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Woodcut for The Peacock stung by the Hornet: or Engagement between the United States ship Hornet, Captain Lawrence, of 16 guns, and His Britannic Majestys brig Peacock, Captain Peake of 19 guns, : which he sunk after 15 minutes close action The Hornet had one man killed, and two wounded, the Peacock 8 killed, and 27 wounded When the Peacock sunk, 19 of her crew, and 8 brave Americans went down with her

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The Peacock stung by the Hornet: or Engagement between the United States ship Hornet, Captain Lawrence, of 16 guns, and His Britannic Majestys brig Peacock, Captain Peake of 19 guns, which he sunk after 15 minutes close action The Hornet had one man killed, and two wounded, the Peacock 8 killed, and 27 wounded When the Peacock sunk, 19 of her crew, and 8 brave Americans went down with her.
A Happy New-Year to Commodore Rodgers, or, Huzza for the President and Congress. A song composed on the arrival of these frigates in Boston, yesterday, (December 31, 1812,) with a good supply of the ready rhino
America forever: or A defiance to the bulwark of religion, together with the Yankee sailor
Yankee chronology: or Huzza for the American navy
Glorious naval victory, obtained by Commodore Bainbridge, of the United States frigate Constitution, over His Britannic Majesty's frigate Java. By James Campbell, a boatswain's mate on board the Constitution

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“Woodcut for The Peacock stung by the Hornet: or Engagement between the United States ship Hornet, Captain Lawrence, of 16 guns, and His Britannic Majestys brig Peacock, Captain Peake of 19 guns, : which he sunk after 15 minutes close action The Hornet had one man killed, and two wounded, the Peacock 8 killed, and 27 wounded When the Peacock sunk, 19 of her crew, and 8 brave Americans went down with her,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed December 2, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/517.