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Title: Yankee ships and Yankee sailors : tales of 1812
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Barnes, James, 1866-1936 Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild Chapman, Carlton T
Subjects: United States -- History War of 1812 Fiction
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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d so he kept it up, regardless of the fact that his shattered leg was soon to be taken off; and all of the thirteen wounded men there under the surgeons care listened to him, and when the news came down that the first vessel had struck, Renwick called for cheers, and they were given this time with a will! Three or four days after the fight, Captain Stew-art was dining in his cabin, and as usual his guests were the English captains, who had not yet entirely recovered from the deep chagrin incident to their surrender. How it started, no one exactly knew.It is not on record which of the gentlemen was at fault for the beginning of the quarrel, but they were fighting their battles over again in a discussion that grew more heated every moment. Suddenly one of the officers, jumping to his feet, accused the other of being responsible for what he termed the unfortunate conclusion of the whole affair. Hot words were exchanged. Stewart, who, of course, had his own opinions on the matter in question, said noth-
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'Image: A discussion that grew more heated at every moment •» Fighting Stewart 213 ing, until at last he perceived that things might be going too far, and it was time for him to interfere. Smiling blandly, and looking from one of the angrymen to the other, he spoke as follows : — Gentlemen, there is only one way that I see, to decide this question,— to put you both on your ships again, give you back your crews, and try it over. This ended the argument, but the story went therounds of the ship, and one of the lieutenants in writing to a brother officer described the incident in those exact words. Quartermaster Renwick survived the loss of his leg, and he used to relate the story of how and where he lost it to the youngsters who would gather about his favorite bench fronting the Battery sea-wall. The boy recovered also, and he served his country until they laid him on the shelf after the Civil War was over. Very nearly forty years had he passed in

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