CHAPTER V

. THE _CONSTITUTION_ AND THE _GUERRIÈRE_ 71

The British Captain could scarcely Believe that a Yankee would be Bold Enough to Attack him, and was Sure of Victory in Less than an Hour, but when the Yankees had been Firing at the _Guerrière_ for Thirty Minutes she was a Dismantled Hulk, Rapidly Sinking out of Sight--“The Sea never Rolled over a Vessel whose Fate so Startled the World”--Sundry Admissions her Loss Extorted from the Enemy--A Comparison of the Ships.

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