“Three points a’larboard” “Make ready!” Sailor 1: She’s hauling about into the mouth of the river, sir! Lawrence: Ready the 12-pounders, Mr. Stephen. Helmsman, maintain our course till we have her in range of our bow-chasers. Sailor 1: Sir! Enemy ship off the starboard bow, coming in close-hauled! Lawrence: What make is she? Sailor 1: Brig-sloop, 24 pound carronades, and approaching fast, sir. Lawrence: Hoist the colors Mr. Stephen, and clear for action! Lawrence: Beat to windward! Stephen: Aye, beat to windward! Lieutenant: We’re outgunned, Captain Peake, their 32 pounders to our 24’s. Peake: Aye, but we’ll tear away their rigging, that should even the odds. Peake: Gunners! Aim for the mastheads! Lawrence: Helmsman, bring us in close, within half pistol-shot. Lawrence: Give ‘em a full broadside, Mr. Stephen. Stephen: Fire! Peake: Fire! Stephen: Aim for the hull! Peake: Wear around, we’ll run before the wind and bring our larboard batteries to bear. Stephen: She’s wearing ‘round, sir. Lawrence: Aye, she’s bringing her larboard guns about. Helmsman! Wear ‘round, flat out the jib to starboard. Lawrence: Mr. Hammond, get your marines into the fighting tops, I want them pouring fire onto their decks. Peake: Run out the larboard carronades! Stephen: It appears we’ve caught them in their turn, sir. Lawrence: Aye, we’ll bow-rake her! Ready on the guns! Stephen: Aye, Ready on the guns! Sergeant: Get down! Stephen: Pour it into ‘em, boys! Lawrence: Reload! Lieutenant: The pumps are smashed, sir, we’re taking on water. Lieutenant (2nd): Return fire! Lawrence: Give ‘em another broadside! Lieutenant: Sir, are you alright? Peake: I’m fine, I’m fine- Stephen: They’ve struck, sir! They’re surrendering! Lawrence: Cease fire! They’ve surrendered! Mr. Stephen, take a prize crew and board her. Mr. Hammond, what are our casualties? Hammond: 2 killed, 4 wounded, sir. Stephen: Where is your captain? Lieutenant: Dead, sir. Stephen: Are you holed below the waterline? Lieutenant: Yes, sir, but the pumps are shattered. Stephen: Have some men go below and patch those holes, and throw these carronades overboard. Hammond: Shattered in 15 minutes, sir, they’ll surely hear of this in Boston. Lawrence: Our victory will not be so complete if we intercept another ship of the line, Mr. Hammond. Hammond: Aye, sir. Hammond: Look! She’s going under, sir! Stephen: Abandon ship! Lawrence: Send our boats to pick up the survivors. Lieutenant: Jump, sir! Hammond: We haven’t the water supplies to keep those men aboard for long, sir. Lawrence: Then let us pray for a swift return to New England, Video Information
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An honest yet brutal depiction of naval combat in the age of sail, the sinking of HMS Peacock serves to highlight the importance of …