The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-21

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IL Nsfris.'
Boaan. Jaf s.==Ja 'ae 16 'ast. this iavoo'-
.te ana 10 tnnate MT came ny and aaebuted
cd the Navy fatd u zen CT lndli."harf
she fred uat. aai salHe 10 hoaor q ihf dsy
The ,erntn OF ths nuhie ffigafs tothe place
Of her NATIVITY. aud GA tho lin 81 lily too, may
be reck5n.d ahloar Inc Instances OF cool lux
thai mas always attended her anr US lannch'd
Tom Hats ship yard, rs The North end IN DC
toner ~. and i Consequently nearly thfy
one wears old. IAe severe Labor that auen-
drd her huih. ahi, wa only effected a. The
third trial, ans sciz "a BY the fnem,es 81 navy
rs prophciic % ~ luck. With how lille reason,
h., brilliant carver has h,1, demon SEATED. We
may safely challenge the annals 90 navhl hIsto-
", TO maine the snip thai he done - much 10
Gil the messuro or her ,aonty's glory size
sailed her hrst cruise. oa sunday. the .2d at
.Tnl, I5pa under tn command 81 Capt SAINT
el Nicholson aud returned about the middle
ot Nov his WAS dnfinC the bfici wa with
The French republic We uahco thr appoint
iurnt Of Isatc Hull, rs mr In Lieutenant. Ia
Nav, 1903. Gommodoie Edward firblc was
appointed 10 her command, IN inne he sallrd
with the squadton for the Mediterranean, desi'
tnad - mel against lripoli. 10 all souyetsant
win thu SCENE OF war. # Is well known the
Constitution trtcd conspicuous pat IN TACT
bore the hrnol of lhr battle Ater the deslruc-
ton Of the Philadelphia. of guns, $40 ea5 Tor
= long hule tbr only hirate 81 tir hiatron, rad
ably seconded by The ,,uaiirr vrsscs with the
gallant Decatur did mnfe to humble The pride
ofihc Barbary states. than ali CnrRiendom ever
did before ortioce,
In short. such ttIirtv Of service and pelil-
Gus adventure has nepcr bren artnesnd by anv
yasspI she soon after returned home whe,e
she remained unemployed, 81 nearly 80, tl the
commencement OF the late VA with 6rpJt
Britain This was on tia 18th fJane. 1872
On the l-e Jaly, She len theChcsapcaie Tot Nov
York, AMI on tae lin, discovered aut waf cha
Sod hy A british squadron consisting Of the Ait
IN 81. and four iilg5les, ter ihfrc days aad three
higns. Sbe escaatd Al last d, skdhd mauagr=
rnent. aud arrived 20 Bnstun harbour on the
G6ih Of Jnly. This was one Of tn most bt illlHut
exploits NJ the va. Ahrr remaining lev
dAts IN po,t, she siilfd again. aud on ho 1914 uf
Angus t'iI ~ with sui att,r ~ engagement Of
tLiity mipules. captured =, z " llgate Gucr.
r'cre Of g guns and si)2 men. After burnInr
her. Capt. Hull retlIned agnm O. Bosloa on the
roth August and soon CAV up lie cammmld 10
Capt William BalnJridea, wto with ,he sa,ne
rev, tho fly aneG,alrd ~ auatbri cruise TO
South Amer ca, wIetH on tn 21fh December
OF the same vrar, aiicr M rngh cement II about
Two hours, size captured II 4 NJ. ship lava Of
~ guns and upwards Of lDn mrn II Wds one
o. the sevcres contests Of the war - Java WIS
likewise burned aud ib' Constitution refufacI
again 10 Ersion In Jnuc 1919. Capt Charles
stewart was appointed ~ her command, aud on
HE 3olh Of December she proceeded 10 sra
notw thsahdng BOSTON was nlrn blockadpd nv
seven ships Of war. She returned on the In ol