The Star of the West

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Excerpt from The Star of the West: Or, National Men and National MeasuresThe noblest motives that could actuate an American belong to him. The great exploits of the navy belong to him. The most endun'ng and substantial benefits of this great arm of the public service have been conferred by him! No greater glory, therefore, has been shed upon our country's history than that re¿ected by its distinguished citizen, Commodore Charles Stewart. He surrendered a lucrative and honorable position in the commer cial marine, and, under the commission of lieutenant, entered the service of the navy the 9th of March, 1798. In 1800, during our hostilities with France, he commanded the small schooner Experi ment, of twelve guns, with which he captured several armed vessels of the enemy! He subsequently secured the La Diane from his adversaries, a three-masted ship, and, with his small force, put to ¿ight a brig of eighteen guns, which ordinary sagacity would have assumed to be an impossibility.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.