Show the Ciru cruelty elty of war an incident related in the tha biography of sir provo wallis admiral of the british fleet brings bringa home to the reader the tha cruel nature of war it occurred during tho the war of 1812 an american captain had taken a fine ship to lo lisbon where she had sold her cai caico go for the ABC of the british army under wellington and received several thousands of dollars in return which were on board meantime war had been declared and on her homeward voyage she fell a victim vic to the british squadron one of the principal objects of her captors was to obtain information the american captain was sent on board the shannon which afterward captured the famous chesapeake but was kept in ignorance of the war and of the tha fact that he be was a prisoner he answered unreservedly all the questions put to him and captain broke who greatly disliked the deception he lid had been obliged to practice now felt it difficult to make the prisoner acquainted with the next step w which aich must be taken at length he forced himself to say captain I 1 must burn bum your ship the american overcome by surp eur priss rb faltered burn her indeed I 1 must bum her for what will not money cave her she is all my own and all the property I 1 have in the tha world Is it wart warthen heur yes yea said broke both parties were painfully moved and the scene did not end aitho without u t a tear from each but duty was duty and the tha prize was destroyed youths companion |