; cargo, captured on her voyage from London to Trieste, by the David Porter, and sent into New Bedford cargo valued at from $150,000 to $200,000. The Flying Fish was a brig 110 feet on deck, and in every way a fine vessel. The English packet brig Lady Mary Pelham, mounting 10 guns and 25 men, was captured by the Kemp, of Baltimore, and sent into Wilmington, N. C. The packet opposed the privateer with a manly spirit, until she had one man killed, and eight wounded, when she surrendered to the Kemp, which vessel had one man killed and three wounded. SUBSTANCE OF AN AMUSING CHASE BY AN ENGLISH FRIGATE AND THE PRIVATEER WARRIOR, CAPTAIN CHAMPLIN, OF NEW YORK. On the 15th of December, Captain Champlin made the island of Fayal, and at 8 o'clock in the morning, while about entering the harbor, he saw an English frigate lying there at anchor. to As soon as the frigate discovered the privateer, she slipped her cable and made sail in pursuit of her. The Warrior, of course, carried all the sail she could bear, avoid the enemy, and after a chase of some forty or fifty miles, with a strong breeze and squally weather, the frigate approached within long-gun-shot of the privateer, and commenced firing upon her from her two bow guns. At this moment, Captain Champlin brought his longtom to bear, and luffed-to a little, to show his starboard battery, which indicated a disposition to fight (as the enemy supposed), which induced the frigate to shorten sail, and give battle in due form. Under these favorable circumstances, Captain Champlin threw overboard all his lee guns with shot and other heavy articles. After having lightened his vessel, he made sail and dodged the enemy during the night, and thus made his escape. TRUE MAGNANIMITY. The following statement was extracted from a London paper, called the Aurora, dated December 1st, 1814: "MR. EDITOR: You will please a great number of your readers in Great Britain, who are zealous in spreading the Divine Gospel all over the earth, by showing them that there are some American citizens who are willing to unite with us in sending Missionaries to all parts of the globe. The Rev. Mr. Benson read the following note, which was transmitted to him by one of his brethren in Wales : A few weeks since, a trading vessel, laden with corn, from Cardigan, in Wales, was taken in the channel by an American privateer. When the captain of the latter entered the cabin to survey his prize, he espied a small box with a hole in the top, similar to that which tradesmen have in their counters, through which they drop their money, on which the words "Missionary box" were inscribed. On seeing this, the American captain seemed not a little astonished, and addressed the Welsh captain nearly as follows: "Captain, what is this?" pointing to the box with his stick. "Oh!" replied the honest Cambrian, heaving a sigh, "'tis all over now!" "What?" said the American captain. Why, the truth is," said the Welshman, "that I, and my poor fellows, have been accustomed, every Monday morning,, to drop a penny each into that box, for the purpose of sending out Missionaries to preach the gospel to the heathen ; but it is all over now. 27 "Indeed!" answered the American captain, "that is very good." After pausing a few minutes, he said: "Captain, I'll not hurt a hair of your head, nor touch your vessel," and immediately departed, leaving the owner to pursue his course to his destined port." CHAPTER X. DESPERATE BATTLE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES SHIP HORNET, CAPTAIN BIDDLE, AND REMARKS ON THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES SHIP HORNET, J. BIDDLE, COMMANDER, AND THE BRITISH SLOOP-OF-WAR PENGUIN, CAPTAIN DICKENSON, ON THE 25TH OF MARCH, 1815, NEAR THE ISLAND OF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA. I have selected this action from among many others, because I believed the two vessels as nearly equal, both in men and guns, as could possibly be chosen from the navies of their respective countries. Consequently, I think this action a very fair test between Young America and Old England, in point of seamanship, skill, and bravery. I consider this one of the fairest and best fought battles, on both sides, that occurred during the war. In some of the other naval battles fought between single American and British ships, it so happened that the force of the American vessels was slightly superior in men and guns to the English; but in this instance, I trust, the English will not raise that objection, but on the contrary, acknowledge it without a cavil, to have been a fair-fought action, and a decided victory in favor of the American ship. These two sloops-of-war had, previous to their meeting, been wishing and seeking for an opportunity to distinguish themselves by gaining a decisive battle over the enemies of their respective countries, in an honorable combat on the broad ocean. When the Penguin hove in sight, and the two belligerent parties understood the character of each other, their hearts beat high with hope for a glorious victory. The Penguin bore up, and ran off a little, to get clear of the land. At the same time, the Hornet, being a little to leeward, backed her main-top-sail, and waited for her opponent to come down, that they might commence the action. As the two ships neared each other, the Penguin hoisted English colors, and fired a gun, which said, as plain as a gun could speak, I am ready for the fight. Capt. Biddle set his colors, and here follows his official account of the action: Hon. Secretary of the Navy. SIR, I have the honor to inform you, that on the morning of the 23d instant, at half-past ten o'clock when about to anchor off the north end of the Island of Tristan d'Acunha, a sail was seen to the southward and eastward, steering to the westward, the wind fresh from the S.S.W. In a few minutes she had passed on to the westward, so that we could not see her |