The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-15

feet astonishment. AT this moment a
boat was seen putting off from the hos
tile ship for the Guerrero. AS soon rs
within speaking distance, young gen.
tleman (Mdshipman Reed, now Com
modore) hailed and said, | wish to see
the officer in command of the ship"
At this, Captain Dacres stepped for
ward, and answered. Midshipman
Reed then said, commodore Hulls
compliments, and wishes TO know il
you have struck your ilagP" AT this
Captain Dacres appeared amazed, but
recovering himself, and looking up and
down, he deliberately replied, swell,
don't know-our mizzenmast, is gone,
our malnmast is gone-and, upon the
whole, you may say we have struck our
fagr'
Commodore Hull's compliments, and
wishes to know if you need the assist
ance of surgeon or surgeons mate"
Captain Dacres replied, "Well, | sup
pose you have on board your own ship
business enough for all your medical of
ficersg" Midshipman Reed replied,
80, no; we have only seven wounded,
and they were dressed half an hour
ago"
Captain Dacres then turned to me,
deeply affected, and said, Glow have
our situations been most suddenly re-
versed! You are now free, and l am q
prisoner
All the boats of both ships were put
in requisition to remove the wounded on
board the Constitutions dreadful was
the condition of many of them that two
days were nearly consumed in the re-
moyal, after which the Guerrero was
burned, with all her stores, ornaments,
ETC., etc. The Constitution, having re-
Gently come out of port, had no room to
take scarcely an article.
Who can imagine the joy | experienc.
ed in finding myself again under Amer
lean coIors, or the pride | felt at finding,
from Commodore Hull down to the
most humble man on board, an entire
absence of everything like boastful or
even n triumphant look at their Won
derful victory. Captain Dacres kept his
state-room till we arrived in port. About
two hundred of his men were necessari-
ly ironed, as the ship was SO crowded.
Charles Morris (now Commodore), the
first officer of the Constitution, had a
ball through his body, and for several
days his recovery was doubtful--during
which time he sent for me to come to
his room-and l well remember his un-
concern for himself, although the sur
geon had appraised him Of his danger.
Every courtesy and kindness was by
Captain Hull and his officers extended
to their prisoners.
On Sunday, about noon. the Consttu-
ton arrived in Boston Harbor. | was
sent on shore in the boat. The harbor
between the ship and wharves was now
covered with boats to learn the news.
The first boat we neared we hailed,
"The Constitution has captured the
Guerrero" Instantly the two men in
the boat took off their hats, and violent
" struck them on the side of the boat,
and, rising, gave cheer upon cheer
They hailed other boats, and thus the
air was rent with cheers, and the VIC
tory passed along until it reached the
wharf, and then spread like wildiire all
over the city and country.
II is now nearly forty years since the
transaction Of that day proved to the
Americans that British frigates were
not invincible. Who can remember that
day without feeling glow Of pride, that
so early in the war, aRd in manner so
unpretending, victory so perfect
should have been achieved?" write
this statement without notes, but be-
lieye it to be, in the main, accurate.
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