Inscription
Master of the brig Alexander & Margaret
of North Shields
Who on the 31st Of January
On the Norfolk Coast
With only 3 3-pounders and 10 Men and Boys
Nobly defended himself against a Cutter
Carrying 18 4-pounders and
Upwards of 100 Men
Commanded by the notorious English Pirate
FALL
And Fairly beat him off
Two hours after, the Enemy came down upon him again
When totally disabled
His Mate, Daniel Macauley,
Expiring with loss of blood
And himself dangerously disabled
He was obliged to strike and ramsom.
He brought his shattered vessel into Yarmouth
With More
Than the Honours of a Conquerer
And died here, in consequence of his wounds
On the 14th of February following,
In the 25th year of his age.
To Commemorate the gallantry of his son
The Bravery of his faithful Mate
And at the same time mark the infamy of a savage pirate
His afflicted father, Alexander Bartleman
Has ordered this stone to be erected over his
Honorable Grave.
'Twas great
His foe, though strong, was infamout
The foe of human kind,
A manly indignation fired his breast
Thank God, my son has done his duty
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