The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . eavy battery of the privateer. Her second cruise was in command of Captain John Kehew,who had been a first lieutenant under Captain Ropes. TheAmerica was at sea four months and took ten vessels withoutnotable incident. The third, fourth and fifth cruises of theprivateer were entrusted to Captain James Chever, Jr., who wona name for himself as one of the ablest and most daring sailorsof the war. He had been in the America from her first voyageto Mocha, when he was an infant of twelve years, acting ascabi
The ships and sailors of old Salem; the record of a brilliant era of American achievement . eavy battery of the privateer. Her second cruise was in command of Captain John Kehew,who had been a first lieutenant under Captain Ropes. TheAmerica was at sea four months and took ten vessels withoutnotable incident. The third, fourth and fifth cruises of theprivateer were entrusted to Captain James Chever, Jr., who wona name for himself as one of the ablest and most daring sailorsof the war. He had been in the America from her first voyageto Mocha, when he was an infant of twelve years, acting ascabin boy. He came of a sterling fighting and seafaring father. Captain James Chever, was a lieutenant of the firstGrand TwrA;, privateer during the Revolution, which ship, amongother notable achievements, captured a large cargo of militarysupplies intended for Comwallis. These stores were deliveredto Washington and were a great assistance in the siege of York-town. The son rose to be a master of merchant vessel beforehe was twenty, and when he was given command of the America 488. The privateer America under full sail The Privateers of 1812 privateer in 1813, he was twenty-two years old, with one hun-dred and fifty men to take his orders and one of the finest andfastest ships afloat to win him fame and fortune. From the log of his first cruise in the America the followingextracts are chosen, as showing the daily life and business aboarda Yankee privateer a century ago: Dec. 14 (1813) Latter part, strong breezes and clear 11 saw a sail bearing E. by N. Called all hands andmade sail in chase; and sent up Top Gallant yards. At 3 up with our chase very fast. He hoisted English colorsand hauled up his courses. At half past 3 we hauleddown our English colors; gave him a gun; and hoisted Ameri-can colors. Passed within pistol shot of him, to windward,firing continually; exchanged three broadsides; in a fewminutes afterward we past round his bow a
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