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Nothing but the most rigid discipline could have restrained them. Hull, however, was preparing to decide the contest in a summary method of his own. He now made sail to bring the Constitution up with her antagonist, and at five minutes before six, P. M., being alongside within half pistol-shot, he commenced a heavy fire from all his guns, double-shotted with round and grai^e, and so well directed and so well kept up was the fire, that in sixteen minutes the mizen-mast of the Guerriere went by t...he board, and her mainyard in the slings, and the hull, rig- ging, and sails were completely torn to pieces. The fire was kept up for fifteen minutes longer, when the main and foremast went, taking with them every spar except the bowsprit, and leaving the Guerriere a complete wreck. On seeing this, Hull ordered the firing to cease, having brought his enemy in thirty minutes after he was fairly alongside to such a condition that a few more broadsides must have carried her down.
The prize being so shattered that she was not worth bringing into port, after removing the prisoners to the Constitution, she was set on fire and blown up.
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Nothing but the most rigid discipline could have restrained them. Hull, however, was preparing to decide the contest in a summary method of his own. He now made sail to bring the Constitution up with her antagonist, and at five minutes before six, P. M., being alongside within half pistol-shot, he commenced a heavy fire from all his guns, double-shotted with round and grai^e, and so well directed and so well kept up was the fire, that in sixteen minutes the mizen-mast of the Guerriere went by t...he board, and her mainyard in the slings, and the hull, rig- ging, and sails were completely torn to pieces. The fire was kept up for fifteen minutes longer, when the main and foremast went, taking with them every spar except the bowsprit, and leaving the Guerriere a complete wreck. On seeing this, Hull ordered the firing to cease, having brought his enemy in thirty minutes after he was fairly alongside to such a condition that a few more broadsides must have carried her down.
The prize being so shattered that she was not worth bringing into port, after removing the prisoners to the Constitution, she was set on fire and blown up.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Frost, John, 1800-1859. [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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