New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
NOW An ENGLISH MILL.
CAPTAIN LAwRENCES FRIGATE. THE CHEZ.
APEAKE. STANDS IN WICKHAM HANTa |
From The WASHINGTON Post.

From The Washington Post.
In the spring OF 1913. the Chesapeake was ordered
Command. Go naS Previous @ to this Lawrence had proved
himself an efficient officer while in command q xy.
frigate Shannon. Captain Brooke, appeared At an.
chor at the outlet OF the bay, evidently inviting n
attack In fact, Captain Brooke sent challenge 70
Lawrence to meet him In mortal combat. Prompted
by the ardor which peryaded the service Lswrsnfs
examining his strength. With new and inexpert
enced crew he weighed anchor and sailed to meet
The Shannon. observing the Chesapeake approach
ing immel:atey prepared for acton On June ieo
the shannon either killed wounded many Of & ths
Chesapeakes most prominent ocsrs; tne sanlIt n,
lard, Lieutenant Brown and Captain Lawrence = =
verey wounded at the same tine IA sscTru Sss,reos @
rigging that her re on she siass =
deciding the contest; opportunity was given tas
enemy TO rake the Chesapeake, and hnaily 10 ooafo
Captain Lawrence though severely WOUNDED rssr! ss,,
kept on deck In the act Of summonng me oSards,s r
muSkst ball entered s GSSy hs eps ssae that last
heroic order Don't give up the ship! But wa, was
oG aors f eape to Tesys 5 sros ON the
after short but bloody struggle ra'sea "' e"''
The Chesa peake was taken to England. and In A l@
her timber was sold John Prior. miller OF MICK:
ham, ant Mr. Prior pulled En do% he fas SSeapeaRs SS m
timbers. which he found admirably adapted tor s tne
purpose. The deck beams were tnlrty-twv Lsos
long and eighteen inches square, of sound old VIZ.
ginla oak. and were placed. unaltered horisontaiy
in his mill. The purlins OF the deck were aooU
twelve feet long. and served without alterations re-
oists Many Of the timhers still bear the marks ot
the Shannons grapeshot. and In some places @ .ne
balls are deeply embedded In the pitch pine Ing
transformation OF a sangunary warship INTO .
peaceful and fepreserving -four mill more man nns
that Scriptura prophecy OF the sword beaten into
ploughshare and spear into pruning hook , .
The Rev. DR.. Brighton visited this famous MIL
few years ago. and gives the following description
OF It: Nothing shipike or OF the sea was dscernlye
from without the mill. A handsome young Englisn.
man OF eight and twenty years OF age was coming
forth to Join his cricket club and this proved 20 On
the owner Of the Chesaneake MIL large cigar:
box constructed from the polished pine OF tne onu
ship and bearing the Inscription CHESAPEAKE IN
small brass nails, stood upon the table Inc oeams Th
were marked in many places with grapesnot is ihe
mill was merry going. but as stood IN tne a maJs ~
OF this peaceful scene remembered tnat peyonu =.
reasonable doubt on one OF these planks Lawasxss
fell in the reeking anguish OF his mortal nss woun~
on another. II not the same Wattss head wassS -
ried away by a shot, while nearby the youXX XXmj
brave Ludlow poured out his lfe's blood IsSs ~
stood pondering and still the busy hum wa wysnv,w Ww
wheat passing beneath the stones. -four pou,ea tss
and the merry millers passed around the'r A
smile and bl.thesome jests.