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Title: A youthful man-o'-warsman, from the diary of an English lad ... who served in the British frigate Macedonian during her memorable action with the American frigate United States; who afterward deserted and entered the American Navy ..
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Maclay, Edgar Stanton, 1863-1919
Subjects: Leech, Samuel, 1798-1848 Adventure and adventurers Sailors United States -- History War of 1812 Personal narratives
Publisher: Greenlawn, N.Y., Navy Blue Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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,boat expeditions were organized and went out atnight to pick up whatever might come in the way. One night a more formidable expedition thanusual was under way and Samuel records that* the oars were muffled, the boats crews increasedand every man was armed to the teeth. The cots 84 Foreshadowing a Great Battle. were got in readiness in case any of the party came back wounded Notwithstanding these omnious preparations, the brave fellows went offin fine spirits as if they had been going ashoreon liberty. We had no tidings of this adventureuntil morning when I was startled by hearingthree cheers from the watch on deck which wereanswered by a party that seemed to be approach-ing us. i I ran on deck just as our men came along- iside with their bloodless prize, a lugger, ladenwith French brandy, wine and castile soap. Asthis was our first prize we christened her YoungMacedonian. Before sending her to England forcondemnation, some of our people replenishedtheir empty bottles with the brandy.
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A MIDNIGHT BOAT ATTACK. From the original paiiitivg by R. Jack. CHAPTER VIII.A MOMENTOUS NAVAL BATTLE. We now come to that part of Samuel Leechsdiary which forms one of the most importantdocuments in our naval history and, in considera-tion of its great value, it will be given in theheros own words. The expression most important has beenused advisedly. There have been more spec-tacular and more dramatic actions between singlewarships in the nineteenth century but none (withone exception—that between the Monitor andMerrimac) has exerted such influence in revo-lutionizing the science of sea fighting and navalarchitecture as that group of single-frigate battlesin i8i2,namely : that between the Constitution andGuerricre, the United States and Macedonimi andthe Constitution and Java. Unfortunately we have but scanty details ofthe first and last mentioned engagements but inthe second we have the fullest account in Leechsdiary; and it may, unhesitatingly, be accepted asbeing typical of the

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