Life — June 2, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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“ UNITED States: den firmly believed up to the last mom that he would win, such was British But he made the mistake of bis life, tur got back to New York with his . and was grected with the plaudits of wh Our poets were very much that Ono of them wrote nation. alive at time. Rod Carden thonght he had us tight, Just 0 dit Ds . But brave Decatur put bin right With Yankee dood ‘They thonght they saw our shtp in tame, Which tuade then all hazza but whe e It made povtry, Not abl ut itconveyed the ide THE “CONSTITUTION” AND THE “Java.” the precise hour in which 500 men jown toa banquet at Gib: son's City Hotel, New York, to celebrate tho victories of Isaac Hull and Stephen Decatur, king place off the st of South America, which was to be history to the discomflture of the over-confident Briton, On the 26th of October, 1812, Captain William Bainbridge set sail from Boston in the Constitution, tho Hornet, Master Ce Law- renee, to ¢ Two days before Captain Porter had sailed in tho Esser,and it was the intention to havo these three vessels meet later, and, by pro- coding to the Indian Ocean, to eruise in the East Indies, and thus draw some of tho English frigates away from our coast. This design, however, was not carried out, as were sitting another event) was accompanied — by pmandant Jame aise in the West Indies. AND “Macrpostay.” Fron an old print. the Constitution and the Hornet failed to meet the Exsez at the appointed rendez- yous. Porter proceeded on bis own hook, and made a most remarkable voyage by himself. The Constitution and Hornet, after touching at Port Praya, proceeded to the coast of Brazil, and on December 13th the Hornet, with the out of sight, appeared off Bahia, St. Salva- dor, and, after vainly trying to induce a British of-war there, the Bonne Citoyenr come out and give battle, block- aded that vessel, her captain being not so ready to engage an American of about tho same weight as the boasts of the British might lead one to believe. The Constitution, then leaving tho Hornet off Bahia, proceeded to and D yr 29th ran across tho English frigate Jara. It was a one-sided affair from the start. It took the Constitu- tion about two bours to make a wreck of the e and it was a good job and w Indeed, she was so badly damaged that the next day she had to be blown up. On board the tenant -( re Constitution discreetly slooy vessel om, 1 done, Jara was Lieu- neral Thomas Hislop, ently appointed Governor of India, and some extra British naval officers, Her captain (Lambert) died shortly after from his injuries, Bainbridge sailed for Boston with the news of his victory, arriving there on Feb- ruary 27th, and it is needtess to say that ho gota lively reception, Fifty thousand dol- lars were voted by Congress to the officers und crew, In commenting on these successive vie~ tories, the Loudon Times bad ion to remark: “Oh, what a charm is hereby dis- solved 1” One of our poots sang: ne, lads, draw near, and you shall hear, Tn truth as chaste as Dian OF How Bainbridge, true, and his bold crew Again have trained the lon OF ‘Twas off Brazil he the pill Which made hin ery, Preear!, OF But hours two the Jara, new, Maintained the Lattle bravely O1 Ete, Nearly a year of war, and not an Amerti- n frigate bad struck Grit, gumption, and gunnery! Nthe meantime, Lawrence, in the Hornet, ] bad remained at Bahia until he was. chased by an English frigate, and, making off, he came across the English sloop-of- war Peacock, and made short work of her, the engagement lasting about fifteen min- utes, She then to New York (in March, 1813), and they bad another cele- bration. ee returned “DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP.” Of course, after these brilliant victories, it was necessary to bave one disaster, Jas, LAWRENCE.