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w ere not long brig hten ed by th is cheering hope — V illem oes fell in 1808, a cannon ball c arry in g off the u p p er p a rt o f his h e a d , on b o ard the P rin ce C hristian F r e d e rik , 7 4 , in action w ith two E n g ­ lish F rig a te s, S tately and N a ssau , hy w hich she w as taken. D uring the sum m er cruise on b o ard o f the C orvette the C adets have the charge o f the m izen- m ast.