[522] James states that this was in order to fill fresh cartridges, which is likely enough; but it is most improbable that the movement was deferred till the last cartridge ready was exhausted—that the battery could not have been fired when crossing the bows.
[523] "Macedonian" Court Martial.
[524] Decatur's Report. Niles' Register, vol. iii. p. 253.
[525] "Macedonian" Court Martial.
[526] Captains' Letters, April 9, 1814. Navy Department MSS.
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