Recent investigation, however, reveals that the cannons are too old to be from the Nimrod. They might even date back to the Revolutionary War. Plus, Stonington was attacked after the cannons were dumped from the Nimrod so either way, the Stonington cannon would not have been from that ship.
The cannons were kept in a vat of non-corrosive saltwater to leach the many years of salt out.
In January 1814, the Nimrod demanded that Falmouth surrender its two brass cannons are else. The Americans supposedly replied, "If you want our cannons you can come and get them, and we will give you what's in them first."
After this refusal, the Nimrod opened fire. Several Falmouth buildings still bear scars from that bombardment, including the one with the Nimrod cannonball.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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