A first book in American history with European beginnings . han theAmerican nine. Running up a blue flag bearing the brave words ofCaptain Lawrence, Dont give up the ship! Perry or-dered his fleet to advance toward the approaching Lawrence with two little schooners forged ahead. Therest of the fleet was delayed in starting, so the first of theEnglish attack fell upon the flagship. Her masts wereshot away, her guns were disabled, and she was completelycrippled. The English had wrecked Perrys ship. Hadthey conquered the commander? No! Flag in hand, heslipped over the Lawrences side,
A first book in American history with European beginnings . han theAmerican nine. Running up a blue flag bearing the brave words ofCaptain Lawrence, Dont give up the ship! Perry or-dered his fleet to advance toward the approaching Lawrence with two little schooners forged ahead. Therest of the fleet was delayed in starting, so the first of theEnglish attack fell upon the flagship. Her masts wereshot away, her guns were disabled, and she was completelycrippled. The English had wrecked Perrys ship. Hadthey conquered the commander? No! Flag in hand, heslipped over the Lawrences side, dropped into a smallboat, and amidst the whizzing balls of the enemy wasrowed to the Niagara. 293 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY Taking command at once on this second ship, Perrysailed straight into the enemys line and raked the vesselswith a deadly fire. The English could not endure longunder such conditions, and one by one they struck theirflags. With his victory won, Perry went back to the deck ofthe Lawrence and there received the English Commodore Perry Leaving the Lawrence. His message to General Harrison, commanding the army inthe west, was written on the back of an old letter. It readin part, We have met the enemy, and they are ours. This victory gave the United States the control ofLake Erie, and the English abandoned Detroit. Other naval victories were ours on the ocean and onLake Champlain. On the land we did not fare so August, 1814, the English entered Washington andburned the Capitol to the ground. 294 OLIVER HAZAED PERRY However, when, on December 24, 1814, a treaty ofpeace was signed at Ghent, the United States had gainedfrom England independence for all American ships sailingthe seas. Summary In 1812, this country declared war against England, becauseshe persisted in plundering our ships, seizing our sailors, andinterfering with our commerce.—In 1813, Commodore Perryachieved a great victory over the English on Lake Erie.—Thisvictory to
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