A History of the United States Navy From 1775 to 1894 volume 01
A History of the United States Navy From 1775 to 1894 volume 01
Maclay, Edgar Stanton, 1863-1919
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4. 35 Master William Knight. Midshipman Alexander Clax- ton, who was on the sick lisfc when the enemy was sighted, left his berth and remained on deck during the entire engagement, although too ill to be with his division. The other officers in the Wasp were Thomas Harris, surgeon; Walter W. New, surgeon s mate; George S. Wise, purser ; George W. Yancleave, A. S. Ten Eyck, Richard Brashiers, John Holcomb, William J. M Cluney, C. J. Baker and Charles Gauntt, midship men ; John M Cland, boatswain... ; and George Jackson, gunner. Congress voted twenty-five thousand dollars to the officers and seamen of the Wasp as prize money, and a gold medal to Master-Commandant Jones and a silver one to each of his officers, while the Legislature of Pennsylvania gave a sword to Lieutenant Biddle. CHAPTER VII. THE CHESAPEAKE AND THE SHANNON. LANDING in New York after his brilliant victory over the Peacock, Captain Lawrence was received with great enthusiasm and well-merited applause. Previ ously to his return he had been promoted to the rank of captain, and the command of the 44-gun frigate Constitution was now offered to him, on the condition, however, that neither Captain David Porter nor Cap tain Samuel Evans applied for it.
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