Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . tosea again. Thus did this brave and hardy people progi*essfrom year to year, increasing in wealth and en-terprise until their ships had explored all knownand unknown seas, and their fame was estab-lished in every land. Statesmen lauded theirsuccess, and foreign Governments, covetous oftheir skill, sought to win their friendship. Yetthe tide of their prosperity had by no means beenuninterrupted. During the French war of 1755,the Revolutionary struggle, and the war of 1812,they had their seasons of mourning and tribula-tion. From w
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . tosea again. Thus did this brave and hardy people progi*essfrom year to year, increasing in wealth and en-terprise until their ships had explored all knownand unknown seas, and their fame was estab-lished in every land. Statesmen lauded theirsuccess, and foreign Governments, covetous oftheir skill, sought to win their friendship. Yetthe tide of their prosperity had by no means beenuninterrupted. During the French war of 1755,the Revolutionary struggle, and the war of 1812,they had their seasons of mourning and tribula-tion. From wealth and plenty they were re-duced to the brink of starvation. Trade anni-hilated, their ports closed, their vessels captured,and many strong men that went out full of lifeand hope returned no more. Such was the condition of Nantucket, espe-cially during the two wars we have waged withthe greatest maritime power in the world. Nevertheless, these dreary seasons past, likea vigorous and hardy plant, she sprung againwith renewed life and power. It was near the. TOWTNG THE WHALE. A SUMMER IN NEW ENGLAND. 757 south shore of the island that the fight took placebetween the American privateer Neufchatel andthe boats of the British frigate Endymion. Theprivateer schooner, with a prize ship from Ja-maica richly freighted, was at anchor near theshore, while wide in the offing appeared a vesselsupposed to be a British man-of-war. Seeing anumber of boats leaving the ship and headingtoward him, the Captain of the privateer clear-ed his ship for action, and prepared to give thema proper reception. It was not until nine oclock in the eveningthat the five barges got up to the were permitted to approach within mus-ket-shot, when the action commenced with suchterrible effect on the part of the American thatin thirty-five minutes the attacking flotilla wasnearly annihilated. Of the five barges and onehundred and forty-six men that composed theexpedition, only two barges and sixtee
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