The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-29

tween ,he Constitution sni ihr Gnfnierr.
one of lhe hrsi frigsies of The BRUSH Ma
w, and which had been securing ne seas
IN search of = fgh'. having given rial-
lrnse 10 al American lngales. The
tsneIrierp ralried hag n hrr mast head
n ilh her name insrr.hcsl upon IL. hy way
nf gssconsde. in immrnse leIieis. As
the Constitution bnre down spon her.
she kept up an incessanl fire. which The
Constitution did not return by = single
gun. until her commander had bronghl
her up 10 The very teeth of his enemy.
when he gave The word. and in The language
Of graphic naralar OF The event. s Never
was any firing so drrsdlnl. For fifteen
Minutes ,he vivid lightning Of fhe Con.
siiiuiinn's guns enniinurd in ole blaze.
and their thunder roared with srarre an
inlermission." In Thirty minutes alter
Hull had laid her al 'ngsitle her Zoe. The
Guerriere surrendered. and had mol spar
standing. and her hull above and below
wafer was so shattered that Few more
brnadsiirs must have carried her down.
The Constitution was so d he injured
that she made ready fa acIinn when
vessel appeared IN sight the next day.
!. The Guerriere lost fifteen killed and
sIxiy.illree wonnled; the Constitution.
scven killed and seven wounded. Such
was The first brilliant chapter in The naval
irinmphs Of The United States in The late
war with Great BliIaIn.
The . Constitution" under the com
mand of The gallant Bainbridge. fought an.
other most remarkable action with The
splendid British fiiga,e Java. ON the 29lh
December. The Java was then com
manded by Capt. Lambert. meri,orions
and experienced officer. (who was killed
during the aciion.) and had nn board one
hundred supernamerary spamen destined
for the East India service, hcsi,ies a lien
tenant general and other officers. The
!. Java was obs,inalely fought, hut lhs
/" Constitution" was once more the victor
So terribly did she injure her adversar,
that u was found impossible 10 bring ,h'
Java into port. aud she was destroyed ol
the, following day. fIer loss was ski,
] killed and upwards of one hundred wound
ell. while the Constitutions loss was onl
nine killed and twenty-five wounded.
i The Constitution has been since hono
/ ably ard efficiently employed in the Sc
vice Of the counuy. proposition W.
made some years since 10 dismanile he
but public feeling was strong against al
4 proposition, prelering that she should !
given
r "To the god Of storms,
/ The lightning and the gale"
rather than rol in the quiet wa.ers OF Ill
, harbor. I}ul we fear that her time hs
: now come, and that she must hencefori
repnse upon her lauIels. a " memenio" Z
n some Of ,he most brilliant achievemen,
ever performed upon the deep. May III
Constitution of The country be as victor
Gus over It's enemies as has been this gl'
!. ripus vessel!
II The frigaie .Uniled States" whic
. will a'eompany The "Consluuiion" in he
retirement, al.o distinguished herself, ur
der lLe heroic Decatur, by glorious vic
tory over llle new and magnificent Brilis
figale Macedonian. The latter had lll
choice Of position. and The United State
being in great part armed with carionades
fought The battle at most decided disad
vantage. Bun when the American frigal
closed in upon her enemy, the action wa
soon ended. The " Macedonian" surren
deled with The loss of SO killed and 6
wounded. while that of The /" Unite
States" was only four killed aud sere
wounded.
We have thought that these reminis
ccnces might mol be without interest /
connection with the suggestions Of Con-
lnodore SINNERS report.