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Old Ironsides.-A history of this gallant shipis desiderotua at the present moment. We have not the materials ourselves for that purpose, but we can furnish brief out line of her successful enterprises during the last war. At the time of the declara- ton of war, she was lying in Chesapeake Bay, and soon after sailed for New York. Off that port she was chased three days by an English squadron of four ffigates and a 64 gun ship, and escaped only by the skill ful and accomplished seamanship of Capt. Hull.

 The wind during the whole time was ye- .fy light, and the boats of the whole hostile squadron were towing the frigate Shannon towards her, but Capt. Hull kedged his ship forward faster than the enemy were able to advance by towing, and thus eluded their grasp. Before the war had ended, the Con- stitation had captured two figates, cor yette and a sloop of war from the enemy, made upwards of 900 prisoners and des- troyed property to the amount of million and a half of dollars.

 She arrived in Boston Haibor each time to announce the glorious result of her cruise, and each time was welcomed to her native place by huzzas and salutes.

 In 1904, the Constitution was one of the squadron that made some most darlng at tacks on the battares of the town of Tripo- Ii, which mounted l15 pieces of heavy cannon. She repeatedly, and for hours, engaged their forts within musket shot, and her bold movements and destructive fire essentially assisted in obtaining the release of 300 of our countrymen who were held in bondage by the Bashaw.

 On the arrival of the Constitution here, after the destruction of the Java, Commo-