. The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 : written in the ancient historical style . continued with tre- 50 mendous roar until about the space of halfan hour, when its noises ceased. 15 But when the clouds of smoke hadpassed away, behold ! the mighty Guerrierelay a sinking wreck upon the face of thewaters. 16 The shadow of hope passed over heras a dream; and most reluctantly was shecompelled to strike the lions red cross tothe eagle of Columbia. 17 Whilst the Constitution, like Sha-drach in the fiery furnace, filled her whitesails and passed
. The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 : written in the ancient historical style . continued with tre- 50 mendous roar until about the space of halfan hour, when its noises ceased. 15 But when the clouds of smoke hadpassed away, behold ! the mighty Guerrierelay a sinking wreck upon the face of thewaters. 16 The shadow of hope passed over heras a dream; and most reluctantly was shecompelled to strike the lions red cross tothe eagle of Columbia. 17 Whilst the Constitution, like Sha-drach in the fiery furnace, filled her whitesails and passed along as though nothing hadhappened unto her. 18 .Now the slain and the maimed of theking that day were five score and five. 19 And the loss of the people of Colum-bia, was seven slain and seven wounded. 20 After this Isaac caused a burning coalto be placed in the ship that she might beconsumed, and the flames thereof mountedtowards the heavens. 21 And the great Sanhedrim honoredIsaac with great honor, and the people wererejoiced in him, and they forgat the twhich had hefallen them in the north. 22 But when the lorxis and counsel!. 6i Britain heard those things they believedthem not; it was as the bitterness of gall totheir souls; for the pride of Britain was fixedupon her navy ; it was the apple of her eye. 23 Now, as one evil followeth after ano-ther to the sons of men, so it happened that,in the same month, a certain strong ship ofthe United States, even the Essex, the nameof the captain whereof, was Porter, sailed insearch of the vessels of the king, on the wa-ters of the ocean. 24 And in process of time, she fell uponone of the ships of Britain, called the Alert,and made spoil thereof to the people of Co-lumbia. i 52 CHAP. IX. Attack on SackeWs Harbor—affair of Og~.densburgh—British drove from St. Regis,by the Troy militia under major Young—the brigs Adams and Caledonia re-capturedby capU Elliot, near fort Erie. JM OW the movements of the enemy wereas the motion of
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