The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 - written in the ancient historical style (1816) (14760804714)

Identifier: latewarbetween_00hunt (find matches)
Title: The late war, between the United States and Great Britain, from June 1812, to February 1815 : written in the ancient historical style
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Hunt, Gilbert J
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Publisher: New York : Pub. and sold for the author, by David Longworth
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System



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whose hearts werewilling were not enough. 16 So he was obliged to suffer them to re-turn to their homes; for his expectationswere blasted. 17 And the army of Columbia went intowinter quarters; for the earth was coveredwith snow, and the waters of the great lakeswere congealed. 64 CHAP. XII. Capture of the sloop of War Frolic, of 22guns, by the United Stales sloop of warWasp, of IS guns. JN OW the strong ships of war of the king-dom of Britain were spread over the wholeface of the waters of the ocean. 2 But few, indeed, were the vessels of Co-lumbia, that were fighting ships and carriedthe destroying engines. 3 Howsoever, early in the morning of theeighteenth day of the tenth month, about thesixth hour, being on the sabbath day, 4 One of the ships of Columbia, called theWasp, the name of the captain whereof wasJones, who was a valiant man, discoveredafar off one of the strong ships of theking. 5 Now the ship of Britain was mightierthan the ship of Columbia, and she was call- **r*^ * %
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65 ed the Frolic, and the captains name wasWhinycates. 6 And they began to utter their thundersabout the eleventh hour of the day, and thenoises continued for more than the space ofhalf an hour. 7 When the Wasp, falling upon the Fro-lic, and getting entangled therewith, the meastruggled together; and the mariners of Co-lumbia overpowered the mariners of Bri-tain. 8 So it came to pass, that the Frolic be-came captive to the ship of Columbia. 9 And the slain and the wounded of thekings ship were about four score. 10 And the children of Columbia lost, inall, about half a score: howbeit, there wasmuch damage done to both vessels. 11 Nevertheless, about this time, a mightyship of Britain, called the Poictiers, cameupon the vessels, which were in a defence-less situation, and took thern both, and com-manded them to go to the island of the kingwhich is called Bermuda. 12 However, the people #f Columbiawere pleased with the noble conduct of