Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28

W h"u lN" censor IS hand iH raised.
thn name uf Dainhrldgr mny again
ring throughout the land. for some
where un the high seas is a little
American destroyer named Balm
bridge.
Regain Career Enrly
William EllnhridEe was born at
Princeton. \. j., in MA the son ~
a wealthy ph5Sic and descendant
~ an English nObleman when ! 2
Years old cambridge Commanded a
ship Ia the Dutch trade In de
frndiug his ship from "A British
schooner Of eight guns In 1895 he
forced the. schuoner to strike her col
urs after Il short fight
As War dtd not exist between the
two Countries Bniubridge could not
take the svhouucr Hs prize. but
shouted TO the captain.
'tio about your business now. and
report tu your masters that II they
want my ship they must send n
greater force ana a more Sklllful
commander 10 take her
In i79S, nalnbridgc was cOmmis-
stoned lieutenant commander Of tn
schooner Retaliation. and was Cap-
turcd ln battle with = superior Brit
ish force. HainbridRe was taken on
board the French Volontaire. whose
captain refused 10 accept his sword
and was permitted to 60 to the top
gallant foreCastlr to watch pursuit
ot the American ships Montezumn
and Norfolk by the lnsurRente, 80
guns
As the lnsurgentc was about to
omen flre the captain of the Nolon-
tairc turned to lpinhrtdgc and
asked
."rroy sir what is the force OF
those vessels ."
Halnbridge replied without hest
tatiou,
1he ship carries 2s pQpnders
ond the brig. twenty nine Founders, -
bluff Won Battle.
Captain ST laurant ~ tho Nolun-
tnire, who was commander NJ the
[ flcet signaled the lnsur gente "a
I withdraw, fearing the loss OF his
/ ship. when, later. Captain st
| lAurnnt found that their armamen,
| had been exaggerated to twice what
| they carried he exclaimed
! did you not say. sir that the shin
carried 2s l2-pounderu and the bris
| twenty nine pounders2"
Very quietly and earnestly Balm
/ bridge replied
! Yes. sir and II had thought nj
/ that moment that | could have
saved the ships by telling you that
they carried 2tpounders | should
/ have done 40
For his tcmerity cambridge was
J Imprisoned for three months, and
/ when finally ordered TO take com
! mand OF the Retaliation and return
home, jho took with him a report 20
congreHs that caused the "retalia
| ton act' tp be passed
In 1900 nainbridge was commits
| stoned captain and sailed for Al
1 gicrs itlsL18N mand Of the frignto
3 George Washington on a mission OF
| diplomacy carrying tribute to the
/ dey OF Algiers, Through his in
I gcnuity the first treaty was signed
between the United states and Tur-
/ key and he was the first to carry
/ tho American flag TO that country
Gets In Prison.
| In iSOl Captain Balnbridgc was
/ giycR command OF the frigate phila-
| delphia, Ai guns. and cruised IN the
/ Mediterranean In search OF Tripoli-
/ tan corsAirs. In chasing "A ship into
/ the harbor OF Tripoli the Philadel
/ phil went aground and was cap
/ turci by the Tripolitans. after six
/ hours fire by the combined enemy
fleet After being detained two
/ weeks cambridge was asked TO give
nm order on Commodore Preble for
I the release ut Tripolitan prisoners
/ In order tn avoid retaliatory meOs
/ surcs. lie refused. and with his Of
| ficers wos confined In "A prison where
| his crew was already at work
ON February l6, 1904. when the
/ Philadelphia was burned by Lieu
/ tenant Decatur and a large number
of the enemy were killed. BainbridEe
aud hiH officers were Imprisoned In
the tower of the castle, where with
out light or pure air they were held
for ~ months
ON his RETURN to the United States
Captain Eainbrldge was praised by
"a court ut inquiry called at his own
request, and was acclaimed hero.
After several years of shore duty.
cambridge. then commodore, re
questcd duty nt sea when the war Of
lSl2 began In command Of the
Constitution he sighted sail Decem-
Der ~ 1872. OF the coast Of Brazil
Hsinbridgc hoisted his colors and
the other answered with the English
colors The stranger bore down at
once with the intention of rnkinE the
Constitution. in the meantime hiding
her yolors cambridge opened with
q hruhdside. which restored the Eng
lish flag and was answered with z
bruIdslde that shot away the wheel
OF the Constitution
Despite her weakened condition.
the commodore determined 20 make
the action short and decisive. an
luffed NO close 10 the enemy that H.
passing. her Uh-hoom fnuled the
Constitution mizzcn rigging In
this position the American fricate
poured I'm. such well directed fire
that part NJ the bowsprit. the fore
ana main mAats were shot away
when the Cnrmys mizzenmast
went down. lodging across the deck.
IRinhridges move Co rake her
brought down her flag Tho shin
proved to he the friRate Java. ~
guns and four hundred men Can
tain Lambert ~ the Java was NOR.
tally wounded sixty - tho crew
were Killed and 100 wounded The
Constitution lost nine Killed and 2SI
wounded. among them Commodore
Rainhtidgc who wos struck twice
by sffot The Java was 40 fearful /
wreck she was blown up.