. A brief history of the United States . ed into a hemp-field, and the mansion into a store-house. * During this blockade a valiant exploit was performed by Lieutenant frigate Philadelphia had unfortunately grounded and fallen into the enemyshands. Concealing his men below, he entered the harbor with a small vessel, whichhe warped alongside the Philadelphia, in the character of a ship in distress. As thetwo vessels struck, the pirates first suspected his design. Instantly he leapedaboard with his men, swept the afirighted crew into the sea, set the ship on fire, andamid a tremendou
. A brief history of the United States . ed into a hemp-field, and the mansion into a store-house. * During this blockade a valiant exploit was performed by Lieutenant frigate Philadelphia had unfortunately grounded and fallen into the enemyshands. Concealing his men below, he entered the harbor with a small vessel, whichhe warped alongside the Philadelphia, in the character of a ship in distress. As thetwo vessels struck, the pirates first suspected his design. Instantly he leapedaboard with his men, swept the afirighted crew into the sea, set the ship on fire, andamid a tremendous cannonade from the shore, escaped without losing a man. 158 EPOCH IV. [1807. vessels thus became the prey of both the hostile nations. Be-sides, England claimed the right of stopping American vesselson the high seas, to search for seamen of English birth,* andpress them into the British navy. The f eehng, already deep,was intensified when the British frigate Leopard fired intothe American frigate Chesapeake, off the coast of MONTICELLO, THE HOME OF JEFFERSON. The American vessel, being wholly unprepared for battle, soonstruck her colors. Four of the crew, three being Americansby birth, were taken, on the pretence that they were immediately ordered all British vessels of war toquit the waters of the United States. Though England dis-avowed the act, no reparation was made. An embargo wasthen laid by Congress on American vessels, forbidding themto leave port. This was so injurious to our commerce thatit was removed, but all intercourse either with England orFrance was forbidden. * The American doctrine was that a foreigner naturalized became an Americancitizen; the Britieb, Once an Englishman, always an Englishman. l8o9.] MADISONS ADMIMIi^TRATION. 169 Political Parties.—While the country was in this feverishstate, Jeffersons second term expired. James Madison, therepublican candidate, who was closely in sympathy with hisviews, was elected as his
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