a "twer.tV lour pound shot through her hull,; j No. 6 had her latUn vard shot j away ; No. 8 had a 514 pound shot throngh her hull, which killed two men. Snme of the boats had their rigging and saiis considerably ctvt. We threw 8 shells and about 500 24 pound shot into the totvri ani batteriesllhe officers and men :M.action- btiifaved: with tr ntnTOstjntreptdity:; At hair past;Q all the boats were in tow, and the squadron standing to the N.'W. , vAt S tne tqhn Adams., ICapt Chaurice'y$ States, - joined cojpany ' Ati V the - squadron, anchored Tripoij beannt S. 'Ks X miles VlwtaatiM Gun-bo'at !No; 5 was this dn cotpU mattded by Mr. Brooks iriasterejr 'the.' Atsaiidd'Ltk ' Wadswdrtn,; of the XStitalion s ii a return, of, 6 i?f loss m this attack.' Killed... .Gun-boat lieutenant ljsjvpman! I boatswain's-mtte V quurter-gun-ner, 1 sergeant of marinesv and $ seamen. Dittogxmboat No 8. H esunen..k.Total '12. ;-, ' i ' .v. Vouncled---gun-Doat No. 9, 0 seajfiexf,' twef of "whicK mortal! yjv , y CaptChauhceybrbusrht rhe the ffiTSt positive iinfntm?tidn that ny letters of the 7th,, 22d"ahd 31st of MaVvImforming; me that our f ri Fgate were comjug out under, Com. j 4Jarron,;wny w lusupervevieumc in th'e command of our naval forces in th'esej seas at ;fh ametimeappro bating iy,cio.AicV to mcjth.e'ihanki of-the;Prestdeqt: for mvervicesr:ri?f cAi, sirho accept ro)rfamestthJ8k3;for then verv oblicrinE manner in which vou II have made ' these cotWnunlcations, iBy-iumIas honoured with your and to assure the President, thatf to merit the applause of niy country is; my only aim, and to receive it: the liighest gratification it can bestow - Captain Chauricey liiformed mej j cnai we ingates .mjgnt re expecteq, every moment, as they were to sail from' Hampton-Road's four days, after Kim.; In consequence, of this information; and as I could not bring; the John Adams intd actiori,' he having left ail ber gun-carriages for her gun deck, except 8, -011 bo6rd' jthe Congress, and Constellationy a day.br two previous to her sailing, I determined to wait a few days ibr the arrival of Com. Barron before I ariother attack, when, if he should arnve, tne fate of Tripoli must be j. ; i i-.j ' f ' ueeiqea in a lew i?mrs, ana tne, bashaw completely humbled. Had the John Adams brought but hir gun-carriages, I should not have waited a moment, and can have ho 'doubt but the next attack would make the errival of more sh'ps un- necessarj' for the termination of the f ripelkie war. I gave Captain Chauncey orders to remain otf tlie station, that we might be benefittrv by the assistance of his boats and men; v& nearly half the crews of the" Constitution, brigs and schoo ners, are taken out. to man the; bombs, guns and ship-boats, when prepared. for an attack. Aug. 9. We wece engaged sup P'.VBg the bombs and o-un-boats with Hraniunition and stores, apd getting every thing in readiness for an attack the moment Com. Barron should arrive and make a'signalI cannot but regret that our naval es tablishment is so limited as'to ci priv me of the means and glorylof conv)lete!y subduing the haughtv'J tyran or I ripcli, while nv the chief command,, it will however a?brd me satisfaction to ive rav succes sor all the assistance in my power. At 3 V. M. I went on board the Argus for the purpose of of recoh- i noKcring tne harbor ot lnppli, we stood iii towards, the town; and were nsar being rsunfc by the- ene my's fire one of their heaviest shot which struck ablout thre"e'fe;et short of the water line, raked thie copper off her bottom under water afcd cut the plunk half through. In the evening the vvind ble'.v strotig irom , the N. N. Ei.the squadron weighed and kept under sail all nigut." The day following we a rj .hor2d, Tripoli bearing S. S. VV 0 miles distant At 10 A- Millie i'rench coiisnl hoistetf a wIiitcHag stall UEtdenhe national cnlov. which was algnal tha.t the Bashaw was ready-to treat. , I sent a boat ino die harfjer and to)k this opportu nity to forfed Giipt Bainbridge and his officers, letters Irom tHejtr friends ; the" boat was not allowed to land ' but : returned in the after? noon and brought me a letter advi- r 'tl'.u k oi '.!''- - : " :, r; 1 l. mat uic Dasatiw was reaav 10 I uate the war ; without any considera? tion ipr, peace, -H..ttthur thtis ;a-,KX)S''(tesa:taltras.-demaQc iprey'rous to the action bftW-thtraj ni i ...... . r--.,. M.-i . f li instani. 1 ncse terms 1 met not hesitate to rejects ! art wsij inform ed by Gaptam Chauhcev that' it Wds the, expectation of bur gnyernnient on Tne '..arrival or lour iriga;es; tt uuuun ine release 01 trie omcers anq crew of the. Philadelphia vkhbut I ransom ancJ cUciate the . terms, of peace. , . 1 5 enclose, you - copies -of our correspondence, which wil conymce.yqU that our. attacks have not been made- without effect ' t :. (To be jcoprluded in ur uexju), ,' - $wm. .; VLiVWS vf thk U, STATES.-- Ifl iv ' mm ' f 'r:': 'AN ACT ' To provide for Completjnjrthft valaatkin of .'Uip&r&ad dwetimg houses, and the ef.ii-' idmcratidn of slaves iu SouthTpargfio f al for other purpptejK A ; - : 'JS it enacted bj the Senate and Unite 'Reprefefitativeraf ibcUntteiSUitet tf Amcri. ca, inCOngrtsi awtonb&f, That U.eecr:arx Vsl the treasury; be, and he is h'ivebv receive, ojgj aoiiara lor tneansonj of each '.ofth?; wisoiiers, ailterm authorised and directp'd to employ1 clerks for Vuch compensation: as he", shall j udge; reasonable, td Complete, register ahd record, tiridti' the direct tion of the supervisor of the district of' South. Carolina, -the lists andab stracts of Ihe valuation ?f land and " dwellings houses, and of th enume-; ration of slaves '"withSt" the 'state 'f,? Souths Carolina ; and r under her di- -, rection ' of ther.npervisor afdresaidj to add to qt;.' deduct fronr the;taluai -' tipn foresaid,f of each individual, such a rate percentuni as haatbeenv determined bythe Commissioners api pointed by the said" state jindes the ' act intituled ".' An a,ct to provide for ; the TaluautJn of lanJs ;andd Welling' houseiarid the enumetation of slaves; v within the United States," agreeable to the provisions of the said act, of the act intitutled u An'aact -supplementary to the act lntilu!'d;An act to provide for the valuation oMands ,J Irkfr' and dwelling houses and thehume- - : " v ration ot Slaves, witmn-tne vUnited Stales," awd of th act intituled Aa act to provider fogeqHaitsm4h va- luation of unseatetl lands.' Which lists and abstracts, thus cbmpleted in cenformity with the - prorisr0ns;Tand equalizations Intiade hf the eommifri sjoners aforeSaidshallhavetthe same force and tbct: as if they ' had been completed, registered and recorded under the direction .of the csramis sionefs aforesaid arreeabl to ithe provisions, of the f above .iiientioned, acts., ..The supervisor. aforesaid, shall beallpwed in addition jto his an nual cjmpensauonat therate of three dollars per diem lor each Jlndj eterjri day employed by him, in completing or superintending the completion of A the lists and Abstracts aforesaid Pro v Med, thai' tire whole amount' ofthe said additional'; alloweriee sft all not exceed .five lnindredirafsV 'and the said allowanceas en'aisHhe -cpm-pens'ation of tlve -clerks employed by virtue of this section shall ;be paid out of the monies appropriated or , jvmch may hereafter be, appropriated - .. for defraying the expences'i; incident - to the valuation, of . houses and lands and the enumeration of slaves, ..vruhin - the United States. ' r ' Sec." 2. And be ii further -enacted. That the supervisor,qf the'distncttf Sodth- Carolina bean'he is hereby autho- ; rised and directed, as' soon as the as sessment of the tfirect tax to be le vied and collected' in the'.. state of South-Carolina, by virtue of the act j intituled . An act to lay. and. .collect adirect tax iihin the United Slates,' , shall have .been . complet,CItci:ap ' 1 point for , the whelp 0? the, said tte;": one or more suy'qrs'of -tbeve. nue ; who shalibe auUiottd to maker out ths Ksts,1: 'ctaliAn'Kef sus payable, - according td ,sUch assess- n"5m, for every dwellmjt-hou Tract r orlot of lapd slave witbmtfiesaid Mate.- - Which- lists," shall have die same force nd effect- as' if they had been made for ? each; Assessment dis- trial by a district surveyor of the re-! venue ' i . lie mrveyot'Qtfviumyors: of the revenue. thisvaoisomtetl.ilo:' of any Matt acrdr acts, vere'tli- thewhoe state of SoujLhCarolinsijall a HkewiseVexforrhalltlie other, duties :.. v- exercise au the, powers, . and, receive? the same Compensation, wYiicTi;br virtue" 'of the iirdvisions 'still WrdVoe""' rected;tovb"e' perfortned" exercised " andsmrelved byttle borVeyOrf dfihft VijyenUe fo? t4 Wteral 'assessment distfict .4nd so mtichof ny;act or:. . ctsns directed. the 'Appointment tof one surcjorfthe-VeVenue'fQi cacli -. " jssossinent districV h fai s. re- lates t tey state otSJouthiCarina " hercyfrepealedo.i'j T.v , '?-." tXAjlKUJmnber 'ewetet Tha'ttlte eycfalsupnlsot'orccertracdhj as supervisors,' mayvWith thd appfo, ' 6atiortt of jhe secretary of the ireasW & ry, unite, 1 -whenever-, such- measure; -' shaft be thought, expedient lbrAheV better 6llection of the-direcjf tax, oftp . orlmore assessment districts inttr one' ? LdisricVandiappoint cjly. necolIec- tor ot tne- sain taxr tor .tne assess-. iif .menrdisjtricts thus tinited,- any thjue in any lormeract bi acts to the &xaIy--; -trary notwithstanding. - J'tr XtVr Sec. 4, Jnd ' be f it further endkefi'Ti&e''- the accounting cheers of the' treasnrjj . be, and, they atic herehauhorisedio attje theaccountrof aby ofthe hkii nokiMiootrsor asbessowmpliyedlili J " making the' valuations, and.enumev' ''-t'r rations abovementioned in the; state Xt- 91 tjthrolma, altn5ghtbeamtfrf, - J '1 . 1 t ' -it-, : - t - f ' m. , " isv, 4 w.nav.0 yee? pressfstca ioj ated to, ;and: :f . " ; f r . .. "... - .
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