Show the frigate alias old I 1 ironsides s the battoia boiton borton courier republishes an article that app apperea ered in lit tile the boston daily commercial gazette of june gist 1833 under the signature of T which gives a brief synopsis of the history of the constitution the pride of the navy we a copy the material portions of article and have no doubt that the reader will find their perusal both bo th profi profitable t able abie and interesting she was built at harts ship yard at the north end situated between the Winnis ferry ways and the marine railway and was laun iaun launched cheol chedi under the superintendence of colonel Clae CIas horne tl ti I 1 c builder builders on saturday the gist of october 1797 consequently she is now 1833 nearly 36 years old slie she sailed oil on her first cruise on sun day the of july 1793 from which she returned in november on the goth of december of the same year she again sailed from boston harbor on oil her second cruise from which she returned a few months after without having the 90 good ad luck to fall in a with erith any aay of the dional ships I 1 shortly aften after thes this our commerce in the mediterranean having suffered ered severely from the depredations and insults of the barbary cruisers our government at once determined on chastising them in lit may mis 1803 com corn edward preble was appointed to the command of this favorite ship and in june lie he sailed with the squadron destined to th act against tripoli to all conversant with this scene of war it is well weil wel wei known the constitution acted a conspicuous part party in fact fad bore the blunt of the battle battie after the destruction of the philadelphia ii of 44 guns she was for a long time the only frigate on the stalio st alioa i and being ably seconded by the llie gallant decator and the smaller vessels iid ild lid did more in a single 5 year eur ear to humble the pride of the tho barbary states than all christendom Christe udom ever did before or since sance in short such a variety of service hairbreadth hair bair breadth escapes hard knocks and perilous adventures adventure has never been achieved by any single vessel peace having been concluded with tripoli she soon after returned home where she remained anem bloyed or nearly so until the commencement of ef the late war with great britain this was on the of june 1812 on the lath of july she left the chesapeake for new york preparatory to a long cruise and on it the discovered and was chased by a british squadron consisting of the africa 64 shannon and guerriere 38 belvidera 36 and eolus 32 under the command of com corn broke of the tha shannon during the most critical period of or the chase when the nearest frigate the belvidera belvidere had alre dy commenced firing flying and the tha guerriere was training her guns for tile the same purpose tile the possibility S sibl lity of hedging the chip although in lit nearly 30 36 fathoms of water was suggested by lieutenant lieutenants now commodore morris and was eagerly adopted with the most brilliant success the tho enemy who had before been gaining were now almost imperceptibly falling failing astern wit without holit their being able to conceive of the mysterious manner in which it was effected A lucky milty milti mil or had been gained in this way before the discovery was made and then it was too toolate late to avail themselves of it with any probability of success a propitious breeze springing up at thi this moment of which the constitution felt the first effects soon increased indrea ed the distance and rendered any further exertions in warping and towing unnecessary after remaining st few days in port she sailed tailed again and on the of august t precisely one month after her escape wits lucky enough ta fall in with one of the same frigates cu cruising ising alone a and iid lid with her name em blazoned in large characters in her fore topsail nothing daunted at this however the file constitution took the liberty of edging down for the purpose of ascertaining the object of or such a it close pursuit a few raw weeks before As soon as trie two ships ere were wire tre within whispering dit ince irce an explanation commenced which efter after a clo cloan c conference 0 ofer cribe of 30 10 finites mi min lites niter ended to tile the complete safi rafi traction of captain hull she proved to be 11 II B M frigate guerriere captain caplain dacres of nf 49 guns and 30 men and had been totally dismasted distasted dis masted and in other respect was rendered such a complete wreck that getting her into port was altogether out odthe of tha the question she was wai acco accordingly burnt and the constitution returned again to boston where slie site lle ile lie arrived on the of augast augusts never shall we forget the enthuse arm with which she was received the news arria d in town tan ton during divine service on sunday morning and the tile crowde crowds that docked flocked to state street to hear the tiie particulars of such a k gl elorion glorious orion victory and the fie shouts that rent the air fully evin evinced ce d the deep interest that was yett by every class of or the community the tha shim ship had anchored in president rohda roddi naoia fiad five miles from town and in the tha afternoon alvernoon alter noon the harbor wae was alive with pleasure boats anxious to take a closer view of old fron iron ironsides sides and to exchange congratulations with her gallant crew we among hundreds of or others sailed round her several times endeavoring in vain to trace the emmetts of an engagement with a british frigate of neail nearly before equal force that had occurred only 11 days before and in which her antagonist was as entirely tirel demolished in the short space of half an hon lion t we we could hardly believe our own eyes eyet no seri serl otus otts damage whatever was visible now and then a place or two were pointed out where a splinter had been driven off but on the tha whole she appeared in almost a as perfect order as aa when she left the harbor only three weeks before indeed it seemed tr to us thai that like lile shadrach meshech and abednego she hd had passed the fiery ordeal entirely unscathed this was indeed a new state of things thing and served not a little to increase tho iho bope and confidence of the tha friends of our gallant nay naty throughout the union concluded on page captain now i called upon if were wore member right to attend to the ade del dei ceased brother gavi gave gave up tho tiie command of af tl the le ship to captain capiali william villiam 1 i ld who wh wil wim 46 the shortly titter atter sailed on another cruise to south america the tile sloop of war Ifor hornet tiet 1 captain lawrence also under his command f t from whom however he was soon after e separated on the of december of tile the same year while cruising about 10 leagues from the cost coast of brazil she fell in with and ond after a close engagement of nearly two hour hoare capture captured il if B al M ship java of 49 guns and upwards of men captala captain lambert being mortally wounded darlng daring the engagement in addition to her full cre 7 w the java had upward it of oue one hundred 1 mer aries arles on board officers and seamen to join the british ships of war on the file E eist dist isi india station i besides these there berela were ii number of land officers effle rs among the rest gen hislop major walker and capt wood this was one of the best contested battles that was fought during the war ike the jact only struck her flag when every mast mat an and depar par bowsprit bow sprit and arid all had llad one after another gone by the board bourd commodore bainbridge in ili his official account say says the great distance from our cur own coast and the perfect wreck we made of the frigate forbade every idea of attempting to take lake her to the united states slates I 1 had therefore no alternative left but burning her which I 1 did oil on the tin of december after receiving aalthe eli eil the prisoners and their baggage which was wad wa very lard hard only having one boat left ort out orl of eight right and not one left on board the java after blowing her up the flie constitution returned to boston where she ehe arrived oil on the esth of february 1813 celido well weil do we remember being at the federal street theatre when whet the news of this victory was announced from fr m the stage by the manager man ager mr po powell well weil and shortly after when the tho gallant adm ro odore together with some of his of offic ficere ersi appeared in one tine of tile the boxes the tile whole house re sounded for many mans minutes with the cheering of the audience the veteran cooper then in the prime primp of life wis was was in the second acton macbeth and although be stoid stood a little behind the tha scenes eno ene entirely irely forgetting the gracious duncan he had murdered we saw him gwing swing his cap round with as much as any one in june suite 1813 capt caal chariei charlei stewart was appointed d to td her command and on the of december r she proceeded to sea notwithstanding boston was then blockaded by seven ship ships s of war and safely run the gauntlet through the tiie whole of or them she site returned oil on the ath of april 1814 andaas and aud was chased into marblehead by two of the heavy fri frigates cates la nympha and aunon abo it uthe the middle of december 1814 she proceeded on her second cruise under capt stewart and on the of february off fell in with and after artria a severe action of 40 minutes succeeded in capturing 11 B al ships cyane of 34 and levant of or 21 guns and men A more pe perfect specimen of nautical skill was ably never witnessed than was exhibited throughout the whole of this memorable battle the advantage of a divided force or as at the boys call iti it two upon one are well known to all particularly to men of naval science A raking taking fire is almost always very sure to be decisive of the fate of a battle and abid to have avoided this from either of her opponents and with wilh a leading breeze too is indeed miraculous especially when we recollect that the constitution Consi lution succeeded in raking both of her antagonists more than once during the engagement ga after taking po possession session of her prizes the three ships made sail soil for tile tiie cape de verde islands and on the loth of march came to anchor arieli gr in the tile har hir h bor of port prays in the island of or st jago two days after this a squadron of the enemy hove in in sight consisting of or the newcastle and leander of 50 guns each arid and tite the acasta frigate of 40 the whole under the command of sir geo colier and in seven seyen minutes after the discovery was made the constitution with her two prizes had bad cut their cables and were wera under welch weigh being at this time about gun shot to windward of the enemy the levant was recaptured the cyane alfe atie had the good fortune to escape and now forms apart a part of our oar navy the Cons constitution titu tion lion continued her cruise and shortly after returned to boston where she was for a third time received with every every evers possible demonstration of or joy and exultation ul tation the last news from her had been berti brought by the cyane arrived at new mew york when the above squadron was left in chase and she had heard a heavy cannonading canno shortly after losing sight of her so the most intense anxiety ilau fiad fr some time been entertained for her safety peace geace had now been proclaimed and arid to have lost this noble vessel and her gallant crew at this late hour and after a catalogue of glorious glo gio rions services too would have cast a gloom over the whole country no wonder then that bey bet safe arrival after so many moving incidents by flood and field and after having escaped so manty matty perils penis of the waters I 1 winds and rocks should be greeted with such universal enthusiasm captain stewart not only received the thanks of congress but of almost every state legislature then in session session ses smon and from many quarters some more substantial sab marks of approbation after this old ironsides was taken to the navy yard and immediately dismantled where she remained unemployed we believe with a single exception cep tion till jhb th spring of 1825 1823 when she was again fitted ota oai and sailed under command of capt daniel T patterson to join the squadron in the mediterranean she remained there about three years bearg aftem which she returned again to the united states and as if to add one more to ghe the the many instances of good luck that have always attended har arslie hr slie she wast wasi so fortunate Ss Us to arrive and end fit fir fira fire edural galutz lu in her city during the lle ile lie pele oele ration of tiie ide etli of july 81 und and con cou teli not a little Vs as weil well belier r flit fill ao ap as by llie the delightful that are eyer ever uppermost la in the presen presence ce jofs uch a glorious vessel to heighten the splendor ani and add a zest to the festivities of the dav day |