On  the  same  day  with  this  unfortunate  encounter  in  Massachusetts
Bay,  which  aroused  more  despondency  on  one  side  and  more  exulta-
tion on  the  other  than  such  a  catiistrophe  warranted,  Decatur  was
chased  into  New  London  with  the  Macedonian^  the  United  States^
and  the  Hornet^  by  a  larger  force  of  the  blockading  squadron.  Nor
did  any  of  the  ships  get  to  sea  again  while  the  war  continued.
They  were  not  in  danger  of  capture,  for  the  militia  of  Connecticut


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