Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-06-19
VOLUME ". NurInER 81.
Amfrieln Narnl inesdates.

telling once more, a there are, possibly. some
Of cur rising generation vino have not read
any OF them
Wlea Maedonough was Fist Lieutenant
of the Siren. under command Of Captain
Smith, circumstance occurred in the hofbor
of Gibralter, sufficiently indlcitiye Of the fam
ness aud decision Of his character. Al Amer
lean merchant brig came TO anchor near The
4 United States vessel. Macdonough, in the
absence Of Captain smith. WHO had gone on
shore, saw boat from British friga,c 3, a.d
the brig, and take from her a man; he Instant
~ manned aud armed bis gig, and pa sued
the British boat, which he overlook, iusl as il
reached the frigate. and, without ceremony.
took the impressed man into has own boat
ihe trgdte's beat was twice She force Of his
own; but the act was SO bold as to astound
the Lieutenant who commanded the'pressgaug
and no resistance was offered. When tEs at
fair was made known to The BRITISH Captain,
he came on board the Siren in a great rage,
and inquired how he dared 10 take man from
his beat Maedouough replied, that the man
was an American seaman, and was under the
protection Of the itg Of the United States.
and that II was tls duty TO protect him. The
Captain, with "A voieY 0I 0aths. swace be
would bring his figate alongside the Siren.
aud siut her. That yea ilay do" said
Macjouough; =. bur. while she swius, the
maP you viii not have
The English Captain told N.cdgnough bat
he was Young hair-braiued fellow and wou'd
repent Of his rshueSs. .Supposnr. sir.'
SAID he, / had been In that boat, would yuu
have dared ~ aave c5muItted such an aca ,''
= should have de The attempt, sir, at all
hazards" was the reply. - What sir .'' said
thc English captain, '' F5a.j You venture %
Interfere If ! were 10 lmPEess neu tr3m thar
brig: '' y on have only 10 try II. sir was
the plIhv answer. The English officer return-
ed t9 las ship, manned his boat 4rd made his
way toward lue brig; hacd0nou4h did The
same but there the affair ended; the English
boat took q circuitous route and Ietarned 10
his ship. There was sucl Il ca!taness ia ihe
conduct Of Lieutenant Nacdon3agh. such a
solenmty ia his language, such "a puliteness
in bis manner, that The British oiIic1r Saw
that he mad to deal with no ordinary man. and
that 1t was net prudent 10 put him on has
metal.
When Lieutenant Decatur was In the squad
ron, lying before IrIpoiI, under Tie command
of Commodore Preble, he conceived "a plan for
recapturing or destroying the L. States lrigate
Philadelphia, which, having got fast on a
ledge OF rocks, and ca1sized in the hIrb0r Of
THpoli, had been made a prize by the Algc-
FINES, and got alloa: again. Wi great dill
cdlty he obtained the Commodore's sanction
to hi- penlous enterprise; bat. having al last
gained his consent, Decatur manned the IN
frsnid with seventy voJuntes~s a.,5 -o..,,,,,.,
MED bv other vounu officers. aII of ,yian, f,syo
since acquired fame, he sailed from Syracuse
ON line 3d Of February. 1904. in ,.-,,rs,,.
with tbe United States brig Siren. Iie,.I
Stewart, who was tC lake Of the men in his
boats, Ia case il should be found necessary TO
use the Intrepid IS d fire ship.
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