<name type ="historical">DECATUR'S</name> VICTORY.<lb/> <emph rend="italic">ACCOMPLISHED ala-mode-de <name type ="ship">CONSTITUTION</name> & <name type ="ship">GUERRIERE</name>,</emph><lb/> OR THE SECOND PART OF THE SAME TUNE.<lb/> <emph rend="italic">Battle between the <name type ="nationality">American</name> Frigate, <name type ="ship">"UNITED STATES,</name>" <name type ="titled">Commodore</name> <name type ="historical">DECATUR</name>, <name type ="titled">master</name>, and the<lb/> <name type ="nationality">British</name> Frigate, "<name type ="ship">MACEDONIAN</name>." <name type ="titled">Captain</name> <name type ="historical">CARDEN</name>, which she took after an action of 17 minutes,<lb/> on the <date>25th October</date>.---The <name type ="nationality">British</name> lost</emph> 104 <emph rend="italic">men, killed and wounded, the <name type ="nationality">Americans</name></emph> 12 <emph rend="italic">only.<lb/> "TUNE, <name type ="historical">PAUL JONES'S</name> VICTORY."</emph><lb/> NATHANIEL COVERLY, JUN. Corner Theatre Alley, BOSTON: 1812

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YE heroes who bled for the rights of mankind, Whose virtues and valor by freedom are shrin'd, In the hearts of your sons---we swear by your fame, That we never will tarnish our country's bright name. For Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Long time had our rights been by Britain disdain'd, There rights which our father's so nobly maintain'd; Our commerce the freebooters seiz'd as their prey, And hawk-like maliciously bore it away. Yet Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Our Eagle in peace, as mild as a dove, With anger look'd down from the mountain above, And beheld Britain's Lion lie crouching to spring, So to pounce on his Lordship she quickly took wing. Then Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

The word was now given, the war was begun, For battle prepar'd, and united as one, Our seamen so brave soon repair'd to the main, Resolv'd from the enemy glory to gain. And Columbia-still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Brave HULL and his crew bid defiance to fear, And soon did the job for their spanking Guerriere; While JONES full as brave, had a Frolicksome bout, Though not quite so lucky the Frolic turn'd out. But Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Now DECATUR, of heroes the pride and the boast, And the terror of old crazy king George's host, With a tight little frigate and true Yankee crew, Swore to stick to the colors of red, white and blue. For Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the mistress shall be.

Not long had they cruis'd ere a frigate of size, Majestically sailing, attracted their eyes; To quarters each brave Yankee tar quickly hied, And managed it soon to come up along side. Then Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Now the battle commenc'd, and so fast play'd each gun That the British poor devils tho't the fight was quite done For the fire from her sides was so brilliant and bright, They imagined our ship in a blaze made the light. For Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

But soon they found out 'twas a shocking mistake, For the shot still continued their vessel to rake, And thinking 'twas best to knock under quite soon, Their piece of red flannel they quickly haul'd down. Then Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.

Now Huzza for DECATUR, and all his brave crew, They will ne'er be ashamed their colors to shew: While a frigate of Britatin on the ocean shall lie, They will always be ready to give 'em a try, For Columbia still generous and brave, just and free, Ere long of the ocean the Mistress shall be.