American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . l. The fleet had by this time advanced to a point within seven miles of Rolling Fork,when word was brought to the Admiral, by the negroes swarming on the banks, that a partyof guerillas had gone up the river bank with the intention of felling trees across the of the tugs, the Thistle, under Lieutenant Murphy, was immediately hurried ahead, witha boat-howitzer, to overtake the guerillas and stop the work before it would be too late. 138 AMERICAN ART The Thistle had a close -race for it, but she reached the firs
American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects . l. The fleet had by this time advanced to a point within seven miles of Rolling Fork,when word was brought to the Admiral, by the negroes swarming on the banks, that a partyof guerillas had gone up the river bank with the intention of felling trees across the of the tugs, the Thistle, under Lieutenant Murphy, was immediately hurried ahead, witha boat-howitzer, to overtake the guerillas and stop the work before it would be too late. 138 AMERICAN ART The Thistle had a close -race for it, but she reached the first tree before the party onshore had quite succeeded in cutting it down, and a few shots from the howitzer drove themoff. Going back some fifty years from this, we come to the time of the memorable siegeof Tripoli by our navy, a stirring episode of which is here depicted, from The Boys of shows the hand-to-hand fight of the gallant Commodore Decatur with a Turkish commander,who had, after surrendering, treacherously murdered his brother, Lieut. James Shelling the Guerillas. Drawn by Merrill. As Decatur rushes upon the Turkish captain, the latter makes a thrust at him with aboarding pike. Decatur parries with his cutlass, but the blade breaks at the hilt. The Turkmakes another lunge, and this time wounds Decatur in the breast. The American wrenchesthe weapon from his antagonist, and they grapple and fall to the deck, Decatur this moment another Tripolitan makes a cut with his scimitar at Decaturs head; but asthe weapon is raised in the air, a young bluejacket, Reuben James, -whose name will ever be
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