The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-07


the other hand, the Guerriere was mere
rolling log, almost entirely at the mercy of the
sea-her colOrs all shot away, her mainmast
and mizzenmast both gone by the board, and
her foremast standing by the mere honey
comb the shot had made. Captain Daores
stood with his officers surveying the scene,
ALL all in the most perfect astonishment. At
this moment a boat was seen putting off from
the hostile ship for the Guerriers. As soon a.
within speaking distance young gentleman
(Midshipman Reed, late Commodore Rsed)
hailed and said, "I wish to see the officer 10
command of the ship" At this Captain
Dao!es stepped forward aud answered. Mid.
shipmsn Reed then said:-"COmmOdore Hull's
cOmpliments, aud wishes to know if you have
struck your fagY'' AT this Captain Dacres
appeared amazed, but recovering himself aud
looking up and down, he said:-"Well, l
don't know; our mizzenmsst is gone, our
mainmast is gone, and, upon the whole, you
may cay we have struck our flag"
Commodore Hul's compliments, and wishes
to know If you need the assistance of u surgeon
or surgeons mates ? Captain Daores replied,
"Well, l should suppose you had on board
your own ship business enough for all your
medical officers" Midshipman Reed replied
go no, we have only seven wounded aud they
were dressed half an hour ago."
Captain Daores then turned to me, deeply
affected and said:-"How have our situations
been suddenly changed you are now free,
and | prisoner ~
As soon as Midshipman R4ed could make
his report to Commodore Hull, orders we're
issued for all the boats of both ships to IN aka
ready to remove the wounded on board tue
Constitution. So dreadful was the coud tiOu
OF many of them, that two days We're nsarly
consumed in the removal, after which the
Guerrero was buried, with all her stores,
armament, etc, etc. The Constitution having
lx anft1 mt of Nnrt hD1 70 faly
scarcely an article. Captain D4cres, in his
official report, said:-"The Gusrriere was so
cut up that all attempts to get her in would
have been useless. AS soon as the wounded
could be got out of her, they set her on fire;
and feel it my duty to say that the conduct
OF Captain Hull aud his officers to our men
has been that of a brave enemy, the greatest
care being taken to prevent our men losing
tie smallest tritle, and, the greatest attention
being paid to the won uded.''
On Sunday about noon the Constitution
arrived in Boston hsrbOr. The ship and the
| wharves were soon covered with boats to learn
the news. To the first boat we neared, we
hailed, "The Constitution bas Captured the
Guerrero ~ Instantly the two men in the
boats took off their hats and banged them on
| the side of the boat and rising, gave cheers
upon cheers. They hailed other boats, and
thus the air was rent with cheers, and the vic
| tory passed along till 1t reached the shore, and
then spead like wildfre over the city and
country. In almost every town and village
such was the importance placed upon this vic
tory that for long time the following lines
were sung by the boys on the Streets
I'VE raked them SO clean they mad no colors to
ElTike,
| So gun on their lee theg were forced to let fly.
To inform us tney did not quite ali wish TO die"
Not only did Commodore Hull and his
officers extend to their prisoners every rea-
| 10 l,,lD Ii It,ll1
msgnanimi,y TO Dacres a. he entered the Con-
stitutiOn secured his friendship for life. After
the war Hull visited Europe, aud Dacres and
his friends were among the first who came
forward to do him honor. At subsequent
period Hull was i'll command of a squadron in
the Mediterranean. Dacres had then been pro-
noted in the English navy to similar posi-.
tion. Their fagships were near each other for
weeks, and they often dined together.
OCToG oGENARIAN.