Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-01-23
Fran te ~ I. Ercaiog Posf)
TIE CAPTURE OF TIE GURRIERE
BY TIE CONSTITUTION.

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BY THE CoNsTiTITIiHNY' ~ u e. Ia l.
THE fo,lowinr aooonn,, - 49, '' =,
rri,i.l e,ia,,a VI We capture OF the
ATE Cons,itntioo is ,,.i -,."1, .0a" ,''e
valued corresnondan, vh"'"'n. a,'u ~ pH W
board rhe Gurriota dnr;o,, ,%o Pi,s""'1 VI
\ naner which dosorvos. = ~ o"a'. l, l.
!totjcal archives of rho c"rm,rn p, ""0's '"S ms
. 70 He J:},toyS of Ge Era,,;n,, p,o,
navinu been An Amptran nrisnno. -, t..l
the Gurr,ere dnrinrtbo f,nor, ha,,i, W. o''''
that rrirate and ,Le Ir,ai U'' wen
sti,utioT. I nro,osa ,iyi,,, ,,,,, 60 N'''I
that i,n,n,ta n, ,c,io, ;,r r'"'' "
1912. 0N ~ '"''
Anon, two v,oer.s ,ro,,;,,,, :. .,
rnout lnC, R,.,,n il, -, t,,.;a,,., 'I;
was cantnrad hy ,ho I:rr,.... ~ "'''O''
baf,ra .L, tail in ,,;,l ,i',, C.,.,;,''; '''o o"l
/ Il v,,!abor,,or ,,cl,,l. i, -,
the Cons,i,n,io, r,a, .o'',.5I "rs ,i,'s ".'c''
riere boyp too IN ..n,,Ila Ll,. - o. "o Nu'-
+ the Cons,irntin, ra,,al -, C,.,,;
handed mo H.. ,rl.., o,,,i -,
bnr IN ha , tI, El .,,. "t' ,""N
ttica,ar > V.ry .nnr st, o,, ,,.,,l't ''"' d,
Irhe LAM, ,n,s - ,Lo c.. ''.''1' i. "1 -
ir.l bnT r-.,r, ~, .tiso, "".'' were
Tn. Cons,;,u,io, ,na,,, -',l. ''. y : Il
wa. n,4rcnvrin,, Ia, d, ,.,,i,,i'' J,' ~
C,nt,in u,,.ro. s,iJ - ,,,[ ~ "'''|'
i n.,o, ~ sriL.a u,io, o a, Ju mn" sue
Iih;7.l No, sirn ''''s 'eF''GU'
Al ,his mo,nor, sooi,,, ..--....
,b,n, commor,;n,, -, I,t e",''eN, was
,ar, boin', n,i,, - s.; ~ ""'I' o'"'u 'ahe no
/ C,n,.in n.cray az a;i '''e" "y ""' 10
.nsrni..ion si, I,;iI "l " '' "''n your
g M n,r,n " n oo,,,;eer'. 30 can '"Ne
i"b,d bot,er ro in,n ,Lanr Su "e, a"u YOU
"anv ot onr mon or,,,oa I"I 1"'"'u 10
.noal ,bli,od If co., iii "0'"ueN' '"a'
"dres.;ng ,bero .,ra.,ai,I.' 80. us 80
then dascanIod into ,t, olaI 0'' ~ So anu
the surnaDns. and snro.or,s ,i,,,, anJ a.,,,,I
ants. sI,in, srnnrd ,'ha - u''a ~ ','i,,
instruments, and al necessaries for drrssing
the wounded, as still as a rnnarol IVi,b;,,,ra
moment after nv foot Jeff tha lover ,n,,,,I NJ
the ladder, the Cousti,ution CAV. that d,rhIa
5roadsidr, which threw all IN The corl.,it oyor
in heap on the opposite side of In. shin
For moment il appeared A, if heaven and
earth had struck together: more terrific sbnrL
cannot be imagined. Before those in the co,l,.
pit had adjusted themselves. the, blood run d,v,n
from the deck Is freely Il, # \ wash-,ub tnll
had been turned over. and in.t,ntly ,ns d,ad
wounded, and dylrg. were handed dawn s.. ram
div as men con,d pass them ,ill the corl, nj,
was filled. with haraIv room tnr tho sn,,a,,.
to work. Midshipmen were handed down win
one ley. some with one arm nnd o,hsr. wonnd.
ed in almost every shane and condition An
officer VINO was on the ,,ha bavipu IN. arm,
amputated. would sing out to a conrad cnnino
down wounied-",VeU sh;,-n,:a ho,y no,7
the battle % another would utter some ioks
that would make even the dying smile and 81
constant and freely were the nIsvtul rcm,,k.
from the manned and even dvlnr that 7 al,oo.,
doubted nv own senses. lndead al ,bI. v,,,
crowded into a space of not over Is mr. 2O min.
utes, before tie frino ceased tben w'on,
upon deck, and wat scene was nrassnted
and how changed in 20 short time.
Tbe C,nstrn,i,, l,,,,,,i ....c,.,,.. f.,
and nvan -, t,,I ,;,.,o ,r pl',o".'f Ies.l-
rnre diJ nnt ,nou ,1,,-, I,G '',0 ,'"I-
On ,b , "'','" 'l 'i''' 1','P ''o louS"' tle"i
noIi;a Di ."' o.'ei mana lle "urfIere was mere
49,, -''1o. eIi,"p'y "' ''9 mercy OF
u'v .Vu, iier eoorS an Siiot away her man
i'iII a.iG ui'@eh,n'tSt no'h gone by 'he board,
an,,h ,tn lL", S''ult'S W 'le ll''te money
.,oJ ,',;,I o' ,iau '''ue' '"Ptaih DacreS
stTou' W, Tl'a MS o,ilcer'' surveying the scene
49,, ''' - w. 'oS. Pcl'e0l "''"ls"'IiehI. Al
M .Hi' "'o..,'"' ocat was seen putting oil from
~. ''oS'o 1t'P 'pr t'ie "uFFltfe' As soon as
i;IH 'pea"'"S u'I'aNce, young gentleman
ii.I n,roi'' p''i'i' noeu; 10" oo"'hodo.e keed)
'ui'ou anu 'uiu WISH 10 see the olhcer IN
eo'''.''u''u u .l'e sup al uS' oaptalh "a
t,.',i PI,u - 'ot a'u' anu answered. Mil-
.,,ti;., o',,p,',', 'ou 't Eohhouore llul'
anu wishes TO Nho" II you have
a',"G" ',','o,.5i I"I @ nas At 'hS captain Dacres
IPiJI'~" "'iil1eI' ou' recovering himself and
WI W ~''% uo"N' ne uelloeraleiy repIled'
W ''l' uoh hhoW-our LllZeE-InaSt Is gone