This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...of the ship. He distinguished himself in the engagement between the Constitution and the Guerriere and was shot through the body, the ball, however, reaching no vital part. He was promoted to the rank of captain, March 5, 1813, passing the intermediate grade of lieutenant-commander, and in 1814 he was appointed to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...of the ship. He distinguished himself in the engagement between the Constitution and the Guerriere and was shot through the body, the ball, however, reaching no vital part. He was promoted to the rank of captain, March 5, 1813, passing the intermediate grade of lieutenant-commander, and in 1814 he was appointed to the command of the United States frigate John Adams, 28 guns, in which vessel he cruised off the United States and Irish coasts and captured many valuable prizes, doing great injury to British commerce. When a few days out he encountered a severe gale and put into Penobscot bay for repairs. For greater security against attack, while the ship was beached, he proceeded up the river to Hampden, about thirty miles above Castine, Maine. On September 1, 1814, while the ship was preparing for heaving, and therefore in no condition, for defence, a British force of sixteen sail appeared off the harbor of Castine. r Morris at once made preparations for defending the ship from land. He sent the cannon from the ship to the batteries hastily thrown up, placed obstructions in the river, and the militia was called in from the country. By a forced march Lieutenant Lewis arrived from Castine with a detachment of twenty-eight of the United States artillery. The want of arms and ammunition in the militia was supplied from the ship. The enemy made an attack on the 3d of September, and the militia fled at the first appearance of the British fleet. A feeble resistance was made by the ship's crew and the artillery. To prevent the ship falling into the hands of the enemy Captain Morris set her on fire after spiking the guns in the batteries, and the men were separated into small parties and marched through the thinly settled country to Portland, a distance of two hundred...
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