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Hull departed for France on 5 August 1811, transporting the new Ambassador Joel Barlow and his spouse and children; they arrived on 1 September. Hull remained near France as well as Netherlands with the Wintertime months, continually holding sail and gun drills to maintain the crew Completely ready for achievable hostilities While using the British

Structure over the chase Constitution was recommissioned in December with Captain John Rodgers all over again getting command to supervise A significant refitting. It had been overhauled at a value just under $a hundred,000; even so, Rodgers inexplicably failed to cleanse her copper sheathing, top him to later on declare her a "sluggish sailer"." P