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" He then commanded Preble, "Send your boat on board." Preble was now devoid of all endurance and exclaimed, "This is America ship Constitution, 44 guns, Edward Preble, an American commodore, who will be damned right before he sends his boat on board of any vessel." And after that to his gun crews: "Blow your matches, boys!"[Observe 2] Ahead of the