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were not long brightened by this cheering hope —
Villemoes fell in
1808,
a cannon ball
c arry in g
off
the upper p art o f his h ead , on board the Prince
Christian F re d e rik ,
7 4 ,
in action
w ith
two Eng
lish F rig ates, Stately and N assau,
hy w hich
she
was taken.
During the summer cruise on board of the
Corvette the Cadets have the charge of the m izen-
mast.