Category: History - American
On a September day in 1803 an American frigate bowled along the rocky Spanish coast toward Gibraltar. From her bluff bows curled back a foamy wave. Above the blue waters rose a gracefully proportioned black hull. Around it, halfway up from the water line, ran a broad white str...
At last the day has come. Long and eagerly awaited has it been by American seamen. A tall-sparred frigate plows through the purple waters of the Gulf Stream. From her mastheads...
6. SCENE III. THE LAST FIGHTThe _Constitution_ took a long rest after this battle. The _Java’s_ shot had discovered some rotten spots in her sides. A long overhaul was required to make her again ready for...
2. SCENE II. EXIT THE “PHILADELPHIAAn effective demonstration off Tangiers soon cooled the ardor of the Sultan of Morocco. He reconfirmed the old and highly favorable treaty of 1786. One potential enemy had been...
3. SCENE III. PREBLE ATTACKS TRIPOLIAs spring came on the commodore pushed his preparations for a naval attack on Tripoli. He now had only one large ship, the _Constitution_. There were five brigs and schooners. A...
1. SCENE I. ENTER THE “CONSTITUTIONOn a September day in 1803 an American frigate bowled along the rocky Spanish coast toward Gibraltar. From her bluff bows curled back a foamy wave. Above the blue waters rose a...
5. SCENE II. AND NOW FOR THE “JAVAWhile the _Constitution_ was taking a little rest in Boston Stephen Decatur in the sister-ship _United States_ had taken the sea. In the latter part of October he encountered th...