Nor does that tell all that the victors found to stir their feelings. Among the dead were two whose story must not be forgotten, for they were impressed Americans. As the Stars and Stripes first fluttered from the gaff of the _United States_ (before the battle began) seven of the seamen of the _Macedonian_ asked permission to speak to the captain. The following is a list of these men as literally copied from the muster-roll of the _Macedonian_--copied after the battle, of course--together with the name of one other man whose case was of interest in like fashion: “Christopher Dodge, American, aged thirty-two, prest by the _Thisbe_, late _Dedaigneuse_, shipped in the _Macedonian_ July 1, 1810. “Peter Johnson, American, aged thirty-two, prest by the _Dedalus_, entered August 24, 1810. “John Alexander, of Cape Ann, aged twenty-nine, prest by the _Dedalus_, entered August 25, 1810. “C. Dolphin, of Connecticut, aged twenty-two, prest by the _Namur_, late _Ceres_, entered August 4, 1810. “Major Cook, of Baltimore, aged twenty-seven, prest by the _Royal William_, late _Mercury_, entered September 10, 1810. “William Thompson, of Boston, aged twenty, prest at Lisbon, entered January 16, 1811, drowned at sea in boarding an American. “John Wallis, American, aged twenty-three, prest by the _Triton_, entered February 16, 1811 (killed in action in the _Macedonian_). “John Card, American, aged twenty-seven, prest by the _North Star_, entered April 13, 1811 (killed in action in the _Macedonian_).” John Card, “as brave a seaman as ever trod a plank,” was spokesman for the seven men, and on going to the mainmast asked that he and his countrymen be not compelled to fight against their flag. Carden drove them back to their places. Then he stationed midshipmen with drawn swords at intervals, and marines with loaded muskets around every hatch, and these he ordered to kill every man who attempted to leave the guns or to pass below without authority. And so it happened that when the victorious Americans boarded the _Macedonian_ they found John Card and John Wallis dead beside the guns. James says that Captain Carden allowed the Americans to go below. If a deliberately written falsehood is ever creditable to a man this one is certainly to the credit of James. After a brief inspection of the _Macedonian_, Lieutenant Nicholson carried Captain Carden over to the _United States_. Decatur, “wearing an old straw hat and a plain suit of clothes which made him look more like a farmer than a naval hero,” met him at the head of the ladder. Stepping to the deck Carden offered his sword to Decatur in the usual form. “No, sir,” said Decatur; “I cannot receive the sword of a man who has so bravely defended his ship. But I will receive your hand,” he added, and shook hands cordially with the defeated captain. Decatur is described as a man “five feet ten inches high, and had a somewhat slender figure, a long face, prominent, restless eyes, dark skin, and black hair.”