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December 22, 1832
Providence Patriot, Columbian Phenix
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
During the late war, a British barge from the frigate Nimrod blockading the coast enters Holmes' Hole harbor and fires at escaping American boats. A boatman's wife hands her child to her servant Sally to go watch the British 'cannonade' her husband Nathan.
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Intrepidity of an American Lady.—During the late war, a barge from the British frigate Nimrod, which was blockading our coast, came into Holmes' Hole harbor, and seeing several boats endeavoring to make their escape into a pond, they landed on a neck of land and commenced firing at them. The wife of one of the boatmen, on being told of the circumstance, gave a young child she had in her arms to her servant girl, saying,—'Here Sally, pray take the child, while I go and see them there English devils cannonade Nathan.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Intrepidity
American Lady
British Frigate Nimrod
Holmes Hole Harbor
Boatmen Escape
Bravery
What entities or persons were involved?
Sally
Nathan
Where did it happen?
Holmes' Hole Harbor
Story Details
Key Persons
Sally
Nathan
Location
Holmes' Hole Harbor
Event Date
During The Late War
Story Details
A British barge from the frigate Nimrod fires at escaping boats in Holmes' Hole harbor; a boatman's wife hands her child to servant Sally to go witness the attack on her husband Nathan.