Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-08
CONSTITUTION AND GUERRERO
Exsrac. from the Now-York American.

lou lol IulHeG unCOHtOIlhOl0y NeH'
nedy, did you not, as you were bearing
down on the Guerri ere, takeing broad
side and brOadsids from her, without re.
turning a shot. You had time TO think
of your sins, my good fellow, az con-
science had you at the gangwayf"-
"Well, sir" replied he, deliberately, roll
ing his tobacco from one side Of his
mOuthto the other, squirting the juice
through his front teeth with true nau-
tical grace-"Well sir, that ere was the
first frigate action as ever was engaged
in, and am free TO confess, overhauled
Ihe loS Of my conscience to see how il
stood, so it mOught be l was called to
.tnu,sfer in the other world in hurry; but
i aon'r think any Of his shipmaleS will
say that Old Bill Kennedy did his duty
ANT the worst that day, because he
thought Of bis God, as he has many a
lime siacC at quarters. There's them,as
SAYS tho chaplain is paid for the religion
of the ship, and it's none Of the sailors
BUSINESS but never see no harm in an
honest seaman's thinking for himself
Howsespever, don't know the man what
can stand by his gun at such time, tack
ie cast loose, decks sanded, matches
lighted, arm>chests thrown open, yards
siung, marines in the gangways, powder
bows passing ammunition buckets, ship
as still as death, officers in their irons
bound boarding. caps, cutlasess hanging
by, ianyards at their wrists, standing ike
statues at divisions, enemy may be bear
ing down on the weather-quarter-l say,
I doesn't know the man AZ such time. as
wont take fresh bite Of his quld, and
Uiys hitch to the Wristbands of his trow-
Sers, as he takes a squ'nt ut the enemy
through the port as he bears down. Ano
as YOU say at that particular time, the
Guerrero Ias is French for sogeT) was
wearing and maneuvering, and throwing
her old iron into Us. broadslde and Oroao>
side, like as have seen them Italians IN
Naples throw sugar, r,plums at each O'her
in Carnival time-afoTe she was through
tho, she fouad it was no sugar plum work
10 far as old IroRsides was concerned.-
You observe, when we first made her out, +,
we seen she was large chip close haulN
ed OH the starboard tack; so we gave
chase, and when within three miles OF her
:ook in all our light sails. hauled courses
up, beat TO quarters, and got ready tor
action. She wore and maneuvered for
some trne, endeavoring to tack, but not
succeeding, bore up under her j:b, and
topsails, and gallantly waited for US
Well, Str-as we walked down to her
there stands the old man CHulD his
svsbs on his shoulders, dressed as tine
in his yellow nankeen vest and breeches'
as If he was going ashore on Ieave--thers
he stands, one leg inside the hammock
netting, taking snuff out ofhls vest PocS
ct, watching her manCuVers as she O'aZe'
awaV like a house s-ire, just as cool al
if he was only receiving cOmpIImen'ar.
saIutes. She burnt her birthstone, an
was noisy-but never gun fires we.- -'
Old Ironsides poEed her nose stead
right down for her, carrying bank
foam under her bows like feather-be
cast loose. Well. as we neaTed her, an
she wears irsta star.board and then
lar. board, giving US regular broadsld
atevery tack, her shot first falls ShCr'
E bu, as we shortened the distance, som
of them begins to come aboard--hrsl
monq the rigging, and cuts away some
the stuff aloft, for them Englishmen dlt
notlestn to fire low until we larnt 'em =
First they comes in aloft, but by and
in comes one--lower-c crash-throue
8 the bulwarks, making the splInters q
like carpenters chips-then another, l
king A eouge out Of the mainmast; al
pretty soon again-''ch|"-l IecS'ec
the sound Of that shot we'll "ch't"--a
other dashed past my ear, and glanced
gun carriage, trips uptfee as gOod 10
a. ever walked the decks Of that ere 81
and all this time, never gun hrsS
{; bnt continues steadily eating o"r W
rich, down on 10 his quarter, the old m
e atandinQ in the hammock MEETINGS "a'c
inc her movements as it she was mere
nISvins for his amusement. Well as
non,a withiu carronade distance thu
shot was coming aboard rather tas
than mere fun and some OF the you
sailors begins TO grumbie, and 6Y ana
the old men.a. .warsmen grOwrd too'
worked rusly--cause why-they s.
Q the enemy's mischief, and nothing az
by MS 10 spRravate them in return D
Hill Vinton the vent holder to me
{ say. Kennedy.'' says he. "Wha's the
g Iii this here's the way they fights.
ate, dam'me but I'd rather be at IT
the T0:ks again; on their own GecK
we was at Tripoli. expects the
thing they'll order pipe down, an
the side ropes for that ere EnghsO
10 come aboard and call the muster
aAvasta bit,p says !: never you tea
old man. No English Pressgang G.
on board this ship-old Blow hard kl
what he's about' Well, byand by
Morris, our frst lieutenant, who al