DIAGRAM OF THE ACTION BETWEEN THE U. S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION, 

 AND THE BRITISH FRIGATE GUERRIERE. 



Fig. 1. The Constitu- 

 tion, running before the 

 . wind with all sail set, 

 A Bees the Guerriere on a 

 wind under her topsails, 

 standing to the south- 

 ward and westward. 



Fig. 2. Constitution 

 hauls to ; shortens sail, 

 and prepares for action. 



Fig. 3. Constitution 

 begins to bear down up- 

 on the Guerriere, who 

 is laying with her main 

 topsail aback, and occa- 

 sionally wearing, as in 

 the diagram. Guerriere 

 commences firing on the 

 Constitution at fig. 12, 

 being about two miles' 

 distant. 



Figs. 4, 5, 6. Constitu- 

 tion still pressing down 

 upon the Guerriere and 

 receiving her fire as she 

 wears. 



Fig. 7. Constitution 

 alongside the Guerriere. 

 First opens her fire and 

 shoots away her mizzen 



mast. 



Fig. 8. Constitution 

 Btill alongside the Guer- 

 riere, and to windward 

 close fighting. 



a Constitution 



eavoring to lay her 

 aboard, on the larboard- 

 bow, shoots ahead and 

 crosses her bows ; imme- 

 diately after, her fore and 

 main masts fall by the 

 board. 



Fig. 10. The Guerriere, 

 under double reefs stand- 

 ing on a wind to the 

 eouthward and west- 

 ward. 



Fig. 11. Commences 

 firing on the Constitu- 

 tion, then wears and lays 

 with her main topsail 

 aback. 



Fig. 12. Fires, and 

 again wears (as short 

 round as possible.) 



Fig. 13. Bears up before 

 the wind, to make a run- 

 ning fight. 



Fig. 14. Alongside the 

 Constitution. Loses her 

 mizzen-mast. 



Fig. 15. Constitution at- 

 tempts to lay her aboard 

 on the larboard bow, but 

 ehoots ahead and crosses 

 her bows ; immediately 

 after her main and fore 

 masts fall. 



Fig. 9. 

 is endeavo 





