The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY AUGUST 49, 1908

Hal" his sparkling, got her now
an announcement which greeted with
the men in the batteries below the the main deck
Now. men. mind, firing until give the word!"
For some fifteen minutes the two ships swept steadily
Seeing hopelessnes the French captain at last
look IN MS own stuns is an example Which Little
gladly followed instead of waiting for the confusion attending
upon the beginning of the action Both ships presented
scenes OF wild disorder apparent than real few
moments but the stunsIs in slowed
the confusion subsidized ofwar
IN perfect silence she bore down the doomed French ship
The French captain suddenly put his helm down and
bore up making attempt to get position to rake but
Little who had gone aft to the promptly frustrated his
attempt by duplicating his The two ships
up to the wind the tack therefore the Boston to
windward and at quarter after they close aboard
Ship ahoy!" cried the American captain. sprngng into
the mzzen rigging what ship that?"
lie Corvette Berceau lie Citoyen Captaine Andre
Senez," was the reply.
Good said Little, turning to the
hind him II know him by reputation. fought
DFstang in the revolution
in the French navy and ships
deal or damage. Wen get a good fight out of him.
The two ships formed sort Of line
the time, and of the their
1ecuVey at that moment Both captains determined to wait
until the ships fairly abreast each other before ev
erng their fire. Consequently there further
conversation
what port you trumpet.
''Whither bound?"
Cruising. sheep il zat?"
The United States ship Boston, Captain George Little
Strike flag, sr!'
Nevair" cried the Frenchman shaking his hand at his
enemy.
The two ships fairly abeam.
"Trez! Tirez" cried the Frenchman, suddenly
Let her have it, men!" roared Little,
sant shaking his trumpet toward battery
The broadsides of the ships Simultaneous
1y AS she fired the Boston being windward
ward the Frenchman began pistol shot
distance about feet the width ordinary
street.
For two ships sailed side by sde attempts on
the part of either to close and board by
the vigilance Of the other they
each other at range sides
had enjoyed but gunnery practices guns were small
hey We're of course all old fashioned
sights gun-locs) they prmed with loose
powder and discharged slow match Ioggerhead
l. e. a hot iron; consequently the battle
BY Titles orders the heavier ship paid par
tcuar attention the enemy kept pounding
away at the French ship with ceaseess while
French captain DESTROYS of Gripping his pursuer
most of his attention the American spars.
At six o'clock in the evening the topsail tyes
Boston having been shot
laundering down ship deprived of the
vast spread of the topsais the most important
and wind altho
she was badly cut she began slowly away
from the American. At five minutes after
lull In the action and the Frenchman
ahead drawing slowly range congratulated
selves that they larger
But indomitable Captain George
of the Boston Under his Indictment his
energy, desperate the
were in condition to the conflict.
Meanwhile similar endeavors put by the
French ship but her had badly
to enable her to of SAIL and the
began to her again. At eight
night the two ships within range
another 1t quite dark but the ships
that the flashes Of the enabled the take
aim and the conflict continued fercey until
at night Again the tactics of the Frencnman
in wrecking the American aoft that the
out of action second time.
Once the French ship drew ahead but she
de-
all
away did the jib-boom The heavy huing re-
ceived
the galOWS frames, and she without
pairing Her lower carrying
sails however her enough in the water
the Boston which
during night in spite effort
could make, aho they did keeping
sight.
day broke Boston to lee
ship of both
working furiously them in TRIM the
fight other looking escape
half after eleven the morning however the breeze
feshened somewhat the foremost of the French
terribly short off above the
dragging it's
Berceau helpless Seeing
deliberately completed her repairs
o'clock in the afternoon ranging
apparently good condition The at
quarters guns loaded primed, ship
nerc