A youthful man-o'-warsman, from the diary of an English lad ..who served in the British frigate Macedonian during her memorable action with the American frigate United States; who afterward deserted and entered the American Navy .. . -. In the British Museum Library and in the Ailmiralty OlViccin London, where he spent more than six months. Maclay unearthedmany new facts bearing on his theme. Me expresses most satisfaction. 211. El)t;\k .\{\V. THE STORY OF A HISTORY however, over the documents he secured from Sir Provo WaUis in1886, then the venerable senior admiral of the royal
A youthful man-o'-warsman, from the diary of an English lad ..who served in the British frigate Macedonian during her memorable action with the American frigate United States; who afterward deserted and entered the American Navy .. . -. In the British Museum Library and in the Ailmiralty OlViccin London, where he spent more than six months. Maclay unearthedmany new facts bearing on his theme. Me expresses most satisfaction. 211. El)t;\k .\{\V. THE STORY OF A HISTORY however, over the documents he secured from Sir Provo WaUis in1886, then the venerable senior admiral of the royal navy, who servedas first lieutenant in the English frigate Shannon which captured theAmerican frigate Chesapeake, June i, 1813, off Boston harbor. It wasthis meeting with Sir Provo that Maclay regarded as spanning acentury in historical research. Sir Provo died on February 13, 1892,at the age of a little more than one hundred years. From Sir Provo, Mr. Maclay obtained proof that settled the thereto-fore mooted question as to whether or not Captain James Lawrencegave expression to the words Dont give up the ship —Sir Provosaying to Mr. Maclay We heard that when they were carrying Cap-tain Lawrence below, mortally wounded, he uttered the words Dontgive up the ship. Mr. Maclay also obtained from Sir Provo documents showing thatCaptain Brokes official report of the Chesapeake-Shannon action wasan absolute forger}^—Broke
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