Show ITS LAST BATTLE FOUGHT OLD TIME OLD TIME SHIP IS SOLD PHILADELPHIA June 7 After Atter After havIng having hav hay haying ing weathered weather d storms for tor nearly three three- quarters of a a. century the old sloop-of- sloop war St St. Louis has been sold by the Government Government Gov Gov- to a Junk dealer of ot this city for The vessel was condemned by aboard a aboard aboard board of ot surveyors at League Island navy yard and it was decided by tHe th's Navy department de- de that It should be sold the upset price being fixed at The great amount of ot copper In the old hulk made It more than usually valuable For some time the St St. Louis was used as V s headquarters of ot the Pennsylvania navai naval na na- na val vai reserves The ship was built bunt at Washington In 1828 and was the v vessel vesel sel with which Capt Ingraham overawed an Austrian squadron In the harbor of ot Smyrna and secured the release of ot an American citizen who was held as a a. prisoner upon the Austrian flag flag- ship V Capt Ingraham cleared a for o action and J Jn tW se served n notice that t he would l open fire Upon up upon Up- Up on the squadron If It the man was not surrendered surrendered surrendered sur sur- sur- sur rendered by a certain hour Before the time limit expired the man was sent on onboard onboard board oard the St. St Louis |