An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . HATTZK OF where he concluded tre^aties of peace with most of the Indian tribes*in that vicinity. HE naval events of this year werenot less glorious than those of the 23d of February, the Hornetsloop-of-war, Captain Lawrence, fellin with the brig Peacock, of twentyguns, Captain Peake ; and, after of thirty minutes, reduced herto a complete wreck. The Am
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . HATTZK OF where he concluded tre^aties of peace with most of the Indian tribes*in that vicinity. HE naval events of this year werenot less glorious than those of the 23d of February, the Hornetsloop-of-war, Captain Lawrence, fellin with the brig Peacock, of twentyguns, Captain Peake ; and, after of thirty minutes, reduced herto a complete wreck. The Ame-ricans lost one killed, and threewounded. The Peacock sunk before all her crew could be removed,,Airrymfr with her three Americans and nine British. For his gui-32. 502 CAMPAI(4N OF 1813 iantry in this action, Lawrence was promoted to the command of theChesapeake. He found several of the officers sick, many of thecrew newly enlisted, and the remainder dissatisfied at the withhold-ing of their prize-money. Being unfortunately too uninindful ofthese incidents, Lawrence sailed on the first of June from Boston, inquest of the British frigate Shannon. Unknown to Lawrence, thigvessel had recently been fitted out with a picked crew and superiorequipment, and had sent a challenge for the Chesapeake one dayafter the sailing of the latter, but which, unf(jrtunately, Lawrence didnot receive. The action commenced at half-past five ; and in a veryshort time the fire from the Shannon proved so destructive that theChesapeake^s sailing-master, and four lieutenants, were killed orwounded, and her rigging was so much injured that she fell aboardthe enemy. Captain Lawrence was also wounded, but remained ondeck giving his orders with perfect composure. Soon after, t
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