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Hull departed for France on five August 1811, transporting The brand new Ambassador Joel Barlow and his family members; they arrived on 1 September. Hull remained around France as well as Netherlands through the winter months, regularly holding sail and gun drills to help keep the crew Prepared for attainable hostilities While using the British.cou

Constitution was becalmed and unable to run in the five British ships, but Hull acted on a suggestion from his 1st Lieutenant Charles Morris. He requested the crew to put boats above the side to tow the ship from selection, employing kedge anchors to draw the ship forward and wetting the sails to reap the benefits of every single breath of wind.[a