Exhausted as the men were, their officers were forced to endure a still more fearful strain.David Glasgow Farragut direct ing tivo was a child of seven years of age when he was adopted by Capt.I soon saw, from the peculiarity of her sails and her general appearance, that she was without doubt an American frigate, and communicated the same to Capt.Morris, the second in command, asked leave to direct ing tivo respond with a broadside.In an instant the ports of the sham merchantman were knocked out and, with a warlike thunder, the heavy carronades hurled their ponderous missiles against the side of the assailant.This expectation direct ing tivo was fully realized some weeks later, when the Constitution fell in with the British frigate Guerriere.The capture of the Alert reflected no great glory upon the Americans, for the immense superiority of the Essex rendered her success certain.The Guerriere was an old worn out frigate, responded the English, direct ing tivo returning to the charge.Our mizzen mast is gone, our main mast is gone and I think, on the whole, you may say that we have struck our flag.' The two ships were rapidly approaching each other, when the 'Guerriere' backed her main topsail, and waited for her opponent to come down and direct ing tivo commence the action.As the roll of the drums died away, the shrill voices of the boyish midshipmen arose, calling off the quarter bills, and answered by the gruff responses of the men at their posts.