Kentucky Gazette

FROM THE TRENTON TRUE AMERICAN.

Capt. Lawrence, by capturing the Peacock, has added a fine feather to his plume!

An American Hornet stinging a British Peacock to death in fifteen minutes, may be called sharp work.

Finest birds are not always best. From a British Swallow the Congress took 150,000 dollars—in a British Peacock, the Hornet could not find a cent.

Five Naval Victories in five naval battles, go far to verify the prediction of the Poet,

"That ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves,
While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves."

Judging from the great havoc made on board the Peacock, and the little injury sustained by the Hornet, Capt. Lawrence need not have avoided an action with a British 74!—The Hornet had but four killed and wounded—the Peacock forty-eight—making the British loss twelve times as great as that of the Americans!

Our frigates will have to attack British ships of the line, & our sloops of war British frigates, to reap any laurels in future!—Man to man and gun to gun, our gallant tars can hereafter gain but little honor from a victory over British seamen.

The British used to send frigates to convoy their merchantmen—now it takes seventy-fours to convoy their frigates!

We have before remarked that every disaster by land had been closely followed by a triumph at sea. On this ground when Ogdensburg was taken by the British, the editor of the Columbian observed that our Navy was in debt to the country at least a sloop of war—and it now appears that the moment he was making the charge, Capt. Lawrence had balanced the account—the Peacock being destroyed but two days after Ogdensburg was taken!

To say that our gallant tars are victorious in every engagement, does not satisfactorily describe the issue of their contests. The following statement will shew it to more advantage:

Killed and Wounded
74
599

The foregoing may not be correct in every particular, but is, we believe nearly so. The vessels suffered in about the same proportion as the men. These facts shew that "our guns are served by freemen," conscious of a good cause in their contest for "Free trade and Sailors' rights."

It is said by an historian, of Peter the Great, that the battles he lost rendered him a conqueror on the whole by adding experience to his courage.—Just so we presume, it will be with the American army—it has abundant courage already—give it experience, and it will be irresistible. English slaves cannot stand before American freemen.

The British lately landed at Smithfield, in Virginia, and carried off upwards of 100,000 weight of Bacon—Unless they are very careful, they will find enough to do to save their own bacon in some of their marauding incursions!

President,	1 Little Belt,	33
Essex,	0 Alert,	3
Constitution,	14 Guerriere,	104
Wasp,	10 Frolic,	75
United States,	11 Macedonian,	105
Constitution,	84 Java,	230
Hornet	4 Peacock,	48