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American Naval Angc,o IL.

l Amerlean Naval AmGcdOtess
NJ Hornet and Peaguia. lid the action
with the Penguin, private marine Of the
Hornet, named Michael Smith, who had
served under the gallant Porter, in the
Essex when she was captured by the Bril-
fsh, received ! sho. through the upper
Fart Of the thigh. which fractured the bone,
and nearly al the same moment had The
samethlsh broken Immediately abovethe
knee BY The spanker boom oiIhe Hornet.
which was carried away b. The enemy's
boAsprIt while a.oul 81 Ter. In this situa
tonA while bleeding upon The deck, and
unable 10 rise. he was seen 10 make FREE
auent exer,ions 10 discharge his musket
Az the enemy on the top gallant iofecas-
llie of the Penguin. This, however. the.
IPoof fellow was unable 10 accomplish. ana
vas compelled to submit to be Carried be-
How
Cotttti William Cobbe,t showed no
small eAutatou ii recspitulaling ihe ma
3vsl victories Of Tie Americans. He was
ooe day speaking somewhat boldly on the
subject 10 the presence Of an English Off
Ger, who peltiShly observed, There is a
good reason Tor il. y went on BOARD their
man oi-war alter our defeat, and found
HAtF their sailors were English. Aud
had you not ALL Ehslsh said the uns
Haunted radical.
C0m1godoie lncker.--We remember
well hearing this venerabiesman relate his
IreceIving his FIRST commission in our navy.
/ Tie was at Marhlehead, soon attes his re-
turn from England, and at the time WASH
Enstpn was al Cambridge. Tucker, then
Iyouns man, was cutting wood before his
mothers door, when a gaiIv-dfesSed Off
i Ger rode down the street. ltwas IN the
dark OF evening, and The officer, seeing
Tucker thus employed, rode up 10 him
and askedhimit hecould inform himwhere
lfhe hoa-ora6Le Samuel Tucker resided.
Thicker. aSfoaished, answered him in the
negative, saying, There is no such man
Hives here; here is no other Sam I in this
flown bvtm3seIl. lnmedlatelyon hearing
this the officer raised his beaver, and bow
ling low, presented him his commission 10
Iihe navy.
Patriotic Sailor During The blockade
loi New London, in the last war, the cele-
Ebrated DIR, F., Of Hartford. Conn.
Einade a,isi totheiormer place, win ayiew,
Eol examining the state9oi the Publications,
T&c. While there he;concluded to9deliv-
Eer discourse. A crowded AUDIENCE at
Etended, principally composed Of sailors
Ia soldiers on duty there. The Doctor
Hook for his lext-'- Fear God, and honor
ilhe king In the course Of his sermon
he had frequent ucrdsiou TO repeat the
words Of bis text. Ole 81 Tue sailors be.
longing 10 the Macedonian was observed
10 be very restless, at length, OH The Doc
lois once more repeating the words,
! honor The king, the tar could no longer
jfeslrafn his indignation ; he rose up and
autibly exclaimed. Fear God, and hon.
! 81 the Congress-. but let the king alone e
At the same lime looking very angrily at
the preachers The audience were much
\ agta'ed, and aaarrant officer stepping up
! 10 the sailor, ordered him 10 be quiet, or
he4Would turn him out ofi.the church.
fhe sailor sternly replied, IF The huber
says 50 again, Al pull hin out of his
bunk
Ignorance Of Danger a chIld Of one
Q: tue crew OF the British ship Peacock
during the action with the U. S. vessel
Hornet, amused himself with chasing a,
goat between decks. NotIthe least terri
fed with he destruction and death all a.
round bim, he persisted iil cannon ball
came and took off both the hind legs of
The goat; when he saw her disabled. he
jumped astride her crying, Now I've
caught youY2