Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . es, though he carefullyreckons in the long bow-chasers in the bridle-ports ofthe Argus and Enterprise, yet refuses to count the twolong eighteens mounte , through the bridle-ports on theGuerrieres main-deck. Now, as it turned out, these twobow-guns were used very effectively when the ships gotfoul, and caused more damage and loss than all of theother main-deck guns put together. Captain Dacres, very much to his credit, allowed theten Am
Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . es, though he carefullyreckons in the long bow-chasers in the bridle-ports ofthe Argus and Enterprise, yet refuses to count the twolong eighteens mounte , through the bridle-ports on theGuerrieres main-deck. Now, as it turned out, these twobow-guns were used very effectively when the ships gotfoul, and caused more damage and loss than all of theother main-deck guns put together. Captain Dacres, very much to his credit, allowed theten Americans he Fhad on board to go below, so as not tofight against their flag, and, upon his court-martial,stated that he was very much weakened by permittingthe Americans on board to quit their quarters. Coup-ling this with the assertion made by James, and mostother British writers, that the Constitution was largelymanned by Englishmen, we reach the somewhat remark-able conclusion, that the British ship was defeated becausethe Americans on board would not fight against theircountry, and that the American was victorious becausethe British on board luoidd!^.
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