. The great American book of biography . rld. The destruction of the Guerriere by theConstitution, Captain Hull, marked an epoch in naval history. Then theUnited States, Captain Decatur, vanquished the Macedonian; theWasp, Captain Jones, the Frolic; the Constitution, Captain Bainbridge,the Java; and the Hornet the Peacock. On Lake Erie, CommodorePerry won a great victory, which he announced in the famous message, Wehave met the enemy, and they are ours. Equally brilliant was the victory ofMacDonough on Lake Champlain. The most deplorable reverse was thedestruction of the Chesapeake by the Brit
. The great American book of biography . rld. The destruction of the Guerriere by theConstitution, Captain Hull, marked an epoch in naval history. Then theUnited States, Captain Decatur, vanquished the Macedonian; theWasp, Captain Jones, the Frolic; the Constitution, Captain Bainbridge,the Java; and the Hornet the Peacock. On Lake Erie, CommodorePerry won a great victory, which he announced in the famous message, Wehave met the enemy, and they are ours. Equally brilliant was the victory ofMacDonough on Lake Champlain. The most deplorable reverse was thedestruction of the Chesapeake by the British ship Shannon, the Chesa-peakes commander, Lawrence, losing his life, but winning fame through hisdying words. Dont give up the ship ! The conflicts of this war are more fully detailed elsewhere in this is needful here only to mention them briefly, as we have done. The cause ofthe surprising successes of the Americans may well be explained, was due to that very inventive ingenuity that has made the history of the. 384 GIANTS OF THE NAVY. •worlds industrial progress so largely a mere chronicle of Yankee Americans had invented and were using sights on their cannon. That wasall. But the result was that their aim was far more accurate and their fire farmore effective than that of their opponents. This advantage, added to courageand skill in seamanship equal to any the world had known, gave them theirvictory. This war was ended in February, 1815, and a month later another wasbegun. This was against the Dey of Algeria, who had broken the peace andseized an American ship, despite the fact that America had continued down tothis time to pay tribute to him. It was now determined to make an end of thebusiness ; so Bainbridge was sent, as he had requested, to deliver the finaltribute from his cannons mouths. Before he got there, however, Decatur, didthe w^ork. He captured an Algerine vessel; sailed into port and dictated anhonorable peace; and then imp
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