Life — June 16, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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“ The thirteen-year: the Phabe and the Cherub, qT attempted to run the blockade, and would probably have got away if ithad not been for an untimely squall,and she was disabled and compelled to seek safety ina bay, Hero a desperate fight ensued, and the Exser, after a gallant defense, was compelled to surrender, When the crew of the board to take possession they found on hee named “ Murphy Phoebe came on and one of tho ght her on board the Plurbe in triumph. “That pig belongs to me,” rut, 1 with you,” said young Farr said the sailor. © You are a prisoner, and so is the pi “This is private property, ragut, Whereupon a ring was formed,and the thirteen-year-ol American boy and the English sailor went at it. Farragut got the pig. Porter and the remainder of his crow, now prisoners of war, were sent to the United States in a cartel-ship, and after many adventures he arrived home in July, 1814, bringing the story of bis eruise, “W been unfor- tunate,” wrote Porter, “but not dis- graced. * The value of the pri on his cruise amounte dollars, He w replied Far- hav 23 Porter took to millions of or hailed as RODGERS AND HUTCHINSON, Serre similar to Porter's cruise, but on a much smaller scale, was tho Commodore Rodgers in President, during the summer of 1813. After sailing towards the West Indies and meeting with no luck, the President headed up into the North Sea, sailed near the Shetland Istands, put into Norway, and cruise of the 1 American boy and th English sailor went at it,” failing to get supplies, Rodgers began to capture prizes and replenish bis stores, Lieutenant Hutchinson, commanding tho English High Flyer, tender to the ship of the line San Domingo, had been especially warned to beware of Rodgers. Hutchinson himself wasa trifle uneasy at the thought of meeting that astute Co modore, for it was only a short time before that he had appeared at Havre de Grace, Rodgers’s home, plundered it, and actually stolen a sword from the Commodore's house, “If Rodgers gets hold of you,” said Warren to Hutchinson, “ he will carry you JOUNSTON BLAKELY. into Boston on the end of his jibboom.” On the afternoon of September 23d, as Hutchinson was walking the quarter-deck “of the High Flyer with the sword he had stolen clanking at his side, strange vessel was sighted. The rea- son why Hutchinson didn’t know it was tho I¥esident was because Rodgers happened to know some of the English signals. Hutchinson hoisted a private signal and Rodgers promptly replied, at the same time running up the British ensign. Thon Rodgers put a British uniform on one of his officers and sent him aboard the High Flyer, deceiving Hutchinson so tbat the officer was soon in possession of the whole He was told that the other vessel was the Sea Horse and induced to come on board, where hoe greeted Rodgers as a brother, and told him about the President and bow much sho was “ They say,” said Hutebinson, “that Rod- gers is an odd fish, and slips through one’s flngers,” “I imagine so,” replied Rodgers, Suppose you would like to meet him.” “Wouldn't [1 exclaimed Hutchinson; “that is,” he added, thoughtfully, “in a vessel of equal size.” “You shall have the pleasure,” said Rodgers, “Do you know what vessel this “Why, the Sea Horse, of course,” said Hutchinson, “It happens to be the United States frigate President,” chuckled the wily Commo- dore, “and I, sir, am Commodore Rodgers."” Then the band played “ Yankee Doodle.” Hutchinson was well treated by Rodgers, and three days afterwards the President and her prize reached Newport. code, nted, . . . URING the year 1814, and carly in 1815, a number of gagements took place between our ships and the English, and the block- ade which England endeavored to establish along our entire coast was provocative of many battles and much loss of property, the British not hesitating to plunder where they had an opportunity. In July the John Adams was burned on the Penobscot. Shortly before this the new sloop-of-war Wi tain, Johnston Blakely, appeared in the English channel, created much excite- ment, and captured the British sloop 2 deer, This action lasted only thirty min- utes, and on his return Blakely was pre- sented by Congress with a gold medal, In August he went on another cruise in the Wasp, took the Avon,which the approach minor en-