A first book in American history with European beginnings . the English ships and were carried only did British men-of-war stop our vessels onthe open sea, but they were so bold as to lie in wait near theentrance of our harbors. When over six thousand sailorshad been seized, and hundreds of vessels had been over-hauled, the end of American endurance was reached. Andin 1812 war was declared on England. THE VICTORY ON LAKE ERIE At the beginning of the War of 1812, Perry was sta-tioned at Newport. Since the days of his first cruise onthe General Greene, he had had a hand in putting down t
A first book in American history with European beginnings . the English ships and were carried only did British men-of-war stop our vessels onthe open sea, but they were so bold as to lie in wait near theentrance of our harbors. When over six thousand sailorshad been seized, and hundreds of vessels had been over-hauled, the end of American endurance was reached. Andin 1812 war was declared on England. THE VICTORY ON LAKE ERIE At the beginning of the War of 1812, Perry was sta-tioned at Newport. Since the days of his first cruise onthe General Greene, he had had a hand in putting down thepirates of the Mediterranean. He was no longer a mid-shipman, butwas in com-mand of a flotil-la of Americangunboats. Seeing littleprospect ofactual fightingif he stayed atNewport, Perryasked to betransferred. And, according to his wish, he was sent tothe Great Lakes, where Commodore Chauncey put him incommand of the forces on Lake Erie. By the capture of Detroit, the English had gained con-trol of Lake Erie, where they had a fleet which was a seri- 292. Where the Battle of Lake Erie WasFought. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY ous menace to the Americans. It was Perrys task to ridthe country of this danger. Commodore Perry was a man who believed in doingthings; and from the time of his arrival on the lakes, thingsbegan to happen. When he reached Erie in March, 1813,he found two brigs, two gunboats, and a small schoonerbeing built from the green timber of the forest trees. Leav-ing the shipbuilders to complete their work, Perry rushedto Pittsburg to hurry up the equipment for his little hastened to get additional boats. He hurried them toErie before the English could intercept them. And suchwas his alacrity that, by the end of July, his fleet wasready, except for the crews. These arrived slowly. Perrynamed his flagship the Lawrence, in honor of a gallantAmerican captain who had shortly before died in battle,calling to his men, Dont give up the ship! August went by, and the first da
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