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able TO pull rope, when two OF three erawled
upon deck to lend feeble hand in pulling at
the last guns.
The hard fighting terminated about 3 o'clock
As the smoke cleared away, the two fleets
reemed mingled together, the small vessels hav-
ing come up to the others The shattered Law
renee lying to the windward was once more abe
10 hoist her flag. which was cheered by few
feeble voices on board, making q melancholy
sound compared with the bOisterOus cheers that
preceded the battle
The proud though painful duty Of taking pos
session of the conquered ships was next per-
formed. The Detroit was nearly dismantled,
and the destruction and carnage had been dread
full. The Queen was 10 a condition little better.
Every Commander, and second In command,
/ says Barclay, was either killed or wounded" )"
/ The whole number killed in the Eng ish fleet
/ was fOrty-One, and of wounded ninety four In
the American feet, twenty-seven killed and
ninety-six wounded. OF the twenty seven Kill
/ led, twenty-five were on board the Lawrence,
and of the ninety-six wounded, sixty y-one were
on board the same ship, making eighty three
killed and wounded out Of one hundred and
one reported fit for duty in the Lawrence on the
m1rning of the battle. On board the Niagara
were two killed and twenty-three wounded,
mixing twenty-five and of these twenty y-fve,
I
mand of her
! About O'Clock boat was discovered ap-
preaching the Lawrence, and soon the Com
mOdore was recognized in her, who was return
/ ing 10 resume the command Of his tattered ship,
/ determined that the rem ant Of her crew should
have the privilege of witnessing the formal sur
render OF the British officers 1t time
of conflicting emotions when he stepped upon
deck The battle was won and he was safe, out
the deck was slippery with blood, and strewed
with the bodies Of twenty officers and men,
some of whom sat at table with US at our last
meal, and the ship everywhere resounded with
the groans Of the wounded Those of "a who
/ were spared and able TO walk, met him at the
gangway to welcome his return, but the saluta-
tion was a silent one on both sides, not word
could find utterance
| And now the British officers arrived, one
| from each vessel, to tender their submission and
/ with il their swords When they had approach
| ed, picking their way among the wreck and car
mage OF the deck, with their hilts towards Per
~, they rendered them 10 his acceptance. With
a dignIfed and solemn air, and in low tone Of
voice, he requested them TO retain their side
arms, inquired With deep concern tor COmmO-
dore Barclay and the wounded officers, tender
ing to them any comfort his ships afforded and
| expressing regret that he had not a spare medi
cal 'fficer 70 send them, that he had only one
in duty, and that he had hi hands tull.
| Aaiong tle aInety six wounded there occur
TED n &c dsaths a result 50 favorable was At
Irbutabe IL the plentiful supply Of fresh prOyi-
sIuns sent OF 10 Us from the Ohio shore 20
'resh air, the WO1nded beng arranged under an
awning on the deck until We arrived at Erie ten
days alter the action; and ais To the devoteI
attention of Commodore Perry to every want.
Those men who were killed m the battle were
that evening committed to the deep, the i'm
presssive service of the Episcopal church be
ing read over them. On the following morn
ing the two squaJrons sailed into this Bay,
wuere the slam officers of both fleets were bu-
ried, in au appropriate and affesting manner
Three Am, ricans, Lieut.. Brooks, and Midship-
men Lamb and Clarke, and three British Off
errs, Capt. Flnnis and Lieut. Stokes of the
| Queen, aud Lieut.. Garland of the Detroit, were
borne IN alternate succession, aud equal respect
was paid to both classes of officers, the erews
Of both fleets uniting in the ceremony. The
procession OF boats with two bands of music
the slow aud regular motion Of the oars sJrik-
ing IN exact time with the notes Of the solemn
/ dirge, the mournful waving OF flags, and the
minute guns from the ships, presented a striking
contrast to the scene presented two days before,
when both the living and the dead forming this
train, were engaged in fierce and deadly strife,
hurting at each other the thunder bolts Of war
On the sth day after the battle, the Lawrence
was dispatched TO Erie with the wounded,
where We received cordial welcome and kind
hospitality. The remainder OF the vessels con-
veyed Gen. HarrisOn's army to Maiden, where
they found the public stores in flames, and
Proctor with his army in hasty retreat.
Perry joined Harrison as volunteer aid,
who with tEonps, ~h;-a- ~h;-.a--i "a. -. = ., -
K~ns,,aIv overlook and captured the army the
only army tnar was captured during the war.
Perry then accompanied Harrison and COmmO-
dore Barclay to Erie, where they landed amid
peals of cannon and shouts OF the multitude,
aud the Commodore proceeded thence to Rhcde
Island. He after this cruised two years IN the
Java, in the Mediterranean, taking with him
nearly all the surviving officers Of the Lawrence.
In June, 1919, he sailed in the U. 5. ship
John Adams Tor the West Indies, and on the
23d of Aug, lS20, he died Of yellow fever just
as his vessel was entering Port Spain, Island OF
Trinidad.
Com. Perry was strict in the observance of
moral duties, aud in his domestic character was
model of every virtue and grace. His mind
was well cultivated and his requirements re-
spectacle. He united the graces of manly
beauty, 70 a lion heart, sound mind, safe
Judgment, and irmness Of purpose which moth
ing could shake.
But this intelligent audience already know
and appreciate his noble virtue and glorious
achievement. The maps Of your shores and in
land towns and counties ere inscribed with his
name,-and the great State Of OhiO-and the
United States, are about TO decorate the walls Of
the battle scene which We are this day employ
ed IN celebrating.
My friends, in the name and behalf Of the cit
liens of Rhode Island tender you their grateful
acknowledgements for the honor done that little
State on this interesting occasion. She sent
here the commander Of the squadron and ma
JorIty OF the officers and men. She glOries in
the victory gained, anu regards the name and
fame Of her gallant son as among her choicest |
jewels, and will hold in grateful remembrance |
those who respect and honor his memory. You |
have come hIther for this holy purpose, from |
the cities Of the lake shore, and are intending to
erect monument to his name and fame. Al /
though these will outlive any structures Of mar
bic or bronze, yet rest assured that the citizens
Rhode Island will hail with delight the report 1
of this days Proeeedings,and her sons and |
daughters will in their future westward pilgrim
ages Lnger about this spot and invoke Heavens |
choicest blessings on you in return for your
generous magnanimity.
In reviewing the events Of the war Of 1912
we have reason to be profoundly grateful for
the restoration and continuance OF peaceful and
amic4ble relations now existing between the two
nations. Great Britain vas taught By that war
TO respect our rights, maritime aud territorial
and in recent negotiations has evineed spirit
OF candOr justice and magnanimity, VyUrt1y of
a great nation. United as we arc by common
ancestry, b. Ian glage and religion, and also by
tels-.lPhic Communication, may We remain at
peac-, hrnceiOrJh and forever
Old companions IA The conflict, rejoice to see
you, and uLce more 10 take you by the hand,
and d more apPrOpr priate OcrasIon than the pres $
ent could hardly be conceived Of. In the days
# our youth We came to the rescue Of this
Lake and TO restore peace TO the fr ntier. A
kind Providence has heightened out our days to o
man's allottrd period Of existence. and after I.