Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-15
From the Boston Gazette.


F,;,ots Coysr1TuIIoS, commonly called GOLD
I,oSSIpEs."-On The 4sh inst this favorlt- ana
fortunate ship came up and anchored on ,he
NAVY Yard. When off India wharf she hred
national salute in honor OF the day
The return of this noble frigate 10 the place
or her nativity, and on the 9th OF July too, may
No recSoned among the instances OF good luck
that has ALWAYS attended her. She was launcn-
ed from Harris shipyarG at the north end, IN
October, 1897, and is consequently nearly 81
Years OH. The severe labor that attended her
birth, which was only effected at the third 'ri-
al. was seized upon by the enemies Of navy as
nrophe,ic Of i'll luck! With how lttle reason,
her brilliant career has fully demonstrated.
i've may safely challenge The annals OF naval
history 10 name the ship that has done So
much TO "6ll the measure OF her coun'ry's gio>
nv" She sailed on her first cruise, on Sunday
the 22d July, 1898, under the command OF
Cant. Samuel Nicholson, and returned aonu'
the middle OF November. This was during 'ae
bri-f war with the French Republic. We no.
lice the snpointment of Isaac Hull her 4th
lieutenant. 10 May. 1908, Com. Ed. Preble
WIS appoin'ed TO her command, and IN June
.be sailed with the squadron for the Mediler>
,anean, destined to act against Tri2oh. 10 all
ro,yersant with this scene OF war, II is well
Known the Constitution acted conspicuous
.r,-in fact bore the brunt OF The battle.
After the destruction Of the Philadelphia oil
"a guns, she was for long Iimc the only tri-
pate on the station, and being ably seconded by
he smaller vessels with the gallant Decatur
aid more TO humble the pride OF the Bartary
e.. than all Christendom ever did before or
binCe =,
In short, such variety of service and peril,
ms adventure has never been achieved by any
inple vessel. She soon after returned home,
vbe,s she remained une nployed, or nearly so,
~ The commencement Of the late war with
Er,., Britain. Th,s "a, on the 18th OF June,
bs.2. On the l2t, Juiy she left the Chesa>
br.ke for New>Yo.k, lai m the l7lh discover
al and wa, cnasrd by b. ish squadron, con-
sting of the Africa 81, and 'our iriS "es, ior
hrre DAYS and three nights She escaped Al
a.. by skilfuI management, and arrived In
Boston harbour on the IS OF July. his
os one Of the most brilliant exploits OF the
var Afer re- naming a few day. In port she
allied again, aud on the 10Th Of August Tell In
nth, and alter an engage men: of 80 minutes,
,ptured II B. NJ friga,e Guerrero, OF 40
buns. and 500 men. After burning her, Capt.
Iun returned again TO Boston on tne 3oth Au-
at, aud soop gave up the command 10 capt,
Nm Banbridge, who, with the same crew,
Irprily after sailed on another cruise 10 South
Americ :, where, on the 29,h Of December, Ut
h. sam, v ar, after an engagement e abou,
", ours, she captured III. b. NJ ship Java, OF
guas AID upwards Of four hundred men.
rais wa Que of the severest contests oil the
= In, Java was likewise burned, and the
"a ,,i,uliaa returned again TO Boston. In
a 1878, Captain Chares Stewart was APP
e, ?. 10 Ter conmard, and on the 3oth OF
De- cub III prose, bed 70 sea, notwithstand-
> BIS on was th5n bockaded by seven ships
M war. Sh. retur. ed IN M All Aprll. 1914,
&$<S md va, CHI ,seG into VI Jhlehead by two ofthe
nrny's hey lrisa es, Nymph and Juuon.
5out tnt mild OF Dece mber, 1914 she pros
g. ded on her ond cruise under C,pt Stew
~, aid on the 2S,h February, off Madeira,
ft~r an action of forty minutes, she Captured
b. b. NJ ships Cyan, a ~ aud LrvaHl o! Il
uu,, and upwards e 500 men The Cysne
rived >aie, and now fprns a part Of ou' navy;
)nt the lcvaut WAS ecaptured. The Cons,i>
nroh herself was chased by squadron under
6ir George Collier, consisting OF the LeandeI
|0d Newcastle Of 5o gu"s each. and Acas.a OF
Her usual good fortune however attended
and she arrived safe in the United States
eace had now been proclaimed, and she re-
banned unemployed again we believe, with q
ugie exception, until the cruise from which
be ha, Jus, returned, after an absence OF more
han three years, the details OF which nave not
BET ;ranspired.
She is now 10 undergo all necessary repairs
nd on the first emergency, win forthwith be
eady 10 serve her country. About7 years
luce, she was hoveout and compile ely exam
ped at the Navy YARD in Charlcs,own, when
er tmbsrs sc. were found in remarkable
pod order, fact which, after IS years wear
od tear and hard service, rebounds not little
the Credit Of the old>lashioned mechanics OF
oston,
In her actions with the Guerrero aud Java
pe Consultation mounted 81 guns, and SO were
gagged with the Cyane and Levanr. Her loss
the ACTON with the Guerrero was killed and
oundcd II; with the Java, 81, and with the
yane anl. LesaEt Il more-total g. The
uerri$re's loss, killed, wounded and missing
as los; the Jaya's l6l; Cyaue's So; Lsvan,'s
total Sal, or in the proportion five and a
hE to one. The prisoners were nearly one
hou>and