The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-01
The Bystander : :
Warfare a Ia Chesterfield.


" arsare 10 Chesterfield
Surprising that Japan and the Ung States at war
and mat there bockadng Japanese ce off the shores
Oahu with the cruiser California nu port lying under
the guns of Kamehameha and DIAMOND Head Then sup
posing sampan should flying in under white flag,
bearing this missive, addressed to the Californian com
mander;
Ion Oahu, June 30.
sr As understand Cafonf,has and
engines overhaued and tn put request
the meet the Kasugu With her ship ship
of KahuSu Point on Wednesday morning. our admiral havns or
ba,bp squadron we are informed % the way to raise the
blockade OF Honolulu which information, yOu honorable
The mounts -four eight inch guns md carries secondary
strength of your .famous ship are also fitted with four W
torpedo tubes and have conent of 52 consider
impression wheh prevails among
lane and is prepared enemy
You will feel it compliment if say hattc result Of our meet
may have the pleasure of needing ship the time
Be IL" Of lanai viii be Obliged leave oahu water within
week
NIsH1MURA, Gemmsndng Kasuga
Wouldn't challenge like that aeatesa lot of laughter
and be looked upon the letter of madman Yet just
such challenge to American naval officer just
hundred ago, during the War of nsl2 the letter re-
ulting in celebrated duel between the British rgate
shannon and the American ffigate Chesapeake in which
the gallant American received his death ound and
% the American Navy the famous phrase, used later by
| Admiral Perry: Don't Give Up the Shpy" The British
commander gave the American captain full prcuars about
his ship and her fighting abilities and toldhow he would
give his the slip order that the duel might be
fary fought, "ship to ship Equally courteous the
gallant Lawrence who up the advantage in the way
Of speed afforded by the newly scraped bottop of his com
nand and declined to to rakeNhs opponcn
when the ships met. ~
The letter of Captain Broke which is today onfe in thu
archives of the navy department at Washington, said:
H. B. NJ shatnon,
the. Chesapeake appears ready request
tn
to the fortunes of respective flags To officer Of
Be assu sr that not from amy doubt
of o with n %y s S"
reasonably the chance of receiving unfair support
os pains to ali force
sight the the 1G
Boston effect much disappointed It
the prevailing easts,y winds had obliged oa
taeuary that wha. write pledge homo
guns upon her brOasde and one light boat gun eghtee
quarterback forecae complement
500 %a s WSs Of as h on Of @
els lately thus minute because report nas prevailed
To% ' Hoso S''" aP really %
oaI osS Sfs OK % a %
you wherever it is most agreeable YOU within &C. limits Of II
abe Cod d Eight ten S a of P Ann
you please breakers ofantuehet Il
sGoal of St. GEORGES Bank If you viii favor me- with any R
should any my friends be NIGH anywiofo in sight, unit
detach them out of would sail With und
flag of might think safest from cruise
hauling it when begin hOslities.}
q You Sir be that proposasare highly adva
proceed seasingy the Nhes
without imminent risk being cushedy the superior
British squadons which abroad where
your efforts would hwever gallant be
ecty hopeless. Sir Imagine that
personal vanity to the wish of meotng the Chesapeake
chat depend only amben for your accordr
t.. to this invitation We have both nober uUtlves
Al, You will feel compliment if sR that the result of o
meeting 3ean render
try; doubt that equally confn of will fe
it is only repeated uubs in combats tn
Navy hope for the 10
provisions and writer AMI cahnot stay o
the honor be- Sir, Your obedont humble sevar
al up. b. V. BROKE,
70 Captanyof ii. r. NJ shannon
n. BFor the of watching coast it is
Dt ute keep another ship company to support wi
and boats when employed the and and particular
aid each other either ship chas should get on shore
be that consistently with my duty, waive
great advantage this Service without
your part meeting directly md that will neither sc
other armed vessels II dspat
meetinou Should special ord
answering fom4 challenge vet b
keeping proposal and appointing place
like (within 800 miles oBoson) in given number
sail; unless TO an interview" may
IL al distance from Boston when to sea-
Choose terms but let meet
of the United States Frgate Chesapeake
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