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HISTORIC SONGS OF HIE NAVY
Inspiring Episodes of War History Cele
brated in Borg
VICTORIES OF THE "CONSTITUTION"
The TrliiniiiliH of I'liul JoiieH niul of
1'crry Kiiihalnied In llhynie A
rupuliir SOUKof the War
of 1H1U.
( Copyrlglit , 1800 , by the 3. 3 .McClurc Company. )
There arc no more luspiring episodes In
tlio spirited war history of the United States
than those recalled by the forthcoming cele
bration of the battle of Lake Erie and by
the preparations now under way for cele
brating the centenary of the splendid old
warship Constitution. , The fearless even
audacious courage of Perry at Lake Erie ,
the gallant conduct of the commander nnd
crow of the Constitution In her engagement
with the Gucrrlcre , are among our proudest
memories. They sflr our patriotism today
almost as profoundly as they did that of tbu
men of eighty years ago , and the fact that
no events In the history of our navy over
called out more rousing songs which were
moro widely bung Is good proof of the way
these victories affected them. It Is only Us
real emotions uhlch a whole country sings.
The encounter of the Constitution and
Guerrlero lent lUolf admirably to verse. The
Constitution , It will bo remembered , was u
vessel of foily-four guns , under Captain
Isaac Hull. At the outbreak of the war of
1812 she had made herself famous by an es
cape in an almost dead calm from an ICng-
llsh fleet. One of the ships of this fleet ,
the Gucrrlcre , fifty guns , Captain Dacrcs ,
commander , she afterward met on August
19 , 1812. off the coast of Now Ungland.
The fight lasted about twenty-flvo min
utes , and at the end of that time the
Guerrlero was totally dismasted and her
lull I so riddled with shot that she was not
worth towing into port and was accordingly
blown up. Hut let the verses tell the tale :
CONSTITUTION AND
It ofttlnifs tin a been told *
J'liiit Hrltlsh sfumen bold
Could Hoi ; the tarn of Franco so neat
and hundy , Oh !
Hut they never found their match
Till the Yankee : ) did them catch ,
Oil , thP Viinkeu boys for lluhting are the
iliindy. Ohl
The Guerrlero , n frigate bold ,
On the foamlriK ocuun rolled ,
Commumk'il by proud Uucrc'S , the gran
dee , Oh !
AVIth nu choice a British crew
As rammer ever knew.
Could Hog the frenchmen two to ono
so handy , Ohl
The liiltish shot How hot ,
Which the Yankees answered not ,
Till ilipy not within the distance fhey
culled hundy , Ohl
"Now , " aaya Hull unto his crew ,
"Joy ! , let's tee whnt we can do ,
U wa tnka this boasting Urltou we'ro the
Uandy , Ohl
The first broadside wo poured
Curried her malnmust by the board ,
Which made this lofty frlgato look aban
doned. Oh !
Then Dacios shook his head ,
And to his clllccra said ,
"Lord ! I didn't think those Yankees were
no l.undy. Ohl"
Our second told so well
M lint their fore and mlzzcn fell ,
AVIilrh ( loimM the royal ensign neat and
handy. Ohl
" " ho "we'ro done "
"Ily George ! says , ,
And they Hied u lee gun ,
Whllo the Yankees struck up "Yankee
Doodle" dandy , Oh !
Then U.icrca came on board
To deliver up his sword ,
Tho' loath waa ho to part with , It was so
handy. Oh !
"Ohl keep your sword , " says Hull ,
"For It only makes you dull ;
Cheer up , and lot us have a little brandy ,
Ohl"
Now , fill your glnsso full ,
Cilia we'll drink to Captain Hull ,
And so merrily we'll push about the
brandy , Oh !
John Bull may toast his nil ,
But let the world say what It will ,
The Ynnkco boys for Hghtlng are the
dandy , Oh !
Perry's victory on Lake Erie figured In
.almost all the popular songs of the day.
The story of both battle and man was In
deed calculated to excite hauls and sing
ers. Masler Commandant Oliver Hazard
Perry was In his Sflth year at the breaking
out of the war of 1812 , and had then but
recently been promoted from the rank of
lieutenant. Though a young man , ho had
seen some nctivc service , in the wars with
Franco and Tripoli , and at the outbreak
of hostilities with England ho was ordered
by the Navy department at his own re-
aueat for service on the Great Lakes.
The journey from his homo In Newport
was made In the severest port of the win
ter of 1812-13 , and after traversing an al
most unbroken wilderness , ho arrived at
Sackctts harbor at the eastern end of Lake
Ontario , early In March.
Perry arrived at Erie , then known as
Prcsquo Isle , a trading port established by
the French In 1719. Two brigs were then
under construction at this point , and with
such rapidity was the work carried on that
many trees found their places In these ves
sels on the same day they wcro felled In
the forest. Other vessels were hastily con
structed , until early in September Perry
commanded a squadron of nine vessels of
all kluds.
On September 10 , 1813 , the English ships
the American squadron to close and at 3
p. m. tbo English surrendered. The wreck
of the Lawrence had in the meantime
drifted out of the action , but she was again
taken possession of by Perry and upon
her bloody and torn decks the formal sur
render was made.
The chief song commemorating It Is as
follows , to the tune of "Admiral Beubow : "
PERRY'S VICTOHY.
Wo sailed to and fro in Krlu's broad lake
To llnd BrltlHh bullies or get Into their
wake
When we hoisted our canvas with true
Yankee speed ,
And the brave Captain Perry our squad
ron did lead.
Wo sailed thro" the lake , boys. In senrcl
of the foe. .
In the cause of Columbia our brav'ry to
show ,
To be equal In combat was all our do
light.
As wo wished the proud Britons to know
wo could light.
At length to our liking six sails hove in
view ,
Huzza ! says brnvo Perry ; huzza ! says his
crew.
And then for the chase , boys , with our
bravo little crew ,
Wo fell In with the bullies" and gave
them "burgoo. "
Though the force was unequal , deter
mined to light ,
Wo brought them to action before It was
night ;
Wo lot loose our thunder , our bullets dk
m
were descried from the masthead and the
Americans hastened to meet them. This
table shows the comparative force at the
time :
Guns. Crew , Loss.
American 64 1,428 490
Urltlsh , C3 S52 B02
The battle opened at 11:45 : R. m. , and
from that time until 2:30 : p. in. the weight
of the battle was sustained by the Law
rence. Under the concentrated fire ol al
most the entire llrltlsh squadron the flag
ship was reduced to a wreck , for , owing
to the failure of the wind the other ves
sels could not bo brought up wltliln sup
porting distance. Under these circum
stances Perry hauled down his broad pen
nant , end under the cover of the smoke ,
stepped Into a boat and was rapidly rowed
to the Niagara. There he again hoisted bU
pennant and the battle was continued. A
favorable breeze sprung up which enabled
fly , . < ! ' " *
"Now Klvo them your shot , boys , " our
commander did cry ,
We gave thorn a broadside , our cannon to
try ,
"Well done , " cald brave Perry , "for quar
ter they'll cry.
Shot well home , my bravo boys , they
shortly blmll gee
That quite bravo an they nrc , still braver
i are we. "
Then we drew up our squadron , each man
I full of flBhl.
And put tin : proud llrltons In a terrible
I I'lltht ,
. The brave Perry's movements will prove
fully ( in bold ,
1 An the farn'd Admlial Nelson's prowess of
I old.
The ronfllcl was uhort , boys , each man to
Ills eun ,
For our country , her elory. the vlct'ry
\vaa won ;
So .six sail ( the whole licet ) was our for
tune to tnklt.
Hero's a health to bravo Perry , who gov
cms the li.ke.
This Is thtf only song of the period
which. In Its entirety , relates to the battl
of Like Erie , although Perry and hi
brilliant action is referred to , incidentally
In others.
The most popular song of the war of 1811
wias "Yo I-'arllaniiont of } 3ngland , " am
It Is of considerable consequence , as It 1 :
a summary of the events of the war , am
of the circumstances that led to It. Tin
victories of the Constitution and of Pcrr :
both figure in It.
YE PARLIAMENT OP ENGLAND.
Yo Parliament of England ,
You lords nnd commons , too ,
Consider well what you are about
And what you are solnt ? to do.
You're now to light with Yankees ,
I'm sure you'll rue the day
You roused the Sons of Liberty
In North Amcilcu.
You first confined our commerce ,
And said our ships shan't trade ;
You next Impressed our seamen ,
And used them as your slaves ;
You then Insulted Itogera
While ploughing o'er the main ,
And had not we declared war
You'd huvu done It o'er again.
You thought our frlpntes were but few ,
And Yankees could not light ,
Until brnvo Hull your Guerrlere took ,
And banished her from your sight.
The Wasp then took your Frolic ,
We'll nothing say to that ;
The Polctlcrs being of the line
Of cour&e she took hur back.
The next , your Macedonian ,
No liner ship could swim ;
Decatur took her gilt work off ,
And then he Bent her In.
The Java by n Yankee ship
Was sunk , you all must know ;
The Peacock fine. In all her plume ,
By Lawrence down did go.
Then next you sent your Boxer
To box us all about ,
But \\o had nn Enterprising brig ,
That beat your Iloxcr out ;
We boxed her up to Portland
And moored her off the town ,
To Hhow the sons of liberty
The boxer of renown.
The next upon Lake Erie.
Whore. Perry had nomu fun ,
You own ho beat your naval force , ,
And caused them for to run ;
This was to you a two defeat ,
The like ne'er known before
Your British squadron beat complete-
Some took , some run ashore.
There's Rogers , In the President ,
Will burn , sink and destroy ;
The Congress , on the Brazil const ,
Your commerce will annoy ;
fho Essex , In the south seas
Will put out all your lights ,
The Mag she wtivea at her masthead
" nnd Sailors' "
"Freo Trade Rights.
lament , yo sons of Britain ,
J'"nr distant Is the. day ,
When you'll regain by British force
What you've lost In Ameilca ;
Go tell your king nnd Parliament ,
By nil the world 'tU known ,
That HrltlHh force , by sea and land ,
By Yankees la o'erthrown.
Jeo every endeavor.
And strive to make peace ,
Kor Yankee ships are building fast ,
Their navy to Increase ;
fhoy will enforce their commerce ,
The laws by heaven were made ,
That Yankee ships In times of peace ,
To any port may trade
These songs are the more Interesting be
cause efforts have been made of late in the
lavy to revive the old songs , with a view
o their use la the new navy and so per-
letuate the traditions of the glorious vlc-
ork-H of the early period ; but It has been
an uphill work. The original muolo of the
old revolutionary songs has been lost , but
lonio of the melodies copied from the Eng-
Ish service are preserved for .us , but there
a every reason to suppose that the Ameri
can words vteie oncu sung to other tunes ,
vhlch belonged to the times , but these aru
est , and all wo have now are the old words
with English music. Even the words of
hcso old songs are In many cases lost , and
n some Instances hopelessly , The original
ongB were never published , but were
landed down from tuilp to ship , by word of
noulh , through various generations of sail
ors , until about the lime of the late war ,
vi hen with thousand ! of new men and act
ive service , both words and music have
been lost.
Some few. however , have been preserved
from oblivion , and In some Instances by
a somewhat curious process.
"Tho Parliament of England" was very
popular about the year 1815 , but later both
words and music were forgotten , and so
It remained until the year 1SSO , when a
newspaper published at Portland , Me. , re
printed the words from an old manuscript
copy , which had been preserved In an od |
seafaring family , some of whoso ancestors
had fought lu that ancient war. The pub
lication of the words was coupled with the
request that any ana knowing the air would
kindly furnish It. The desire to obtain the
air was the real cause of the publication ,
for though the song deals with several vic
torious actions , the Enterprise brought her
the story , but as there are fourteen verses ,
only the best are given :
PAUL JONES' VICTORY.
An American fiigate , a frigate o fame.
With guns mounting forty , the Richard Ijy
name.
Sailed to cruise In the channels of old Eng
land.-
IVltb a valiant commander , Paul Jones was
his name ,
Hurrah ! Hunan ! Our country forever
hurrah !
Wo had not cruised long before he espies
A large forty-four , and a twenty likewise. ,
Well manned with bold seamen , viell laU
In with stores ,
In consort to drlvo us from old England's
shores.
About twelve at noon Pearson came along
side ,
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irlzo , the Hoxer , Into Portland , as related
n the Bong , and It was supposed some of
ho ancient Inhabitants would know somc-
hlng about the matter.
It so fell out that an old gentleman re-
ncmbercd to have sung the song when a
ioy , some sixty years before , and still ro-
netnbered It , anil our knowledge of It to-
lay Is duo to hla memory.
In this way some of our old sea songs
iavo been'recovered , but some of the best
of them are sung to English airs and will
probably continue to be , for the original
ilnis , If they ever existed , are now "In the
loaoiu of Iho ocean burled" with those
vho knew them.
The revolutionary period did not produce
much In the way of song , possibly because
our navy was small , and most of the fighting
vas done an land , but the patriotism of the
allors of that day cannot bo questioned , If
ho records they left behind are examined ,
'ho most popular songs of this period refer
o the licrolc services of Captain John Paul
Jones , and probably the best of them all Is
hat which tells the story of the action bo-
ween the lion Homme Hlchard , commanded
> y Jones , and the English frigate , ScrapU ,
nd sloop'Of-war , Countess of Scarborough ,
'
'ho Hlchard at best was only a converte'd
merchantman pierced for guns , and tome
f her ports on the lower deck were so near
ho water line that , In a rough sea , they hade
o be closed to keen , the old craft from
ounderlng , The English ships were well
ttcd war vessels , but Jones had another
nemy to contend with , The Alliance , an
American man-of-war , came up during the
ctlon , Sbo was commanded by a French-
ian , who was jealous of Jones , who , In-
tead of helping him against a superior force ,
: ave him onu or two broadsides for luck and
hen went off about his business ; but the
Ictory was not complete , Too tong tells
With n loud Hpeaklng trumpet , "Whence
came you ? " he ciled ;
"Return me nn unawer 1 halk-d you be
fore
And If you do not , a bro.idsldo I'll pour. "
* *
The Imttlo rolled on , till bold Pearson cried ;
"Have you yet struck your colors ? Then
comu alongside. "
But so far from thinking that the battle
was won ,
Uruvu Paul Jones replied , "I've not yet be
gun. "
* * * *
The Alliance bore down , and Iho Hlchard
did rake ,
Which caused the bold hearts of our sea
men to ache ;
Our Hhot Hew no hot thai they could not
stand us long ,
And the undaunted union of Britain came
down ,
So now my brave boys , have we taken a
A Inigu forty-four nnd n twenty likewise ?
Then God bfeHH the mother whoso doom Is
to weep
The losa of her sons In the ocean HO dccu.
It lll bo observed that these vcises nro
very halting , but that U the fhuractir of
all of them , and this Is the form In which
they ! ia\e been handed down to the pics-
ent day.
The most characteristic songs came down
to us from the war of 181 ? . but several of
these have already been quoted The war
with the Ilarlury State * In cbmnieinorated
In a song called the "SlrKfi of Tllpoll , "
which Is sung to the tunu of "The llaithi of
the Nile , " and another called "Yankee
Tars , " to the tune of "Down JH'try , Mown , "
Neither of them was over very popular
Next came the Mexican war , but this
never produced a EOUK of any kind , poi-
clbly because most of the flghtlug waa douo
on land.
The civil war produced uany tODgn of
historical value , both for army and navy ,
but the most noticeable la undoubtedly
the "Kcarsargo and Alabama , " which la
sung to any melody that will fit the words ,
but generally to that of some of the older
songs.
It Is greatly to be regretted that the alra
of the old songs have been so hopelessly
lost , but the men who know them arc dead
and "they died with all their music In
them. " H. U. MONACHESI.
OLT ( ) K Tim OHIH.VUtY.
The average number of American palcnts
isbuecl yearly is about 23,000 ; In England
only from 5,000 to 8,000.
An Englishman has Invented nn apparatus
through which , It Is declared , QUO may see
the soul leave the body.
A reckless Ohio youth said "damn" In
the presence of a sensitive young lady and
slio had him arrested and the justice of the
peace made It cost him $7.20.
If a snail's head be cut off and the body
Immediately placed in a cool , damp place a
new head will soon be grown.
Texas la a great state. Within her limits
are fifty-seven counties each of which baa a
greater number of square miles than lias tlio
state of llhodo Island.
There Is a man and his wife In Jasper ,
Flo. , who have twenty-nine children , twenty
bonH and nlnu daughters , and besides they
buvo sons-in-law and daughters-in-law to
the number of twenty-six.
The wettest spot on the North American
continent Is Neah Hay , Wash. At that
place an average of 1L'3 inches of water falls
ovcry jear.
In a sblnglo mill at Gray's Harbor , Wash , ,
recently tlio entlro works were Kept run
ning all day on the loga of a single cedar
tree , from which 188,600 shingles wore cut.
The prlnco of Wales , simple and unosten
tatious aa ho always desires his private *
visits to IH > , cannot bo IHllngly entertained
for even two or three days without an ex
penditure very considerably over J5.000.
GLoigu Welch , a New York llorlst , who has
had his entire tongue removed , although
there Ii not u vlstago of that oigan left , is
still nblo to converse and utill retains the
sense at taste ,
Aaron Haydcn of Hoblnson Is one of the
Urges' poultry raisers In Maine , At present
ho owns 2,000 chickens and 1,000 liena. Ills
dally n\oraBo of eggs la about 700.
Milk stations are found at various places
In the cities of Chill. A row Is tetherecj
on a platform , and when a poibon wants a.
drink of milk , flic cow in milked lo older.
The test Is a trlllo , and brandy la at hand
If ho prefers a milk punch ,
Thcro was a deluge of toads , covering an
atea of moro than two miles , accompanying
Iho heavy rainfall recently south of Topekn ,
Kns. The Bluiwer of toads lasted for several
minutes , and when a freight train on tlio
Santa 1" railroad m rived at the foot of
Waukarusa hill the track wax coveted with
( hum. Hand In liberal quantities failed to
make the wheels stick , and the train wns
forced to back down to Waukarusa Hiding
lo peimil a passenger train lo pass.
O New .
As the twilight was creeping across the
sky
From the east to Iho west , where Iho crim
son dye
Of a gorgeous sunset was growing wan
In the Hhmlowu that rlno when the. sun Is
KOHL' ,
In a BumptuoiiH languor of dreamy CIIBO
And a wrapper rcxplendcnt with vpota of
greaHe ,
On the llttln back porch of an upper flat
The Imperial Ethel McFnddcn nat.
In her beautiful eyes was a look demure
And this hint of a xoul that wax sw'ectlr
pure
Aa the morning dew In the pouting buds
Or a cake of soap In a tub of ttiiila ;
And thu beautiful fuco of this west Bid *
queen
Was surruml with a saintly nngcllo mien.
"How I long , how I long , " who nollloqulzed ,
In a volco u chorus girl would Imvo prized ,
"To bo nblii to do , to nchlevu HO run deed
Tor tlio Buffering \lctlmH of sordid giced , "
"Aro you going to wash up the dlnhcs , my
dear ? '
Came n voice from the kitchen , Invltlncly
Hut n lofty Urn In her BOU ! WAS lit
And bcr red HUB unclasped In a clear-cut
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