. The life and character of Stephen Decatur; late Commodore and post-captain in the Navy of the United States, and Navy-Commissioner : interspersed with brief notices of the origin, progress, and achievements of the American Navy . 190 LIFE OP we fell in with, and after an action of an hran half, captured y- Britannic Majestys shdenian, comma* ^ mounting 49 c * She is a ^ STEPHEN DECATUR. 191 in a few hours after the action—he was an officer ofgreat gallantry and promise, and the sefVice has sus-tained a severe loss in his death. The Macedonian lost her Mizen-mast, fore andmain top mast and ma
. The life and character of Stephen Decatur; late Commodore and post-captain in the Navy of the United States, and Navy-Commissioner : interspersed with brief notices of the origin, progress, and achievements of the American Navy . 190 LIFE OP we fell in with, and after an action of an hran half, captured y- Britannic Majestys shdenian, comma* ^ mounting 49 c * She is a ^ STEPHEN DECATUR. 191 in a few hours after the action—he was an officer ofgreat gallantry and promise, and the sefVice has sus-tained a severe loss in his death. The Macedonian lost her Mizen-mast, fore andmain top mast and main yard, and was much cut upin her hull. The damage sustained by this shipwas not such as to render her return into port neces-sary, and had I not deemed it important that weshould see our prize in, should have continued ourcruise. With the highest consideration and respect, I am,sir, your obedient huQible servant. (Signedy STEPHEN DECATUR. List of killed and zooundedon board the United States, Thomas Brown, New-York, seaman; HenryShepherd, Philadelphia, do.; Wm. Murray, Boston,a boy ; Michael ODonnel, New-York, privat^^ ma-rine ; John Roberts, do. do.—Killet. John Mercer Funk, Philadelphia, Limit, ; Jo!Archibald, New-York, carpenters crew ; ChristianClark, do. seaman ; George Christopher, do. or-dinary seaman; George Mahar, do. do.; , do. do.; John Laton, do. private marine—JVounded. On board the Macedonian there were thirty-sixkilled, and sixty-eight ^wousded. Among the for- 1S2 tiPE ^r mer were the boatswain, one masters mate, and theschool master, and of the latter were the first andthird lieutenants, one masters mate, and two mid-shipmen. Por brevity, modesty and perspicuity, we maysafely challenge the admirers of the official accountsof our naval victories to produce any one that sur-passes this of Com. Decaturs. Admired they ge-nerally are, not only by the American reader, but-even Englishmen, in the midst of the chagrin andmortification they feel while rea
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