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wounded, including both her other lieutenants, five 

 midshipmen, and the chaplain, total, 148; the loss 

 falling almost entirely upon the American portion 

 of the crew. 



Of the Shannon's men, 33 were killed outright 

 or died of their wounds, including her first lieuten 

 ant, purser, captain's clerk, and one midshipman, 

 and 50 wounded, including, the captain himself and 

 the boatswain; total, 83. 



The Chesapeake was taken into Halifax, where 

 Captain Lawrence and Lieutenant Ludlow were 

 both buried with military honors. Captain Broke 

 was made a baronet, very deservedly, and Lieuten 

 ants Wallis and Falkiner were both made com 

 manders. 



The British writers accuse some of the American 

 crew of treachery; the Americans in turn, accuse 

 the British of revolting brutality. Of course in 

 such a fight things are not managed with urbane 

 courtesy, and, moreover, writers are prejudiced. 

 Those who would like to hear one side are referred 

 to James; if they wish to hear the other, to the 

 various letters from officers published in "Miles' 

 Register," especially Vol. V, p. 142. 



Neither ship had lost a spar, but all the lower 

 masts, especially the two mizzen-masts, were badly 

 wounded. The Americans at that period were 

 fond of using bar shot, which were of very ques 

 tionable benefit, being useless against a ship's hull, 

 though said to be sometimes of great help in un 

 rigging an antagonist from whom one was desirous 



