On the Ocean 23 



tain of the gun directly opposite the hatchway was 

 struck full in the face by an 1 8-pound shot, and 

 tumbled back on him. They fell down the hatch 

 together, Farragut being stunned for some minutes. 

 Later, while standing by the man at the wheel, an 

 old quartermaster named Francis Bland, a shot com 

 ing over the fore-yard took off the quartermaster's 

 right leg, carrying away at the same time one of 

 Farragut's coat tails. The old fellow was helped 

 below, but he died for lack of a tourniquet before 

 he could be attended to. 



Nothing remained to be done, and at 6.20 the 

 Essex 1 surrendered and was taken possession of. 

 The Phoebe had lost 4 men killed, including her 

 first lieutenant, William Ingram, and 7 wounded; 

 the Cherub, I killed, and 3, including Captain 

 Tucker, wounded. Total, 5 killed and 10 wound 

 ed. 22 The difference in loss was natural, as, owing 

 to their having long guns and the choice of position, 

 the British had been able to fire ten shot to the 

 Americans' one. 23 



The conduct of the two English captains in at- 



42 James says that most of the loss was occasioned by the 

 first three broadsides of the Essex; this is not surprising, as 

 in all she hardly fired half a dozen, and the last were dis 

 charged when half of the guns had been disabled, and there 

 were scarcely men enough to man the remainder. Most of 

 the time her resistance was limited to firing such of her six 

 long guns as would bear. 



js "Naval Gunnery," p. 149. 



