. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. aimed carefully. Hisshot killed the man at the tiller. When the people of New York learned thefacts through the return of the sloop, the localexcitement was very great. All the vesselsin the harbor hoisted their flags at half-maston the day the body was burifed, while theTammany Society attended the funeral ina body. So Mr. Jeffersons government feltconstrained to protest. At that. CaptainWhitby, who commanded the Leander^ wastaken through the form of a court-martial,unanimously acquitted of wrong-doing andpromoted. The c
. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. aimed carefully. Hisshot killed the man at the tiller. When the people of New York learned thefacts through the return of the sloop, the localexcitement was very great. All the vesselsin the harbor hoisted their flags at half-maston the day the body was burifed, while theTammany Society attended the funeral ina body. So Mr. Jeffersons government feltconstrained to protest. At that. CaptainWhitby, who commanded the Leander^ wastaken through the form of a court-martial,unanimously acquitted of wrong-doing andpromoted. The crowning outrage, however, came in theyear 1807. Early in that year a squadron ofBritish warships had congregated in the mouthof Chesapeake Bay to blockade some French-men lying at Annapolis. The American Con-gress had granted an appropriation meantime(though with stingy hand) for enough seamento man the frigate Chesapeake, that was to besent out under Capt. Charles (liordon to theMediterranean, where she was to take the placeof the Constitution. She was to carry Com-. (CAPT hehtot
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