and about eighty men wounded. The greater proportion of this loss was sustained after the enemy had gained the deck.

The bodies of our naval heroes, Lawrence and Ludlow, on their arrival at Halifax, were interred with every honor, civil, naval, and military, which they could bestow, and no testimony of respect that was due to their memories was left unpaid. They were afterwards brought to the United States, by Mr. Crowninshield of Boston, who obtained a passport from Commodore Hardy for the purpose, in a vessel manned by twelve masters of vessels, who volunteered their services on the occasion.

crew.

The loss of the Chesapeake has been justly attributed to the accident of her falling on board the Shannon, and to the mutinous state of her She was somewhat inferior in force also, but this ought not to be taken into consideration; for until the fatal accident, the advantage was decidedly in her favor. However this may be, we can spare to Great Britain this victory, as some slight consolation for her former and subsequent drubbings. And never did any victory produce such extravagant rejoicing. Not the land victories of Wellington in Spain, nor even the victories of Nelson, called forth such expressions of satisfaction; a proof that our naval char

acter had risen somewhat in her estimation. In the United States it was regarded as an accident, which proved no superiority on the part of the British, and it was lamented chiefly for the loss of our brave officers.

XVII

The Fight at Chrystler's Farm

By BRIG.-GEN. JOHN P. BOYD, U. S.

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N the 9th November, 1813, General Brown, the élite corps, and the dragoons (who had joined us and crossed over) moved by land on the Canada shore; the residue of the army embarked and proceeded by water; the whole rendezvoused at Chrystler's Field at 2 o'clock. Late at night, without having had any direction of the order of landing, or without any knowledge of the relative situation of the troops, a verbal order from the commander-inchief suddenly informed me, that in consequence of the extreme ill health of himself and General Lewis, both being confined to their boats, the command on shore devolved on me; and that the enemy's gunboats and a body of troops by land were approaching our rear. Arrangements were immediately made for their reception.

Early next morning (10th), conformably to the commander-in-chief's order, General Brown was detached with a strong portion of the army and directed to pursue his course down the river