The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-27

dents in the early days of the school and that are of sufficient age to have done shade duty for many generations of sailors before their day, are still standing, the march of modern improvements hav- ing been directed to pass the ancient mon archs by
 The midshipman's life small is its compass, is intricate and full of interest. The externals, if they really may be accounted externals have world of significance. The young sailors are hemmed in with incentives to a heroic discharge of duty West Point has its battle flags and it's memorial tablets to the men who served their country against its enemies on land. At Annapo lis are gathered the trophies of the sea- and there are many of them, for the defeats of the ships of the American navy few that line or two of hstorys pages are sufficient to record them
 Perry's pennant which flew from his flagship the Lawrence at the battle of Lake Erie is here It is a red ensign with the words of Lawrence em- broidered on it in white letters-words that are now the rallyng cry of the of the American navy: Don't give up the ship" Capt. Lawrence had been killed in the action of his ship, the Chesapeake, with the British ship shannon only few months before Perry engaged the enemy, but his last injunction to his already had become the Yankee tars' watchword The Lake Erie flag is in an almost perfect state of preservation.
 The flag of the British brig Boxer Capt. Blyth commanding, captured by the American brig En- terprise off the coast of Maine is in the academys keeping Capt Burrows, the American command er was killed in the very hour of his victory. Near the Boxer trophy the flags of four of the British vessels captured by Perry at the battle of Lake Erie-the Lady Provost the Hunter, the Little Belt the Chippewa, and the Detroit With the Erie flags are those of the Confdance the Beresford the Chubb and the Linnet British yes ses sunk or taken by the American McDonough at the battle of Lake ChamDlain.
 Possibly the most interesting of all these spells of the American fights is the great wooden figure of the British lion wearing a crown and with one paw resting a globe representing the world. For arrogance of presumption the concep- ton has few equals It was of course carrying out in sculpture the idea of the world sovereignty of States, defeated and captured the British Mace donian the lion with it's globe was found it's forward deck.
 There are two iron Hong Toms in the trophy collection that fell into the hands of Commodore McDonough after the victory of Lake Champain. One of the guns has deep indentation made by shot from gun of the American fleet during the action The British commander, Commodore Down ie was killed in this lake fight It is a matter of record that he to his death by getting ipts the way of the recoil of of the cannons now in the Annapolis museum.
 Charles Stewart, the American grandfather of possible the addition of two flag trophies to the Annapolis collection. When in command of the Constitution cold Ironsides') he captured two British men-ofwar, the Cyane and the Levant which he fought the coast of the Madeiras Stewart the fight
 The navy of the United States had it's full share of making the countrys history There is no pres ent intention the part of the men who have the midsbipmen in charge to let them become for getfu of the past and the glory that has come to the service.