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Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
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With great reluctance I state that they were manned with picked men, and commanded by the first, second, third, and fourth Lieutenants of the Plantagenet ; first, second, third, and fourth ditto of the frigate, and the first officers of the brig ; together with a great number of midshipmen — Our whole force exceeded four hun- dred men. — But three officers escaped, two of which are wounded. This bloody and unfortunate contest lasted about forty minutes. After the boats gave out, nothing more wa...s attempted till daylight the next morning, when the Carnation hauled in along side, and engaged her. The privateer still continued to make a most gallant defence. These veterans reminded me of Lawrence's dying words of the Chesapeake, " don't give up the ship. " — The Carnation lost one of her top masts, and her yards were shot away ; she was much cut up in rigging, and received several shot in her hull. This obliged her to haul off to repair, and to cease 3* 18 firing. — The Americans now finding their principal gun {long Tom) and several others dismounted, deemed it folly to think of saving her against so superior a force; they therefore cut away her masts to the deck, blew a hole through her bottom, took out their small arms, clothing, &c.
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