The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-19


shore, and every cminenco around was
crowded with spectators. The house OF
God was deserted, and the light of that
bright Sabbath morning, with its early
stiffness, Hooded scene at once plctur-
esque ana terrible On the one side was
the hostile squadron, coming down to
the sound OF martial music on the 9th.
or stood the armies on shore IN order OF
battle, with their banners fiying be-
tween lay McDonoughs little Ieet at
anchor while the hills around were black
with spectators, gazing on the strange
and fearful panorama.
AS t6e britisn approached, Melon,
ough showed lis signal impressed
seamen call upon every man to 40 his
duty. AS vessel alter vessel traced the
ieISrs' Ioud cneers rent inc ar .,
Inc hng!ish vessels, under easy san
s"ePt one alteT ano,ncr rounu Gunner
l'"u iicau' anu haulil'8 UP III tne Wihu'
""i.eu ,nT aPlro9cn OF thG gai'eyS.
as H.cDohouSh iay anchorc0 WIN ms
vessels IN me hof'h ana Sau'h-'h'S sal
iie.yS on ther sweeps forming second
ii"e IN inc r14r-'he f'hSlish meet, as 1t
douo'eo 'he neao; was Competed 10 ap'
Pro"ch WIN 'ue po"s on INC ra8l'
was iar'ncsV res up inc pay' tue Haral2Ga
sec'iiu' ~, iaco'ueros' .h'fu' ana rreoie
Ionr'n Inc Impressive silence wilich
Testcu on 'ne Aincf,cah meet was at last
proAGil ny thc haSic, W"lcn opeheu her
proauslogs' started py 'ne SOUND,
co'A VI, ooaru '"o '7"'a,osa' "h'ch iau
cScaPeu rom '"c cup ne" 1t! O" a gun
s,iue ana croWea. y louu iausn ana
c"'cc 1'ar'y c"eVIS acA"o"'eugeu 'he
l"'o'"p'c ohlG''' anu sIreuu coihuence
tn'ou9n inc snip McDohouSh' seeing
t"c enemy were at 'o' great u's','ice
10 DC reached py ms guns reserved ms
nre anu "a'chcd 'he Oofnanee stand
l9g poIo'y on till sne came within range
nc te 'hen s'gn'eu "a a long 'wentylour MIN,
sl'i' anu hreu' nc heaVy shot paSsed
,ne ehtire lenS'h OIL 'ile uecR oil 'he Coh
nance A'lli's many OF her men, ana sniV'
cf'n9 hor Whcel INTO fragments Inns
was 'he signal ior every vessel 10 open
itS nre' ana III moment that quiet Day
was III an uproar, Inc Oohnahce. now
ever 'houGh snnerihg severely, ana not
rc.ur'. s'ot' puV kcp, po'uiy Oh, ull sue
gov "i,h'n uar'er o, rh'le' "hen snc
ic' 20 ner ahchofs, ana swung oroausidc
10 the saratoga sixteen lonS twenty
iours then opened at once with a terrible
crash Inc saratoga sh9oE from keel
son TO cross'.rees, unuer 'ne tremendous
alsc'"rge; Nearly hali OF ller crew were
hn1cNeu Gown oy IT, "hiie ni'y men were
cithcr hileu Ur wounded, ana among
'nciil Lieut.: ""'noie' lie was IN 'hl
! a1' Vi s's".'lg Il : ui' MncH Shpt ehier'
Gu 'he port ana struck MN uead' Ing
cncct Oh TINS hrst proaaslde was awful
ana inc saratoga was lor moment com
!. ploteiy stunned he next however sac
= oPeneu her nre win a precision iilat tolo
iatai'y Oh the Engllsh SNIP hat ,he
,'l'cI sooh comhicheeu pouring III mel
prUausluvs SO rapiuly mat she seemed
ehVelopeu IN names Inc Eagle could
not Withstand 1t, and changed her posi-
',oh, lallihg IN nearer inc shore leaving
'ne saratoga 10 sustain almost alone th'
"hole "eiSn' ol inc une4uai contest ono
; gave broadslde Tor broadside, but th'
weight OF metal was against her, and sh'
was last becoming n wreck hcr deci
soon presented a scene oi inc most ir'gii'
= lui carnage, Inc living could hardl,
tumble the Wouhuea Gown the hatchwal
as lost as they iel AT length as ial
broadside burst on the staggering ship
cry OF despair ruhg from STEM 10 stern
the Commodore Is Killed the Commo
y dore Ii kl!led and there lie lay on th'
blood stained deck amlt the dead, sense
less, and apparently ifeless. a srar
cut IN two by cannon shot, had tallei
) on his back and stunned HIM But at
: ter two or three minutes he recovered
' and cheering on his men, took his plac
, again beside his lavorile gun that ho ha'
: sighted from the commencement Of thi
action. AS the men saw him once more
: at his post they took new courage
> But few minutes after, the cry 0
the Commodore is,kllled! again rasse'
through the ship. Every eye was instant
y turned to group Of officers, gathere'
T. round McDonough. who lay in the soup
pers between two guns, covered witl
: blood. lIe had been knocked clear a
cross the ship with force sufficient t.
have killed him. Again he revived, anc
3 limping to a gun, was soon hnlling hi
p antagonist. Manned and suffering, h,
e still fought on. showing an example tina
always makes heroes OF subordinates
At length, every gun on the side q
his vessel toward the enemy was silenced
but one and this. on firing it again
= bounded from its fastenings and tumb
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