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A school to 'lie t lit at the Tufts
naval •housing *elect, across! It wall the spring of 1843 and
the harbor from Halifax, is to be British slips of war had. clamped a
t t o American -bt ckade on A erican Ports
of the Atlantic seaboard, But things'
were going none too well. The
"brash Americans". bad carried out
-soma distinctly successful cone
nterce raiding sorties 'end more
than once had outwitted the Bri,.
tisk.
At home in. Great Britain, insur-
ance rates were sky-high and it
was the feeling of the public that
the Yankees weredoing very well,
and "Just what, 'sir, is our, navy
doing about it?"
gamed Metall n ;Sebooi, Penpetuat-
egg the name of a Onions Warship
vehicle operated out of Halifax dltr-
lug the war of 1812.
JI.M;S. Shannon ensured for her-
sielf. a Place In naval 'history when
is 1813 she defeated and captured
ithe U.S.S. Chesapeake off Boston
and took her prize to Halifax, The
victory came at a moat propitious
time and had the same reassuring,
tonic effects as the triumph, 126
years later, over the German raid-
er Graf Spec
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LEGAL
A. W. SILLERY
iBarrister, Solicitor, Etc.
Phones: Office 173, Residence 781
SEAFORTH ONTARIO
McCONNELL & HAYS
Barristers, Solicitors, Etc.
PATRICK D. McCONNELL .
H. GLENN HAYS, Q.C.
County Crown Attorney
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Telephone 174
OPTOMETRIST
JOHN E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
/yes Examined. Glasses Fitted.
Phone 791
MAIN ST. SFAFORTH •
Hours: 9 - 6
Wed. 9-12.30; 'Sat. 9 a.m. to 9 pen.
MEDICAL
DR. M. W. STAPLETON
Physician and Surgeon
Phone- 90 Seaforth
JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110 Hensall
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phones; Office 5-W; Res. 5-J
Seaforth
SEAFORTH CLINIC
E. A. McMASTER, B.A., M.D.
Internist
Pe L BRADY, M.D.
Surgeon
Office Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
daily, except Wednesday and 'Sun-
day.
EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m.
Appointments made in advance
are desirable.
CHIROPRACTIC
D. H. McINNES
Chiropractic - Foot Correction
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Monday, Thursday — 1 to 8 p.m.
AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and House-
hold Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth
Counties. Prices reasonable; satis-
faction guaranteed.
For information, etc., write or
shone HAROLD JACKSON, 661 r
114, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth.
JOSEPH L RYAN
Specialist in farm stock and im-
plements and household effects.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Licensed
In Huron and Perth Counties.
For particulars and open dates,
write or phone JOSEPH L. RYAN,
R. R. 1, Dublin. Phone 40 r 5,
Dublin. - 4217x52
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer
Correspondence promptly' answer-
ed, Immediate arrangements can
be made for sale dates by phoning
466-J, Clinton. Charges moderate
sad satisfaction guaranteed.
PERCY C. WRIGHT'
Licensed Auctioneer - Cromarty
. -Livestock and Farm Sales
a Specialty
For a better auction sale, call the
WRIGHT Auctioneer. Phone Heir
•aiL 690 r 22.
ACCOUNTING
RONALD G. McCANN
Public Accountant'
CLINTON 4ONTARIO
Office: • Phones:
Royal Bank Office 561, Res. 455
VETERINARY
TURNBULL & BRYANS
Veterinary Clinic
J. O. Turnbull, D.V.M.
W. R. Bryans, D.V.M.
Phone 105 Seaforth
THE' McKILLOP
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE CO'Y.
HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont.
ROA! aril '°li aj'To; ! Uht
4Mrd, s ttnnon, #14;4'0'40
38 gut►' W,.: cu lllnanded by 0*
•tin',Philip PoCwoa VW 7drok'e ,.pro,.
vided a highly eattsraetory answer
to that queetioo.
The Shannon left- algae ,Match'
-2.1 acese
e
e.'d e
m. ni�'
a . dby Eli A.
@ � n
(Captain Hyde Parker) to
estab-
Ilisp a blockade on Boston.
Although she. had not been test-
ed in action, the Shannon was
ready and eager' for a ;ilght. Wil-
liam James, in "The Naval eli{stery
of Great Britain" (MadMilian,
1902), reports that in 1806, when
Captain Broke 'Cook over the ship,
"By draughts front other ships, and
the usual means to which a British
man-ot war is obliged to resort, the
Shannon got together a crew; and
in the course ofa jrear or two, by
the paternal care and excellent
regulations of 'Captain Broke, an
undersized, not very well dispos-
ed and, in point of age, rather mot-
ley,
otley, ship's company became as
pleasant to command es they would
have been dangterons to meet."
Two American slips, the Presi-
dent and Constitution, were in port
when the British frigates showed -
their sails off Boston. The Consti-
tution was nearing completion of
an extensive refit and the Presi-
dent was ready for sea. One dark
night, aided by a favorable wind
shift and a murky fog, the two
ships made their escape. And, at
practically the same time, the
American frigate Chesapeake slip-
ped • safely into Boston. .
Gentlemanly Bid To Combat
OFFICERS:
President - J. L. Malone, Seaforth
Vice -Pres, - J. H. McEwing, Blyth
Manager and 'Sec:=Trews. M. A.
Reid; Seaforth.
DIRECTORS:
E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L.
Malone, Seaforth; S. H. Whit-
more, Seaforth; , Chris. Leonhardt,
Bornholm; Robert Archibald, Sea -
forth; John H. M.cEwing, Blyth;
Frank McGregor, Clinton; Wm. S.
Alexander, Walton; Harvey Fuller,
Goderich.
AGENTS:
J. E. Pepper, Brucefield; R. F.
1lfeSercher, Dublin; Wm. Leiper,
Jr., Londesboro; J. F. Prueter,
Brodhagen; Selwyn Baker, Brus-
Captain Broke was sorely disap-
pointed but°waited patiently for a
showdown. As the weeks passed
he became more and more deter-
mined to ,draw the American out.
Accordingly, to even the match, he
detached the Tenedos with instruc-
tions to rejoin around the 14th of
June, by which time he hoped to
have settled the business at hand.
Then' began the highly refined
and gentlemanly negotiations to
induce the Chesapeake to come out
and fight.
Broke composed a letter and for-
warded it to Captain James Law-
rence of bhe Chesapeake. As it
developed, the American ventured
forth before he received the"letter,
apparently.. goaded.....inte action by-
the
ythe humiliating presence of a Bri-
tish frigate within sight of the city
of Boston. But the letter which,
James says, " .. for candour, man-
ly spirit, and gentlemanly style,
stands unparalleled," is well worth
quoting.
Captain Broke 'began: "As the
Chesapeake appears now ready for
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KIST
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spa, I ren est y;00wlW
favor to catch the S'ha i
tier ahisp . to shilr; to try fer
tunes of our reapeetiare
Ire; Went on to ,`canlpeie: ten two
diosele matched : hip5.' T'he 15han-
nqn had 62 guns..Evadi a ,crew of, 33'0
and the ' Chesapee•`ke 'had' •60 gime
and a crew of 379.
Weeks Of Waiting Over '
He wound up by saying: ' "I en-
levet
ntreat ,you, sir, do not imagine that
I am urged by mere personal emi-
tter -to the wish of meeting the
Chesapeake; or that I depend only
upon your personal ambition for
your acceding to this invitation.
We have both nobler motives. You
will feel it as a compliment if I
say, that the result of our meeting
may- be the most grateful service
I can render to my country; and I
doubt not that you, equally confi-
dent of success, will feel convinced
that it is only by repeated tri-
umphsin even combats that your
little navy can now hope to con-
sole your country for the loss'of
that trade it can no longer pro-
tect. Favor me with a speedy re-
ply. We are short of provisions
and water, and cannot stay longer
here."
At noon on June 1 the Chesa-
peake set sail. The letter wad on
its way to Lawrence: The Shannon,
her captain andcrew jubilant after
their many weeks of waiting, set
light canvas to give her steerage
way.
. Smoking Melee Begins
The breeze was light as the
Chesapeake closed her eager foe.
The two ships sailed, almost as if
in formation; about 100 yards
apart on the same course. Hun-
dreds of Bostonians lined the shore
to watch the contest, as if it were
a boxing match.
The Chesapeake was adorned
with three ensigns and, flying at
the fore, was a -large white flagbearing the slogan, "Sailors' Rights
and 'Free Trade," as James says,
"upon a supposition, perhaps, that
this favorite American motto would
paralyze the efforts, or damp the
energy of ,the Shannon's men."
At 1705 that afternoon the Chesa-
peake closed to within 50 yards of
the Shannon , and the 'Shannon's
aftermthat
main deck fired the- at
smoking ball of the. fight. A second
later her 13th gun spat, and an
answering shot came from the
American's bow gun. The smoking
melee was on and in each ship ev-
ery gun which could be brought to
bear on the other was fired, re-
'aded andfired again.
At the height of the ear-splitting
fight, the Chesapeake found herself
drawing ahead of the Shannon,
which was almost becalmed under
the American's blanketing canvas.
Captain Lawrence, to _hold the
weather -gauge -(up-wind advant
age, turned his ship higher into
the wind. But with part sheets,
and her helm unmanned the ship
swung up too fast. • She fell into
irons, and rapidly lost way.
The Chesapeake lay with her
quarterdeck exposed• to the raking
broadside fire of the Shannon's ex-
cellent gunners, yet few of her own
guns could he brought to 'bear:
INGERSOLL 21
WM. SPROAT, SEAFORTH, 655. r 2
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of ire, but .to Pixe'm+
d tire. worse, l:Iowever, both
rYo�Q 101007:-#p.4, ready .tv? pro
0eet} 1 @ -, S aeleml, :s'uflered• .83
caell tea --30 'hilted or " mortally
wounded ami 50 eroumded. The
Vhfle leeake lost" -61 killed and S5
woua(ed. •
a't'e
(,:.t'pwda and Seamen Cheer
Thee). mortified citizens ashore
watched helplessly as the smashed
pride of their fleet was unhurried-
ly taimu away tit British North
America.
Captain Broke was incapacitated
by bis wounds, his first Lieuten-
ant was dead and so was 'his Sec-
ond Lieutenant. Provo William
Parry .Wallis, a native of Halifax,
sailed the Shannon back to port
with her prize. Cheering crowds
lined the jetties and seamen in
ships alongside yelled' themselves
hoarse for the valiant Broke and
his excellent crew and for the
youthful Wallis.
Provo Wallis rose to the rank of
Admiral of the Fleet and, in. honor
of his ' services in the Napoleonic
wars, was retained on the -active
list of the Navy until the time of
his death at the age of 101 years.
Winding up his account of the
battle, James says, "Gallant, truly
gallant, was the behaviour of Cap-
tain Lawrence," The American was
seriously wounded in the fight and
died as the ships made their way
to Halifax. He was later buried
with full naval honors in the Bri-
tish naval cemetery there.
His ship was taken to England,
sold to the government, recommis-
sioned for a short time, then sold
and rbroken up in 1820. Many of
her timbers were used' to build a
mill in the Meon Valley and houses
in Portsmouth.
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tended eery Pelee
•Cllureh hare' 0o un
seeds i idt lett; io the d euaa$o
gunaelr .8090'.. ,
Mee.and MlleWe're Be els :,tzad.
Mfrs. Regele vieitete In Vell&rtdan ori
Sunday.
Mr: and firs. Gordon 1i leber and
children, of Seaforth,, were Suniar
visitors with his ,parents,,, M. wed,
Mrs. Henry gleber.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy attend-
ed
ttended the decoration service in' ROS,
.Mrs. Dyke Wheatley, the former
Eyma Walters, was recently pre-
sented with a trilight lamp at Sea -
forth Shoes Ltd., where she had
been employed prior to her mar-
riage. Mr. Fred Peel, the manager,
spoke a few words of appreciation,
to which Mrs. Wheatley graciously
replied.
Decoration services will be held
at the Evangelical cemetery Sun-
day, July 13. Rev. Brox will, have
charge of the services and the!
Rostock Quartette will sing.
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor, of Dor-
chester, visited their niece, Mrs.
Harry Regele, and Mr. Regele, last
week.
Mrs. John 'Aiken, of Sebringville,
and Mrs. John Zukatis and Mrs.
Wm. Aiken, of Detroit, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Rock on Saturday.
Among those who attended' the
Doerr reunion at Stratford on July
1, were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr and fam-
ily, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Beuer-
mann.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eggert and
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rock and chil-
dren were near :Milverton on Tues-
day evening, where they paid their
last respects to the late David
Yost. -
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Boyne, of Al-
lan, Seek., visited. Mr. and- Mrs.
Charles Kieber last week.
Chesapeake Boarded
The Chesapeake finally got stern
way on her and inched toward the
British ship. Broke ordered his
helm put "hard -a -lee." He did not
wish to aboard the heavily manned
American ship until his guns had.
inflicted more casualties. But the
Shannon, tbo, responded slowly.
Her jib stays had been cut through
and it was impossible to work can-
vass efficiently.
Thus, at 1800, the Chesapeake
"fell on board" the Shannon and
held fast as the fluke of the 'Shan-
non's anchor jammed in the Ameri-
can's quarter -port.
Captain Broke rushed forward,
giving the cease fire to his heavier
guns, calling for boarding parties
to stand by and ordering'his men
to lash the ships together. Two
minutes after the 'ships met, Cap-
tain Broke and 20 men leaped
aboard the Chesapeake's deserted
quarterdeck. As they worked for-
ward, 20 or 30 Americans put up a
brief struggle but ended by running
to the forecastle where some of
them scrambled down the fore
hatchway and. a few jumped oyer
the ship's side.
Reinforcement soon arrived from
the Shannon. As they fought, a
dangerous harrying fire rained on
them from above. One of the Shan-
non's 9 -pounders was directed to
fire into the American's upper
decks. Two parties stormed the
main and mizzen tops and 'succeed-
ed in driving all the snipers back
on deck.
Hand -To -Hand Combat
Tihe forecastle was quiet now.
After posting sentries on the cap-
tured men, the captain turned to
amidships where there was sharp
hand-to-hand fighting. As he wheel-
ed around—alone for the moment—
three burly sailors attacked him.
Broke parried the first man's pike
and felled him, but the second de-
livered a ringing blow across
Broke's skull with a musket rbutt.
As the captain fell stunned, the
third man stepped in for the kill.
But, happily, one of the Shannon's
seamen had arrived and ran the
American through just in time to
save his captain.
Two officers helped him to the
quarterdeck, where his wounds
were attended to, At this point,
one of -his men called him to watch
the ensign being run up over the
American colors. But the halyards
were twisted and the American
colors ran up over the British. The
Shannon's crew, fearing that their
boarders had been beaten, immedi-
eider opened fire. They killed' their
own First Lieutenant and four of
their shipmates.
, The tragic mistake was quickly
corrected and the British ensign
rose triumphantly in the vanquish-
ed Chesapeake. The dight was over,
the Americans bad surrendered.
Captain Broke had by' this tinge
'fainted from less of blood and he
Vita carried back to his ship,
,Only 11 minutes had passed since
the fir •t shot was flared:' Loth shins
hast received .a fairly^ siibsteiitial
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We like to sing about this Canada of ours. 'being "the true North
rising free." It is a fine sentiment, and on.the whole it has been
• quite true. o
But our freedom is a thing ,vghich needs constant care lest it. die
here as it has died in so many other countries throughout history.
We cannot enjoy true freedom as a people unless we insist upon
'personal freedom. We lose° personal freedom, and so contribute
• to the downfall of all freedom, every time we ask Government to
plan or regulate our lives.
Collective bargaining; the right to dispose of our services and' our
property as we see fit; the right to freedom of assembly, speech.
and worship—all these we enjoy because freedom -loving indivi-
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of ire, but .to Pixe'm+
d tire. worse, l:Iowever, both
rYo�Q 101007:-#p.4, ready .tv? pro
0eet} 1 @ -, S aeleml, :s'uflered• .83
caell tea --30 'hilted or " mortally
wounded ami 50 eroumded. The
Vhfle leeake lost" -61 killed and S5
woua(ed. •
a't'e
(,:.t'pwda and Seamen Cheer
Thee). mortified citizens ashore
watched helplessly as the smashed
pride of their fleet was unhurried-
ly taimu away tit British North
America.
Captain Broke was incapacitated
by bis wounds, his first Lieuten-
ant was dead and so was 'his Sec-
ond Lieutenant. Provo William
Parry .Wallis, a native of Halifax,
sailed the Shannon back to port
with her prize. Cheering crowds
lined the jetties and seamen in
ships alongside yelled' themselves
hoarse for the valiant Broke and
his excellent crew and for the
youthful Wallis.
Provo Wallis rose to the rank of
Admiral of the Fleet and, in. honor
of his ' services in the Napoleonic
wars, was retained on the -active
list of the Navy until the time of
his death at the age of 101 years.
Winding up his account of the
battle, James says, "Gallant, truly
gallant, was the behaviour of Cap-
tain Lawrence," The American was
seriously wounded in the fight and
died as the ships made their way
to Halifax. He was later buried
with full naval honors in the Bri-
tish naval cemetery there.
His ship was taken to England,
sold to the government, recommis-
sioned for a short time, then sold
and rbroken up in 1820. Many of
her timbers were used' to build a
mill in the Meon Valley and houses
in Portsmouth.
McKILLOP
nettArae,
tended eery Pelee
•Cllureh hare' 0o un
seeds i idt lett; io the d euaa$o
gunaelr .8090'.. ,
Mee.and MlleWe're Be els :,tzad.
Mfrs. Regele vieitete In Vell&rtdan ori
Sunday.
Mr: and firs. Gordon 1i leber and
children, of Seaforth,, were Suniar
visitors with his ,parents,,, M. wed,
Mrs. Henry gleber.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy attend-
ed
ttended the decoration service in' ROS,
.Mrs. Dyke Wheatley, the former
Eyma Walters, was recently pre-
sented with a trilight lamp at Sea -
forth Shoes Ltd., where she had
been employed prior to her mar-
riage. Mr. Fred Peel, the manager,
spoke a few words of appreciation,
to which Mrs. Wheatley graciously
replied.
Decoration services will be held
at the Evangelical cemetery Sun-
day, July 13. Rev. Brox will, have
charge of the services and the!
Rostock Quartette will sing.
Rev. and Mrs. Taylor, of Dor-
chester, visited their niece, Mrs.
Harry Regele, and Mr. Regele, last
week.
Mrs. John 'Aiken, of Sebringville,
and Mrs. John Zukatis and Mrs.
Wm. Aiken, of Detroit, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Rock on Saturday.
Among those who attended' the
Doerr reunion at Stratford on July
1, were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr and fam-
ily, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Beuer-
mann.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eggert and
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rock and chil-
dren were near :Milverton on Tues-
day evening, where they paid their
last respects to the late David
Yost. -
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Boyne, of Al-
lan, Seek., visited. Mr. and- Mrs.
Charles Kieber last week.
Chesapeake Boarded
The Chesapeake finally got stern
way on her and inched toward the
British ship. Broke ordered his
helm put "hard -a -lee." He did not
wish to aboard the heavily manned
American ship until his guns had.
inflicted more casualties. But the
Shannon, tbo, responded slowly.
Her jib stays had been cut through
and it was impossible to work can-
vass efficiently.
Thus, at 1800, the Chesapeake
"fell on board" the Shannon and
held fast as the fluke of the 'Shan-
non's anchor jammed in the Ameri-
can's quarter -port.
Captain Broke rushed forward,
giving the cease fire to his heavier
guns, calling for boarding parties
to stand by and ordering'his men
to lash the ships together. Two
minutes after the 'ships met, Cap-
tain Broke and 20 men leaped
aboard the Chesapeake's deserted
quarterdeck. As they worked for-
ward, 20 or 30 Americans put up a
brief struggle but ended by running
to the forecastle where some of
them scrambled down the fore
hatchway and. a few jumped oyer
the ship's side.
Reinforcement soon arrived from
the Shannon. As they fought, a
dangerous harrying fire rained on
them from above. One of the Shan-
non's 9 -pounders was directed to
fire into the American's upper
decks. Two parties stormed the
main and mizzen tops and 'succeed-
ed in driving all the snipers back
on deck.
Hand -To -Hand Combat
Tihe forecastle was quiet now.
After posting sentries on the cap-
tured men, the captain turned to
amidships where there was sharp
hand-to-hand fighting. As he wheel-
ed around—alone for the moment—
three burly sailors attacked him.
Broke parried the first man's pike
and felled him, but the second de-
livered a ringing blow across
Broke's skull with a musket rbutt.
As the captain fell stunned, the
third man stepped in for the kill.
But, happily, one of the Shannon's
seamen had arrived and ran the
American through just in time to
save his captain.
Two officers helped him to the
quarterdeck, where his wounds
were attended to, At this point,
one of -his men called him to watch
the ensign being run up over the
American colors. But the halyards
were twisted and the American
colors ran up over the British. The
Shannon's crew, fearing that their
boarders had been beaten, immedi-
eider opened fire. They killed' their
own First Lieutenant and four of
their shipmates.
, The tragic mistake was quickly
corrected and the British ensign
rose triumphantly in the vanquish-
ed Chesapeake. The dight was over,
the Americans bad surrendered.
Captain Broke had by' this tinge
'fainted from less of blood and he
Vita carried back to his ship,
,Only 11 minutes had passed since
the fir •t shot was flared:' Loth shins
hast received .a fairly^ siibsteiitial
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