The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09

with shot Her mizzenmast, which fell
during the fight, was cut close 90 the deck
and her foremost about twenty-five feet mp.
The hull shots from the Constitution had
torn her sides open and she was leaking
badly. The English commander had fallen
during the fight mortally wounded. Tho
second in command, finding his vessel a
hopeless wreck. surrendered. Among the
prisoners was Gen. Hislop. governor OF
Bombay, and a number Of officers OF that
colony. After the removal 81 prisoners and
valuables cambridge ordered the capture
TO be blown up.
The casualties on the Constitution wera
thirty four killed and wounded OF those
on tie Java three sets Of figures are record
ed. The English official report gives "a
killed and i0l wounded. cambridge re-
ported % his government that the Java
had 20 killed and IOl wounded, but an
officer OF the Bombay service wrote on the
day Of the battle from on board the Java
that the losses were - killed and ia
wounded. All o. these differences may
be reconciIed By taking into account that
the Java had on board men Of two arms Of
service-military and naval The military
assisted IN the fight and thirteen Of them
were killed Doubtless the English naval
reports gave only the list OF ssamsn. and
the figures supplied % Bainbridge were in
complete, while those given By the military
officer included both classes Of dghting
men and were correct.
The victory Of the Constitution OYER thu
Java closed the brilliant achievements q
the year 1912 FOR the little navy which
Bainbridgs had promised should give =
good account Of itself The campaign as
ses had opened ia August with the loss "a
the British OF the Guerriers Ia battle with
the Constitution, then Of the Frolie with tho
Wasp, and Of the Macedonian with tho
United States, and a. the close ~ December
the second victory Of the Constitution. With
this exploit the cruise of the squadron un.
der BainbriGgs closed 70 Ear a. be was con-
cernsd.
The Hornet eruiaed OF the South Amer
ican coast until February, and on the 2$th
Of that month encountered The EuRlish
brig-ofwar Peacock. the first Ere being
broadsides exchanged az bali pistol range.
Lawrence soon PLACED the Horust on hss
enefny's quarter and gave her a destructive
low fire that cut her into pieces. killing
her captain and disabling forty q her
crew. The English eol0rs were struck,
and before the wounded could - removed
crew and three n tie Hornets men wha
tried 20 rescue their urfo-t1nafs fosrasn-
After tt.s I.sTrspos followed BainbTidSs
% home waters
Commodore Bsinbridzs reached Blston
early in 1913. add was greeted with an
Grafton signal guns Announced tie ar
rival ard the stress wers lined with peo-
PIE When be walked along. supported
On either side By the navai heroes Rogers
and Hull-it was HUI who. with ths Con-
stitstion. ceieafs-d TIE Gusrrfere-tLs en-
thus.asrn 81 the crowd rau hiEh.
The Massachusetts, lezislkture, then IL
session. gave vote d thanks ~ Bsin-
bridge al ths Sf8eers and creT - 10
CeFast.rgtiou for tkslF slctory cTsr toS
Java Frsrn that tims the Constitution
was popularity called cod iforsidss.
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