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The United States frigate President, one of the finest vessels of her class in the navy, sailed from this port on the 14th of January, 1815, on a cruise In going over the bar she grounded, and thumped heavily for an hour and a half. At high water she was forced over, and although Decatur wished to put back and repair, the wind blew so strong from the west that he was compelled to go to sea. An unfortunate result, as the sequel proved.
The same day he was chased by a squadron, con- 196 AMERICAN ...BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BOOK.
sisting of the Majestic (razee), Endymion, Pomone, Tenedos, frigates; and Despatch, brig. The chase continued until the next day at three, when the Endymion, the headmost ship* commenced the en- gagement; but she was soon silenced, and would have been taken, but for the approach of her con- sorts — nor did she fire another gun during the ac- tion. The Pomene and Tenedos now came up and continued the engagement, which was spiritedly met by the President ; but their force was so over- whelming, that longer defence would have been butchery, and Decatur reluctantly struck his flag, after a chase of two days, and an engagement, off and on, of six hours, with four vessels, either of which would have been considered his equal.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The United States frigate President, one of the finest vessels of her class in the navy, sailed from this port on the 14th of January, 1815, on a cruise In going over the bar she grounded, and thumped heavily for an hour and a half. At high water she was forced over, and although Decatur wished to put back and repair, the wind blew so strong from the west that he was compelled to go to sea. An unfortunate result, as the sequel proved.
The same day he was chased by a squadron, con- 196 AMERICAN ...BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BOOK.
sisting of the Majestic (razee), Endymion, Pomone, Tenedos, frigates; and Despatch, brig. The chase continued until the next day at three, when the Endymion, the headmost ship* commenced the en- gagement; but she was soon silenced, and would have been taken, but for the approach of her con- sorts — nor did she fire another gun during the ac- tion. The Pomene and Tenedos now came up and continued the engagement, which was spiritedly met by the President ; but their force was so over- whelming, that longer defence would have been butchery, and Decatur reluctantly struck his flag, after a chase of two days, and an engagement, off and on, of six hours, with four vessels, either of which would have been considered his equal.
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