122 The Story of the New England Whalers 



them in many ways. Captain Randall was but 

 training the youth who was to do much for the 

 honor of the flag later, and he was as much pleased 

 as any one when the lad was able " at least to play 

 the man." The Barclay was taken to Valparaiso, 

 and she sailed thence for New Bedford, arriving 

 there in March, 1814, with 1800 barrels of oil. 



The records show that Captain Randall, while 

 in command of the ship George and Susan, "came 

 home sick, 1819." Thereafter he disappears from 

 the record. The Barclay was in commission until 

 1859, when she was "withdrawn," too old for 

 further service, and was sent to the "bone yard." 



When by good fighting afloat during the War 

 of 1812 the American people gained the right to 

 send their merchantmen to all parts of the earth 

 unmolested by any power whatever, a new era 

 dawned upon the whalers and upon all other 

 American ships. 



