The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-15
IsECEs.szzBTR Is, 1895.

tario at bay. iut in other respects our plans a
long the whole Canadian frontier excepting at
the single point of Niagara, had failed. Buffalo
ana Washington were IN ruins; the storm OF war
howled along our sea-cnast; New-Yorls was
threatened by n powerful .seet and Wellington's
ihvincibles were prcparn, for descent upon
! New-0rleans. Such was the moment seized up
on by Sir George Provost, at the head of an ar
my Of 14,J00 men, to dislodge Gen. Macomb
iron Plattsburgh, and ravage Our country far and
Wt.. But he deemed the destruction Of our ar
n.ansnt upon the lake essential to his success;
and Capt. Downe bore down to attack M'Don-
ougl at the same time that Sir George was TO
storm the intrenchmcnts at Plattsburgh. The re-
sfll, was brilliant action oftwo hours and twen-
iy minutes, fought with the greatest bravery on
both sides, and terminating in giepioas victory
to the American arms. Not a mast i'll either
squadron could stand to make sal on. The
Confance haaon handred and five shot in her
hull, and the Saratoga iifty-ntne. She was,
moreover, twice,set on fire by the hot shot of the
enemy. Never was victory more complete, de-
cisive, or in its elects of great Importance for
i WAS no sooner tliown, than the opposing Land
forces made prtcipita,e and ngloricas retreat,
land thus relieved 9ir northern towns from the
horrors of 4 ,lcsolaing invasion. his was the
second American victory, achieved dect 10 feet
Perry and MDono,gh! names asaociatcd in glory
and in death.
rhe state OF Nck.York, which derived the
most immediate eyeiit from this victory, vas
not backward in ttstifying il, gratitude. The
Legislature granted him one thousand acres Of
land, on tile b9y Were he acquired his iaurels;
and the cities Ct n lorl ana Albany each grant
ed him d lot AVID ls freedom OF tilc respective
cities. MDonong' Was promoted, and after
leaving the lake service, he was placed i'll com
mani of the naval cation at Portsmouth, n. II.
~ - long servccson the lake, and the ankle
ties and arduous ltieg OF the memorable l9h
Of September bcclue mich impaired, and he
~, he contracted hs death. Leaving that Navy
Yard, Lieut.. (now Capt M'3onough proceeded
20 The Mediterranean, to protect our commerce
IN those seas. Harcttrne;l 20 his family i'll Mid
dletown, (Conn.) tlrly N 1921, and after spend
ing the sumner tlcie, he returned TO that sta-
ton i'll the autllmrI Of the year. His health
was then very fcble; but it WAS then hoped his
iayor!tc element would effect favorable change.
He left Mrs. M'ilonourh in perfect health; but
liver complaint carried her oil in August last.
Ncr could one suffice the ins,,ti:ltc archer The
health Of the Commodore continued to decline
until it became Necessary for hi'n to leave the
command, and he embarked for his native coun.
try, for which he has done SO mitch, and which
he loved SO well, a few days aiter hearing OF the
decrease Of his wife From the time nr his en-
barkation on board Of the Edgar, he gradually
sunk away, until the 10th ult. when his breath
departed without struggle.
But il is not as an officer alone, that the char
actcr Of NJ Donough is to be judged. His virtues
in all the relations Of private life, were no less
worthy Of imitation, than his conluct during his
public career. In the days ofhls prosperity, "his
steady mind remained the same it was before,
and neither by his words, his looks or his actions
could it be discovered tllat he ever varied from
that self.balaaced consciousness, which is ever
the accompaniment cf talent, AMI is never pal
pably depressed, or exalted by the opinions Of
others. Though soldier, he was strict in his
department, and exemplary in his picty. He
had fine head, light hair, comp!cAinn, and eyes;
and his person was tall and dignitied."
How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
With al, their country's wishes blcst!