, 1879-01-21
GOLD llsONSIDES."
Tho Unllcd Btstca TtIRnto Constitution
StrRudeti OF thu Cunat Ut England.
Nf.1 lnYk {<ftttd. .'IH. IL


Stranded OF tho Cun4t Ut England.
Nt,o lark if<ratd. Iau. IL
by a dispatch from London, received hero
yesterday afternoon, 1t 's learned that tho
United ntatcs frlgate Constitution went OIL
shore early ycatcrJaY morning Ut Dallard'E
punt, hall wuy between Swansea and St. Alban's
Head, III thu County of Dorset, England. Tho
straln tug Commodore uas Ut oncs sent to her
assistance fran Weymouth, anI subsequently
her MaIoaty's ship Warrior was Arrt to asstat ID
casu the tug was not sufficiently powerful. Tho
Constitution wns ou her Way homo from ltaYrc,
France, IL which port she had been sent With
American exhibits for tho Paris Exposition, saIi-
tng from Philadelphia about March of last
ytar.
Tho Constitution WAS built under all order Of
C0nIrrBa pisAud Marct, ~, i73i. providing fur
thu construction OF slx ycsscls, thrre VI fheHn
t. 10 ~ yssy sayy sia.s' ad a oIts Of ttsso
VI thu prcsailt LaYy, thu vrsacls Vi tho lsryu'u
t!0n having bGru 1is{Asrtl 1t at tile end OF That
c.,tcst tu l7S3. Sau us built ut Ilsrtts yard in
Boston, wlIerc Const!tution wharf now i. at =
eust Vi SJt!,T!3. Her frane Was Ut ltrc-oak
unu iIer p'hlks were bent un wiilluut steam, as
II WA thought that prNcas 8ollnsIed ault weak.
encu the wuod. shu WAS LAUNCHED In Ostuber,
ld97t ~ the pFcscugu nf III lnllirtlac crowd. su
started upon her flrat cruise tho next aeasont
htr armament hcl,1g sorty'1o!sf guns AID her
| shis slty In looa. H. was in con4riucncr
ot % 5c .tsac ., , aud ,,,, ,u1ts'ta ts annut a
| Ut lruns!dcs was given hur. Her
n,:,!dco effort was II, tbs war against Trlpo't it,
lSuf. When ahe made scyerIf during attacks I'M
ihe batteries there. whien mounted ll5 p!eees
mu4ltet shut. mud her destructive tire c,sstlslly
usslstcd tn wtcatipg from captivity HD0 Amer
| lean sailors c,Iptureh BY the 1Tip6ttans To
board tue fr!Kate Philadelphia. In lnt3 she
JDya+ TAc saft!a year She la1 been ourfuca bY
British squadron. consulting Ut the Airltan,
| a,1ty-fuur klMs; shnnH,u. thirtyeiaht: uusr.
rIcr, tnlrty.esht; iesyldtrr. tl!irtf.eLEit; aud
| .Enlus, thlrty-twt., ier ttty-onr hours, but ca
| Iaprd by sut,erloE sall,ng antt thc skili vi hex
t.lccrs. In isis h1le VIVA commanded BY Capt.
| Gharlus Stewart, utl1 sued truin btHkon on q
| cruise u Tho coasts Ut tijuana and tho Wlutl
ture Of thu British scho,neF-of-war i',c
| tau, III fuuFteei runs, letter-0f 0fIarqus
uMi several merchant Vessels. III tsl1
k},u was rnuspl lutu slnrhlrlltai by . hr,t.s(
istrow racal'a trs'Iu capture, lnaly getting !nlc
Salem. l.atvr, Ill 1914, with tHa kausu tou
tnaatter. sl!c startGtt Oh keeunl crulsc, anu u
Feo. ~, 1915. captured, alter au uet,ol, IT lort
u.inut.s Vt nrhl, lno ItllI.M m1uu-u.-wur CYAN
AID xts suOl}ut-War !.csaHt. he Layallt. how
ever, wAs reeaptureI by y Drtistt suuadto:
wtlctl AppeAFed In the tI!llNG vi lusto Erasa
v hrru cnpt StoTart h4l conveyed IlIH prIxc
l
United Statc-. capt. ste*afs believed III
neutrality u tie port would not be Respected
au,t therefore cut hla cabtes und put ~ scu
tue prizrs ioiiuw,ng. Tns s4uadrni.. .s,s.sAtiu
vi lWo I,naut-battu al.iuA aI4i !, heavy Irigate
kent w. III urttYs chase, lro.u which Tue Cas
stltutiuu esrapel xith thu Cyans. rll
Latter vessel aTFlYei Ut NJ" Yor
iu April aud ths Constitution . M0nt
| later 4 cusIou4 ct+txio oSHurrr
durinx The Jackson At1snih[strAtson wl,ils III
Constitution Vas iuuoreu III NtW fork ItArbul
! A ti,uruuelu VI ten. Jatksutl lad becu bivc
| oll the pruw, und = Lieutenant. iluburl with II
political ra.ltur VI tar tnv whrn thu var ayalua
tho Qnitcl States Bank wAs at IT. t1lAAt, 1lte
lulHrI taak "Jaskson should not ~ before I'll
Constitution" .awcl on the lleaa ald e.cap,
undiscovered fru,u vi punishment ,ur thl* yioI
t.ou Ut naval Ghylpl,ur. Thu LeAti Has to. uyvre.
boxesrF. by tuu inleiatls,ublu totutnudoss Eliu
aud out lu lts pl4cu ua1rE sirlet watch. AguiI
however, 1t WAS cut vi a,la rtstuscd br 14cI
| svu's very ur,ttut friend, wlo ~ouu touk 4
, ! sulp ~ arx to save lhe PycAuent'4 bead. II