The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-30

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harbor.
Laughed at Broadside.
As he headed for port man-of-
war was steanling down on him. He
supposed it was the British ship sta
toned at Nassau and promptly sent
aloft the Royal George. However,
the approaching dog-of-war proved
to be the United States sloop Of war
Adirondack, which ran alongside.
The men behind Uncle Sans guns
could not have been as good in those
days as in these, for the Herald was
unhurt and the only effect of the
broadside was to make Capt. Coxet-
ter ring full speed ahead
Then followed blood-stirring
chase; the Herald having the speed,
but the Adirondack the weight of ar
gument in the shape of broadside af-
ter broadside. Capt. Coxetter, pistol
in hand, stood upon the top of pad
die box directing the course of his
ship so as to avoid as much as posi-
BILE the aim of the broadsides. Every
time the Adirondack manoeuvred to
deliver a broadside he would steer
the Herald so as to put her out of
the course of the missiles. He hand
led his ship so we'll that, though
somewhat damaged in rigging and
smokestack, she was struck in the
hull only once and there without
serious injury. The United States Of
ficer commanding the Adirondack
seemed to forget all about the three
mile limit for the last shot he fired
flew over the Herald as she was pass
ing the outer harbor buoy.
The good people of Nassau were
thrown into fever of excitement by
the early morning salute. and his
majesty's station ship went down the
harbor to meet the ingoing and some
! what dishevelled blockade runner.
The latter was signalled to stop so as
! to be boarded. Her majesty's naval
representative was properly indignant
and he took written attestations from
Capt. CoXetter and his subalterns
that British ship, flying the British
flag, had not only been fired upon on
the high seas by the United States
sloop of war Adirondack, but also
actually chased and fired on at the
harbor mouth. - .
Primed with that explosive ammu-
milton the British frigate steamed
forth to overhaul the United States
sIoop of war and Capt. CoXetter and
his still shivering crew expected soon
to hear the latter blown out of water.
But blissful silence ensued and lat
er in the day the two war vessels
were deserted steaming amicably into
harbor side by side. What had hap
pened was something like this:
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| Salutes Settled 1t.
The British commander showed his
hand to the United States comman-
der. The latter expressed astonish-
ment of the strength of the cards and
! admitted it would be useless to play
out the game. The proper thing was
! to apologize for disturbing the seren-
| ity of her majestys representatives
| and forthwith salute the British flag.
The salute was cordially returned and
the visiting officers were invited up
to town for refreshments. At the
| best hotel in Nassau, that afternoon,
| according to an eye witness, there
was an animated discussion of the
extraordinary happenings of the sea-
accompanied by continuous fusilade
! of popping corks. All of which goes
! to show with what ease international
complications may be averted if the
parties in acting possess the requisite
! discretion.
! = Capt. Peck's next vessel was the
! Leopard, later called Stonewall
! Jackson. He made two successful
! trips in her and then turned over the
command to a Capt. Black. Capt
Black ran safe out of Charleston har'
Dor and returning had escaped the
blockaders But coming in the Swash
! channel he ran too close in shore and
grounded on the bar that runs out
on the Isle of Palms side of Breach
! Inlet. The Jackson never made port
again. She left her bones on the bar
but at least a part of her cargo was
saved
/. The foregoing facts have been
] cleaned from Capt. Peck's son
Thomas F. H. Peck, who was chief
! engineer on all of his fathers ships
Chief Peck, now 73 years old, lives al
IS Bee street in this city. He is bad
ly crippled by rheumatism, but his
mind is clear, though he is somewhat
forgetful of dates and names not in