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Title: The naval history of the United States
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John), 1863-1934
Subjects: United States -- History, Naval To 1900
Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and company
Contributing Library: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Boston

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d at suchclose range that the Yankee gunners could hear the ripping of the plankson the enemys decks as the solid shot crashed through beam and stan-chion. Having passed each other, the ships wore, and returned to theattack; but the weight of the Americans metal told so severely uponthe Levant that her flag was hauled down, and, firing a gun to leeward,she gave up the fight. As an exhibition of seamanship, this action is unrivalled in navalannals. For Stewart to have taken his ship into action with two hostilevessels, and so handle her as not only to escape being raked, but actu-ally rake his enemies, was a triumph of nautical skill. The action washard fought by both parties. The loss upon the British vessels has neverbeen exactly determined ; but it was undoubtedly large, for the hulls werebadly cut up by the Americans fire. The Constitution had but threemen killed, and twelve wounded. The officers all escaped unhurt. After a few hours pause to repair damages, Stewart took his prizes
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BATTLESHIP MASSACHUSETTS BLUE-JACKETS OF 1812. 513 into Porto Praya in the Cape Verde Islands, where they arrived on the10th of March. The day after the ships reached port, a heavy fog settledover the water, cutting off vision in all directions. As the first lieutenant,of the Constitution was walking the quarter-deck, he heard a youngmidshipman among the prisoners suddenly exclaim, Theres a large shipin the offing. The lieutenant peered about on every side, but could seenothing, until, looking upward, he saw the top-gallant sails of a large shipmoving along above the fog-bank. Capt. Stewart was quickly notified;and, coolly remarking that the stranger was probably a British frigate, heordered that the men be sent to quarters, and the ship prepared foraction. The lieutenant hastened on deck to execute the orders, but hadhardly reached his station when he saw the sails of two more shipsgliding along above the fog-bank. Hastily he returned to the captainscabin with the report. Stewart sho

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