. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. down! In the morning they wereturned out with other imprecations and thewords Rebels, turn out your dead ! And there were dead a-plenty to turn outevery day in the year. The British jailerswould point to the well-kept renegades andoffer to send any prisoner who would jointhem to enjoy the same comforts, but the loveof home and of liberty was so strong in thehearts of these men that they chose deathinstead of such a release fr6m prison—morethan ten thousand Americans chose death bylingering torture on the British prison sh
. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. down! In the morning they wereturned out with other imprecations and thewords Rebels, turn out your dead ! And there were dead a-plenty to turn outevery day in the year. The British jailerswould point to the well-kept renegades andoffer to send any prisoner who would jointhem to enjoy the same comforts, but the loveof home and of liberty was so strong in thehearts of these men that they chose deathinstead of such a release fr6m prison—morethan ten thousand Americans chose death bylingering torture on the British prison shipsin New York rather than dishonor. David Sproats was the chief keeper of theprison ships. He boasted that he had killedmore rebels than all the kinds armies haddone. To aggravate his offences, he offeredto exchange the sick and dying privateersmenin his charge for an equal number of Britishregulars who could pass inspection as fit forservice, and because Washington refused tothus aid in recruiting the waning forces of theenemy the horrors of the prison ships were. 15 226 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY increased. And because of this refusal theEngHsh writers say to this day that if anyAmerican died on the prison^ ship it was hisown fault, or the fault of the American author-ities who refused to make an exchange !
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