Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . met with the customaryacknowledgments, and the country generally rated thevictory by the side of that of Lake Erie. The Navy, best able to judge of all the circumstances,has always placed the batde of Plattsburg Bay among thevery highest of its claims to glory. The consequences of the victory were immediate, andvery important. During the naval action. Sir Geo. Prevost had skirmishedIn front of the American entrenchments, and was evident
Naval battles of America; great and decisive contests on the sea from colonial times to the present, including our glorious victories at Manila and Santiago; . met with the customaryacknowledgments, and the country generally rated thevictory by the side of that of Lake Erie. The Navy, best able to judge of all the circumstances,has always placed the batde of Plattsburg Bay among thevery highest of its claims to glory. The consequences of the victory were immediate, andvery important. During the naval action. Sir Geo. Prevost had skirmishedIn front of the American entrenchments, and was evidentlyupon the point of bringing up his overwhelming force fora more serious attack. As soon, however, as he ascer-tained the fate of the British squadron, he made a precipi-tate and most unmilitary retreat; abandoning much ofhis heavy artillery, stores, and supplies ; and from thatmoment, till the end of the war, the northern frontier wascleared of the enemy. Commodore McDonough died. In 1825, of consumption,at the age of 42, while In command of the Mediterraneansquadron, with his flag In the Constitution. CONSTITUTION IN ACTION WITH CYANE ANDLEVANT. HIS remarkable action has always excitedgreat interest among naval men, on of the nautical ability displayed byCaptain Stewart, and the very capitalmanner in which his officers and menseconded him, not only during the actionitself, but in his subsequent escape froma superior the year 1813, during the war with Great Britain,the frigate Constitution (that favorite and most usefulship, already celebrated for her capture of the Guerriere,and for her remarkable escape from the pursuit of anEnglish squadron) was found to be so decayed as torequire extensive repairs. Her crew was therefore trans-ferred to the Lakes, and when she was again ready forsea, a new one was shipped for her, and Captain Stewartwas ordered to her command. Charles Stewart was born in Philadelphia, in July, 1778Going to sea in the merchant serv
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