Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . perrys dkhpatch. those he had left on the Lawrence. Perry-stood upright in his boat, with the pen-nant and banner partly wrapped abouthim. Barclay, who had been badlywounded, informed of Perrys daring, andknowing the peril of the British fleet ifthe young commodore should reach theliecks of the Niagara, ordered big and the Niagara in safety. Hoisting his pen-nant over her, he dashed through theBritish line, and eight minutes afterwardsthe colors of the enemys flag-ship werestruck
Harper's encyclopædia of United States history from 458 1906, based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. . perrys dkhpatch. those he had left on the Lawrence. Perry-stood upright in his boat, with the pen-nant and banner partly wrapped abouthim. Barclay, who had been badlywounded, informed of Perrys daring, andknowing the peril of the British fleet ifthe young commodore should reach theliecks of the Niagara, ordered big and the Niagara in safety. Hoisting his pen-nant over her, he dashed through theBritish line, and eight minutes afterwardsthe colors of the enemys flag-ship werestruck, all but two of the fleet surrender-ing. These attempted to escape, but werepursued and brought back, late in theevening, by the Scorpion, whose gallant. TH8 PBRRT HBDAl. little guns to bf brought to bear on thelittle boat that held the hero. The voy-age lasted fifteen minutes. Bullets tra-versed the boat, grape-shot falling in thewater near covered the seamen with spray,and oars were shivered by cannon-balls,but not a man was hurt. Perry reached 260 commander (Champlin) had fired thefirst and last gun in the battle of LakeKrie. Assured of victory. Perry sat down,and, resting his naval cap on his knee,wrote to Harrison, with a pencil, on theback of a letter, the famous despatch: We have met the enomy, and they are EBITST—EBSKI1T£ ours—two ships, two brigs, one schooner,and one sloop. The name of Perry wasmade immortal. His government thankedhim, and gave him and Elliott each agold medal. The legislature of Pennsyl-\ania voted him thanks and a gold medal;and it gave thanks and a silver medal toeach man who was engaged in the Americans lost twenty-seven killedand ninety-six wounded. The British losswas about 200 killed an
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