Historical Readings Illustrative of American Patriotism
Historical Readings Illustrative of American Patriotism
Ellis Edward Sylvester
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and fight lim, and the young commander accepted the challenge. It was a reckless thing to do, for the Chesapeake was not ready for sea, some of the crew were soured and sullen, because they had not been paid the prize money to which they thought they were entitled, and it is said that a number of them were under the influence of liquor. The battle was fought on June 1st, so near to Boston that the thousands who lined the shore and swarmed on the roofs of buildings, saw it plainly. In less than ...fifteen minutes the tremen- dous fire of the Shannon had made the Chesor pedke unmanageable. While directing the hopeless battle, Captain Lawrence was mortally wounded and carried below deck. He lived for some time, and in his delirium, when he thought he was com- manding his ship in battle, he often shouted the order, '^ DorUt give up the sliipT'^ These words served for years as the motto of the American navy. But this year saw one of the grandest victories in our history. Oliver Hazard Perry, only twenty- eight years of age, who had never seen a battlcy^ was ordered to the command of the American fleet on Lake Erie, most of which, at that time, was in Digitized by Google .
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