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broadside , which carried away the nuzenmast , and did considerable damage to the after-rigging ; the charge was returned with the greatest spirit , and then began one of the most desperate and resolute battles that ever was fought in these parts . The two Commodores engaged each other yard-arm and yard-arm for upwards of three hours , which caused horrid carnage on both sides . The barbarians attempted to board seven times , sword in hand , but were as often beat off with great slaughter . The valiant Knight was slain by a lance in the midst of the action , as he wasfiring off a blunderbuss , and Aza , his daring

antagonist , was shot through the head by a musket-ball soon after . Notwithstanding the destruction of these champions , the battle continued with the utmost fury , until they both were reduced to mere wrecks ; their masts , sails , yards , and rigging , being all gone , the rudders shot aivay , and not a yard of canvas left in either . In this disabled stale , did they keep up a constant fire with grape and partridge shot , and with the great guns battering each other , and swearing bitterly never to strike . At last , the Maltese blew up with a most tremendous explosionandlive minutes afterthe chief of the pirates sunkand not a man

, , , , ivas saved . The other part of the fleets were engaged all the time ivith the same obstinacy , until reduced to near the same condition . The xebcque was sunk , and oue of the pirate ' s ships , which the robbers had lashed to one of the frigates . The bark escaped , in a very shattered condition , and the other rover sunk the next morning , and what few remained of her crew were taken up from a raft two days after bv a Tunisian corsair , and carried into Tunis .

FATE OF THE HERMIOKE FRIGATE . When about three days out from Cape Nichola Mole , on acruise , part of the crew of the Hermione were engaged handing Ihe mizen top-sail ; the Captain speaking sharp to them , two of the men fell from the yards ; when the others came down they were reprimanded in harsh terms by the Captain , andseveral of them threatened with punishment . This occasioned much discontent , which cor ,-- tinned until the next evening , when the mutiny broke out , by throwing

doubleheaded shot , Sc . about the ship , and other disorderly behaviour . The first Lieutenant went down to enquire what they wanted , and was soon wounded in the arm with a tomahawk ; he retired for some time , and when he returned , was knocked down with a tomahawk , his throat cut , and thrown overboard . After which the sailors proceeded to the cabin in search of the Captain , who had locked himself in , but was soon dragged out , after having wounded two or three in defending himself with his sword , and experience /! the fate of his . unfortunate Lieutenant ; they afterwards seized and murdered officer in the ship

upon every ; except a Master ' s Mate and two Midshipmen . They then directed their course for La Guira , where they arrived under Spanish colours , and delivered the ship up to the Spanish Government , giving out that they had turned their officers adrift in their jolly boat . Ihe Spaniards have since manned the ship , and sent her to sea . The crewof ihe Hermione were a mixture of several nations . The Hermione had been removed from La G . yira to Porto Cavallo , a more secure anchorage , and dismantled . There were 27 Officers in all killed .

SHOCKING NARRATIVE . The following account of the dreadful catastrophe of the ship Thomas , of Liverpool , is copied from a'Barbadoes paper of the 14 th of October : ' Qn Tuesday afternoon last , drifted on shore on the north east part of this island , a boat with two men and a boy . ' These are part of a crew belonging to . the ship Thomas , M'Quay , of Liverpool , on his middle voyage from the coast of Africa to this island . From that coast being infested by French privateersCaptain M' had taught his male

, guay slaves the use of arms , in order that they should aid him to repel the attacks ofthe enemy , should . any be made , as he had frequent skirmishes with them on his last yoyage . . But instead of becoming auxiliaries in his defence , they took advantage of his instructions , and seizing his ammunition . chest , on the zd of September , * arly in the morning , about two hundred of them appeared on deck , accoutred , and