. Twelve naval captains, being a record of certain Americans who made themselves immortal . the slightest damage was done to the Tri-politan ships or forts, or to the town itself. The ten sailors were buried together near thebeach, while the three officers were laid in the samegrave on a plain a little southward of the Somers blew the ketch up, in his concep-tion of his duty, or whether the powder was acci-dentally ignited, can never be ascertained. Allthat is known, however, is that he did his duty,as did every officer and man lost in that perilousattempt. Of each of them
. Twelve naval captains, being a record of certain Americans who made themselves immortal . the slightest damage was done to the Tri-politan ships or forts, or to the town itself. The ten sailors were buried together near thebeach, while the three officers were laid in the samegrave on a plain a little southward of the Somers blew the ketch up, in his concep-tion of his duty, or whether the powder was acci-dentally ignited, can never be ascertained. Allthat is known, however, is that he did his duty,as did every officer and man lost in that perilousattempt. Of each of them may be said as iswritten after the name of the little midshipman,Israel, in the records of the navy, Died, withhonor, in the service, September 4, 1804. His country honored Somers by naming forhim a beautiful little brig; but like him it wasdoomed to misfortune. One of the most terribletragedies that ever occurred in the Americannavy took place upon the deck of the Somers,and it was afterward lost at sea, going down, asSomers did, in the darkness and silence of anunfathomed mystery. M6. Isaac Hull ISAAC HULL. The American navy has produced many mengreat in the handling of sailing-ships; but nomore capable seaman ever trod the quarter-deckthan Isaac Hull. In all of his achievements hisfaculty of handling his vessel, whether great orsmall, to the utmost possible advantage, was themost considerable factor in his success ; and histremendous popularity with seamen, who werealways eager to ship with him, came from theirconviction that in time of stress and danger theyhad a born sailor to look out for them. Hull was the son of a Revolutionary officer,and was born at Derby, Massachusetts, in March,1775, shortly before the affairs at Lexington andConcord. His father was taken prisoner anddied on one of the Jersey prison ships, and Isaacwas adopted by an uncle. General Hull. Themeans and station of the Hull family were suchthat a liberal education was within the ladsreach, and he was de
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