The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-19

mined 10 defend her TO tho last He accord
ing ordered the dead and wounded 10 DO
taken on shore. and prepared Tor the worst
At daylight on the morning OF the 2th the
Carnation was observed under way. and
stood close I'm for the privatoer. when she
immediately opened heavy fire with all hor
force. The crew OF the Armstrong, as II
supernatural spirits. or holding charmed
lives, still grimly STOOD by their little bark.
returning broadside for broaflsde with
wonderful effect. The maintop- mast OF the
Carnation soon fell by the board. and she
became so much cut mp In her hui ana rig
ging. and with the loss OF mon, that her
guns became sienced and she was forced
To retire. II was sublime spectacle. that
of the little privateer. with but n handful OF
men lighting hopeless battle against such
tremendous odds. in vindication oi her
rights aud her couutry's honor. with her
colors flying In reckless defiance.
Finding all further resistance fruitless.
Capt Reid scuttled his vessel TO prevent
the English from obtaining possession OF
her. and then. With his gallant crew, went
on shore. The enemy soon aftrr boarded
the Armstrong and set her on fire. when
she blew IN. and thus ended the tate OF TINS
noble little craft.
After burning the p'ivateer Commodore
LLOYD made n demand on tho Governor 10
deliver up the Americans "a his Prisoners
which the Governor refused. He threat
ened 70 send 500 men on shore and take
them by force. The Americans immedi-
ately retired. with their arms. 10 an old
Gothic convent, knocked away the adJoin-
ing drawbridge, and determined 10 defend
themselves 20 the last. The Commodore.
however. the ught better than to send his
mon.
Lloyd was detained over ten days at
Fayal. reltting his vessels and burying his
dead. Too slOops of war. tho That's and
Calypso. part Of his fleet. which arrived a
few days after the battle. We're sent back to
England with a portion OF the wounded.
The expedition against New Orleans was
planned by the En9lish Government at the
same time with that against Washington.
In proof of which. Lord Castlereagh the
British Prime Minister. who happened TO be
IN Paris when the news arrived OF the burn
ing of Washington. publicly boasted that 1t
would not be- long ere Louisiana would be
in the possession of his countrymen. Ii is
well known that Gen. Pakenham and Ad-
miral Cochrane had charge of these expe-
ditions, and, having executed the first. con-
centrated their forces at Jamaica, awaiting
re-eniorcemepts TO carry out tho latter. On
Lloyd's arrival they We're furious at the oc-
casion Of his delay. and heaped upon him
the most bitter reproaches. while charging
him with having jeoparded the success of
the expedition. which only proved too true.
This remarkable battle was the last fought
upon the seas in the war with England.
while. strange enough. that OF New Orleans
was the last fought upon the land. When
Gen. Jackson aiterward learned that a por-
ton OF the feet which was engaged in the
assault upon New Orleans was composed OF
the same vessels which attacked the Arm
strong. he declared TO Capt. Reid that. but
for his determined bravery in resisting the
enemy. he Jackson) would never have
fought the battle of New Orleans. but that.
most probably. the battle ground would
have been nearer the shores of his own
State.
: To show the unparalleled victory OF the
Armstrong. we will state that in the great
naval engagement of Cape st. Vincent in
1897, between Spanish feet Of twenty
seven ships Of the-line and twelve irigates.
and a British squadon Of fifteen ships OF the
line and seven frigates and two sloops OF
war. the British acknowledged a loss OF
only 20 killed and 223 wounded Yet in this
tremendous conflict. which lasted over six
hours. the English did not lose as many
men as they did in trying TO capture little
brig OF only seven guns! Admiral Jervis,
who commanded the British fleet having
defeated tho Spaniards. was created an earl
BY the king of England. and granted pen
sion OF $4,000 year; while Capt. Reid and
his men were granted the privilege of pros
ecutng their claim before Congress for
nearly half "A century. and died without re-
ceiying one cent of recompense. While TO
prove more fully the ingratitude OF repub
lies. Capt. Reid. in 1918, on the admission Of
Indiana into the Union. made the design OF
the present flag of the United States. which
was then adopted by Congl ess. thus having
been not only the defender of the old dag.
but the designer OF the new one.