A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . jva Imli:iQ Village o ..^.. effective men were left. Then the indomitable Perry spranginto a boat and was rowed through a hot British fire to the Niagara. With this newflag-ship he made a splendidcharge through the enemyslino, firing right and left intotheir shattered vessels, andin fifteen minutes more thevictory was won. We have met the enemyand they are ours, wasPerrys famous despatch. Itroused the country like anelectric charge. Enthusiasm every-where ran high. The Battle of the Thames.—Perry
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . jva Imli:iQ Village o ..^.. effective men were left. Then the indomitable Perry spranginto a boat and was rowed through a hot British fire to the Niagara. With this newflag-ship he made a splendidcharge through the enemyslino, firing right and left intotheir shattered vessels, andin fifteen minutes more thevictory was won. We have met the enemyand they are ours, wasPerrys famous despatch. Itroused the country like anelectric charge. Enthusiasm every-where ran high. The Battle of the Thames.—Perrys victory saved the North-west. On receiving the news ofit, General Harrison crossed intoCanada, found the enemy in retreat, and completely defeatedthem on the river Thames. Proctor, the British com-mander, fled ; his men surrendered ; and Tecumseh, wholed the Indian auxiliaries, was killed. Detroit was soonafter recovered, and the war ended in the West. Canada ag-ain Invaded.—In 1814 another attempt toinvade Canada was made, by way of the Niagara this time the army had been reorganized, the troopsdiscipline
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