. Coast Guard history. United States. Coast Guard. \ '.}. On June 12, 1813, under cover of night and fog, three barges from the British man- of-war Ncirc/ssus tried to,take the 75-ton cutter Sz/rveyor by surprise in the York River, Va. Though outnumbered 50 to 15, the cutter crew wounded seven and killed three of the enemy before the Surveyor was captured. British Capt. John Crerie was so impressed by "the determined way in which her deck was disputed, inch by inch," in hand-to-hand fighting, that he returned to Capt. William Travis of the cutter "the sword you had so nobly used
. Coast Guard history. United States. Coast Guard. \ '.}. On June 12, 1813, under cover of night and fog, three barges from the British man- of-war Ncirc/ssus tried to,take the 75-ton cutter Sz/rveyor by surprise in the York River, Va. Though outnumbered 50 to 15, the cutter crew wounded seven and killed three of the enemy before the Surveyor was captured. British Capt. John Crerie was so impressed by "the determined way in which her deck was disputed, inch by inch," in hand-to-hand fighting, that he returned to Capt. William Travis of the cutter "the sword you had so nobly ; Another lively battle ensued when the 6-gun cutter Eagle encountered the 18-gun. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Coast Guard. Public Information Division. Washington, D. C. : United States Coast Guard, Public Information Division
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