See also:

• ISAAC (Hebrew for " he laughs," on explanatory references to the name, see ABRAHAM)

ISAAC See also:

• HULL
• HULL (in O.Eng. hulu, from helan, to cover, cf. Ger. Hiille, covering)
• HULL (officially KINGSTON-UPON-HULL)
• ISAAC HULL (1775-1843)

HULL (1775-1843)  , See also:

• COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

commodore in the U.S. See also:

• NAVY

navy, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• DERBY
• DERBY, EARLS OF

Derby in See also:

• CONNECTICUT

Connecticut on the 9th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1775 . He went to See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young in the See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant service and was in command of a See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of nineteen . In 1798 he was appointed See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in the newly organized U.S. navy . From 1803 to 18o5 he served in the See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron sent to chastise the See also:

• BARBARY

Barbary pirates as See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the " Enterprise," but was transferred to the " See also:

• ANGUS, EARLS OF

Angus " in See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November of 1803 . When the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of 1812 See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out he was See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain of the U.S. See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate "Constitution" (44), and was on a See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe carrying specie for the See also:

• PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)

payment of a See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt in See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland . The " Constitution " was shadowed by See also:

• BRITISH

British men-of-war, but was not attacked . In See also:

• JULY

July of that See also:

• YEAR

year, however, he was pursued by a squadron of British vessels, and escaped by See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• SEAMANSHIP

seamanship and the See also:

• FINE

fine sailing qualities of the Constitution." He was to have been superseded, but put to sea before the officer who was to have relieved him arrived—an See also:

• ACTION

action which might have been his ruin if he had not signalized his cruise by the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of the British frigate " Guerriere " (38) . Captain See also:

• HULL
• HULL (in O.Eng. hulu, from helan, to cover, cf. Ger. Hiille, covering)
• HULL (officially KINGSTON-UPON-HULL)
• HULL, ISAAC (1775-1843)

Hull had been cruising off the Gulf of St See also:

• LAWRENCE
• LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
• LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
• LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
• LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
• LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
• LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
• LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
• LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)

Lawrence, and the engagement, which took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place on the 19th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, was fought See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of the See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• BANK

Bank . The " Constitution " was a fine See also:

• SHIP

ship of 1533 tons, originally designed for a two-See also:

• DECKER, PIERRE DE (1812-1891)
• DECKER, SIR MATTHEW

decker, but cut down to a frigate . The " Guerriere " was of 1092 tons and very See also:

• ILL

ill-manned, while the " Constitution " had a choice See also:

• CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
• CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

crew . The British ship was easily overpowered . Hull received a See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal for the capture of the " Guerriere," but had no further opportunity cf distinction in the war .

After the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace he held a variety of commands a t sea, and was a See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner from 1815 to 1817 . He had a high reputation in the See also:

• UNITED

United States navy for See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical seamanship . He died at See also:

• PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia on the 13th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1843 .