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ny single vessel. She soon after returned to the United States, where she remained un- employed, or nearly so, until the commence ment of the late war with Great Britain. This was on the 18th of June, 1872. On the 18th July she left the Chesapeake for New York, and on the 17th was discovered and chased by a British squadron consisting of the Africa GA, and 4 frigates for 5 days and 8 nights.-- She escaped at length, by skiIful management and arrived in Boston harbOr on the 2Gth July. This was one of her hrilliantest exploits. Al ter remaining few days in port she sailed a. gain, and on the 18th of August, fell in with, and captured His Brittanic Majesty's F'rigatr Guerriere of 50 guns. After burning her com. Hull gave the command to Commodore Wm Bainbrldge, who, with the same crew, short

 y after sailed on another cruiSp to s. Ameri- ca, where, on the @9th of December of the same year, after an engagement of about two hours, she captured H. B. M. ship Java of47 guns, and upwards of 400 men. This was one of the severest contests of the war. The Java was likewise burned and the Constitution again returned to BostOn.---In June, 1913, Capt. Charles Stewart was appointed to the command, and the 18th of December she proceeded to sea, notwithstanding Boston was blOckaded by ' ships of war. She returned on the 4th of April, 1874, and was chased into Marblehead by two of the enemy's heavy fri- gates. La Nymphe and Junon. About the middle Of Dec. 1914, she proceeded on her second cruise under Capt, Stewart, and on the 2Sth of February, after an action of 40 min utes, she captured H. B. M. ships Cyane of S4, and Levant of Sl guns, and upwards of 300 men. The Cyane arrived safe, and now forms part of our navy; but the Levant was re-captured. The Constitution herself was chased by squadron under Sir George Col

 Her, consisting of the Leander and Newcastle of 50 guns each, and the Acasta Of A. Her usual good fortune however, attended her,and she arrived safe in the United States. Peace had now been proclaimed, and she remained unemployed again, we believe, with single exception, until the cruise from which she has just returned, after an absence of more than three years, the details of which have not yet transpired.

 She is now to undergo all necessary repairs and on the first emergency will forthwith be ready to serve her country. About seven years since she was hove out and completely examined at the Navy Yard >at Charleston, when her timbers. sc. were found in remark able good order.a fact which after thirty years wear and tear and hard service, rebounds not a little to the credit of the mechanicks ofBos. ton.

 In her actions with the Guerriere and Java, the Constitution mounted 54 guns, and fifty two when engaged with the Cyane and Lev ant. Her loss in the action with the Guer- riere was killed and wounded, IA; with the Java S4; and with the Cyane and Levant, l4 more-total 62. The Guerrere's loss wat

 1O9; the Java's loss, 16g; Cyane's, 38; Le wants. s9-totai. S42. or in proportion ofivt ] and half to one. The prisoners were about 1000.