The Republican journal., 1916-03-09
ADAMS "28"
Story of the War Of 1872 and
tte PenObSCOt River.

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dawn to sloop Of war at Washing
''' ond heightened into f1ush-deck
.., corvette, mounting on each side
~ ~ ,oadium l8s, or columbiads and one
with crew of 900 men. under
.,ara of Capt. Charles Morris. late
.4cer or lieutenant of the "Constl-
Adams slipped GU of the Potomac
sod the blockaders on January 1S,
She cruised eastward to the Afri-
mast and along it from Cape Mount
palamas, thence to the Canaries
zone de Verde Islands. She return
the westward, nearly along the
st3- thence going toward the West
lr.s-
r,- eruise was unlucky, she capturing
..- .aw small prizes. laden with palm
.c worry. On March 25th, while
.--rg 10 the westward in hazy wealth
rye lndiaman was sighted close
.-..- and to leeward. Capt. Morris
-..---.-a in capturing her (the Wood
- While taking possession the
cleared up and Capt. Morris
inself to leeward of twenty-five
.v. OF which, two-decker and
... Goth making for him. He re-
prize crew from the Woodbridge
all sail to escape. This took
ll noon the next day, when he
.M tr-m off.
a Jams entered Savannah on May
s4iled again on the 9Th, standing
Gulf Stream, between the Ba-
. 4ri Florida, to look out for the
1eet. He found this fleet on
a. Eut the discovery failed to do
. Ct good as the fleet was under
.... IF a "74", two frigates and
. arigs. The Adams lowered on
.. -e ITS for a couple of days, but moth
.u.4 be done with them, for the
rsntmen sailed in the closest posi-
. -er and the six war vessels eXer-
. Ire greatest vigilence. So the cor
5assed northward to the Newfound-
tanks, where she met with nothing
lE and floating ice. She then set
.. curse toward Ireland.
July 4th she sighted and gave chase
SAIL, which escaped to the mouth of
cannon. After, the Adams, heartily
e fogs and cold, stood to the south
par md made few small prizes. But
..v 18th, in lat. "A deg. n. long. 10
W. she stumbled across the 49,
r sr. Sc gun frigate Tigris, Capt.
4 erson. The frigate was to leeward
sharp chase ensued.
VAS only by dint of cutting away
nchors and throwing some of her
cr- 1yerboard that the Adams held her
~ until sunset, when it fell calm.
AFT, Morris and his first lieutenant,
81. Wadsworth, had been the first and
@,lpt lieutenants of Old Ironsides dur
aull's famous cruise, and they proved
st they had not forgotten their early
Xgerience. They got into the ships
os's to tow her and employed their time
wall that by sunrise the frigate was
tg eagues astern. After eighteen
rs more of the chase, the Adams
1 ped her.
next day she got in company with
APPLE more of the enemy's ships, one
lich, an old bluff bows, was soon
. the chase, but the other was very
L and kept on the corvette's heels.
AS sfore the frigate.was TO leeward.*
-as Adams had been built by contract.
-ide was let to a sub-contractor of
5mical instincts and consequently
r~si out rather shorter than the other.
result was. the ship sailed much
Ter on one tack than the other. In
ahase, she finally got on her good
..-s, and so escaped.
apt, Morris now turned homeward
J4rug his two cruises he had made only
Ten prizes Unnamed by 161 mem and none
II my great value. His luck grew worse
and worse. The continual cold and damp
9r9ilced scurvy, and soon half of the
'e" was Frustrated by the disease. The
weather. kept On icing as foggy as ever.
OF the Maine coast brig-sloop, the
bliieman, Capt. Pearce, was discovered
a1a chased, but she escaped in the thick
Weather.
The fog grew heavier and early on the
norning of August 18th the Adams
struck land. Literally struck it, too, for
sae grounded on the Saddleback lodges,
Off Isle au Haut, and had to throw over
board provisions, spare spars, ETC., be-
lore she could float clear. The, Rifeman
ldoubtedly conveyed intelligence of her
gr-reabouts to the British fleet, consist
at Of two line of ,battleships, three frig-
aies three sloops and ten troop trans
ports under the joint command of Rear
Atmral Grlffiths and Lieut. General
sherorooke. This expedition according
mt into the Penobscot and anchored
of astine
tier Capt. Morris got his ship clear of
W edges, he entered the Penobscot and
sailed up the river to Hampden, where he
sEp-cted to repair his vessel and give his
new chance to recnperate unmolested