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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. i errata id to It le pelure, 9on h n 1 2 3 32X t 2 3 4 5 6 / THE I ON ORATION, r "A ON TUB OCCASION OF CELEBKATINO THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY oy THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE ; bSLIVBBBD ON THE TENTH OP SEPTEMBER, 1833, IN NEWPORT, R. I. mt GEORGE H. CALVERT. SECOND EDITION. '««*.< f*^ :»5iiJ % ».<>■»■■ PROVIDBNCEj B. T. ALBRO - PRINTER. 1854. A ("54 2 6 2 3 2 7 Kewioiw; September Ilth, iSSS.- 0. H. Calveut, E.savr — DuAU Sia, — At a meeting of the Committee of Arrangements on Monday" evening, 12th, it was voted unanimously that a copy of your very able ond do-- qucnt discourse on thr 10th bere:iuested for publication. Very rogpectfully, 11. E. TuKNr.u, Secretary.- NiiwrouT, li. I., September ICth, 1853. Deau Hm, — I acknowledge with much gratification the receipt of your note of the Ilth,. requesting, in behalf of the Committee of Arrangements, n copy for publications of the adtlress I delivered on the 10th instant. It -will give mo much pleasure to comply with this request, and so soon as I shall have Avritten Out the address I will transmit it to you. Most respuctfully yours, G. II. CAtVEHT,- Dit. H»HttY E. TuiiNEU, Secrclari/r I 7 Monday I and elo-- ORATION, '>ecrctary.- , 1853. :)f the 1 Ulv publication 9 soon 08 I^ Calvert.- Pellow-Citizens : — "VVe have met to comiHemorate a glorious national event. And we of Rhode Island and of Newport liavc so met, because the leader therein, and many of the agents therein, were our ifcUow- citizens, our fellow- townsmen. Patriotism, thankful- ness, and an honorable jiride luring us togetlier to celebrate the •fortieth anniversary of the Battle of Lake Eric. For a people overflowing with prosperity, already colossal in power, it is a privilege, as it is a most grateful duty, to do honor to those who, at a time of })Overty and weakness, by the wealth of their individual resources, by the power of strong arms and strong hearts, performed deeds that were at once the prophecies and the sources of national wealth and national power. The secure comforts of our countless American homes, the millions of happy hearths that send up their smoke to-day, over our blessed land, all draw some of their warmth from the warm blood that was shed on the decks of the Erie fleet. The strength of tlie arms that, through the iron hail of the enemy, bore Perry in his "boat from a shattered to a fresh ship, — that strength has multiplied itself upon the nation. A brave battle is a national fortification for ever. High deeds of arms, done in a just cause, arc creative : they live not in the memory only, they live too in iho heart. But from the beginning of our history, tho military lias boen entirely subordinated to the civil power. Therefore it is, that that history is so significant, so instructive, so elevated. We achieved our independence by a war for i)riiici[)les ; we pre- served and confirmed it by a second war; for tho war of 1812 was but the finishing of that of 1776. Into tlie second, as into the first, wc entered reluctantly, forced into it by the righteous necessities of self-preservation ; after we had for years borne assumptions and insolences, a frac- tion whereof would now firo the whole country into instanta- neous war. But in 1812 national spirit was not, and logically could not bo, in those United State?. Although by a sublime struggle we had rid ourselves of the political supremacy of England, wo were intellectually, scientifically, industrially, de- pendent on her. She ruled over us still, by the unavoidable,, and I may say healthy, predominance of the mature mother over tho daughter yet in her teens. When Congress declared war against Great Britain in 1812, the English navy counted one thousand sail ; that of the United States, eighteen, nine of them frigates, and nine of a class be- low frigates. This unparalleled magnitude of naval power, backed too by the prestige of British invincibility at sea, was still further magnified by the general, almost universal, Ameri- can deference to supposed Eiigh'sh superiority. The sense of hopeless weakness, in the presence of such a mighty armament came nigh to be officially embodied in an order from the Fed- eral Government to lay up our public vessels in ordinary, to pre- vent their being captured by the enemy ; an order which it i» positively asserted would have been issited, but for the remon- strance of two naval officers, liainbridge and Stewart, (names; that are otherwise dear to the American heart,) who sought an interview with President Madison, and soon convinced him of the folly and wrong of such a procedure ; whereujjon Mr. our I [as bopn is, that bd. We I we pre- lof 1812 [nctantly, Jrvation ; \s, a frac- instanta- logically sublime ;macy of rially, de- ivoidable^ )ther over in 1812, le United class be- ll power^ sea, was 1, Ameri- sense of rmament the Fed- r, to pre- lich it i» ! remon- (names; light an him of ion Mr. o Madison took upon himself against the wish and advice of liis Cabinet, to with-hold the order. These gentlemen, with the small band of their naval breth- ren, were in advance of the general feeling and knowledge of the country. And needful is it for the well-being of a country that, in the high spheres of thought and action, it always have some men who are in advance of the common knowledge and common conviction. Witli bold self-reliance these oflicers went ahead ; they spoke out their convictions ; th^^y spoke them out in the teeth of the government ; and very soon they made good their words by their deeds. ' It were a grateful task to dwell for a few moments on our first naval triumphs, especially the first capture of a British frigate, the Guerriere, by the Constitution, under Hull ; the moral effect of which, I might say without an exaggerated fig- ure of speech, was, that it made old England turn jwle, while young America it flushed with the glow of a new power. But our own theme is large and rich enough to engross us to-day. For accomplishing their purjiosc of protecting the northern frontier, and invading Canada, our government soon perceived that a naval force on liakc Eric was indispensable. In the winter of 1812 and 1813 there was stationed at New- port a fleet of gun-boats, commanded by a eitize;^ of Rhode Island, our fellow-townsman, Oliver Hazard Perry, at that time a commander in the navy. Discontented with a duty so inglo- rious, and "possessing," — to quote from one of his letters of that period, — " possessing an ardent desire to meet the enemies of my country," Captain Perry applied for and obtained the command on Lake Erie. He immediately sent forward a large body of men, who, having become attached to him while under his orders at Newport, volunteered for this remote service. On the 22d of February he himself set out, and after a long, tedious journey, — i>nrt of it through a region which was at that timn almost a wikloriioss, Inniig dc^taiiird, too, a fortnight at Sackett's Harbor, with Commodoro Chauiicey, — on the 'iTtli of March he readied the village of Erie, on a small bay, abont half-way up the lake. The work Captain A;rry had to do was, first to create a t\ov.t, mid then, with that fleet, to beat the British fleet, — work enough for a young man of twenty-seven. The American fleet was still growing on the shore of tiie lake. Little had been done : of the materials and stores needed, scarcely any had been provided. Not half the mechanics had arrived. Not a cannon was yet on the ground, nor iron, nor cordage, nor can- vas. Everything re(iuiied to ecpiip and arm a fleet had to be brought long distances over bad roads. There was not even a cartridge in the ])lace for defence of the shijvyards. Against obstacles and dilliculties, against delays and disappointments, through chagrins and mortifications. Captain Perry worked with such rapid and intelligent energy, that by the 2 1th of May all his vessels were launched, — two twenty-gun brigs and three gnn-boat3. On the 23d of May, learning that Commodore Chauncey had come up to the western end of Lake Ontario, for the purpose of making a combined attack by land and water on Fort George, Captain Perry set out at nightfall in a boat to join him. Ac- cording to previous agreement between him and Commodore Chauncey, he had command of the sailors and marines em- ployed in the attack, to the success of which he, by his milita- ry judgment, promptness and courage, largely contributed. His services, were, in the official report, warmly acknowledged by Commodore Chauncey, who, in concluding, said : — "He was present at every point where he could be useful, under showers of musketry, but fortunately escaped unhurt." One of the first fruits of this victory was, that it liberated five small vessels belonging to our government, which had been he thrj of aft< to sh lortnighl al |)ii Iho 2rt!i bay, a1)oiit rcatc a floet, Icct, — work iTiericaii floftt tie had been cly any had ived. Not a ago, nor can- cot had to be as not even a inls. Against aj)pointnients, /■ worked Avith 1th of May all rigs and three Channcey had the purpose of 1 Fort George, oin him, Ac- d Commodore I marines em- by his milita- itributcd. His nowledged by '■'- — "He was under showers lat it liberated 'hioh had l)een blockaded at Black Rock, by the enemies' batteries on the Can- ada shore. These ('ajUain Perry dragged, with great labor, against the rapid current of the Niap,ara River, into Lake Erie ; and, setting sail with them from Buffalo, by boldness and skill he eluded the British Sipiadron, and reached Erie with his ilotil- la on the 18th of June. The eiiuipping of the vessels was now pushed forward as fast as it could be. By the lOth of July the guns were all mounted. The great want was men. Here the government had failed in its duty. On the 15th of July there were but 120 fit for service, just enough to man one of the twenty-gun brigs. The British squadron was cruising off tlie harbor, as if to beard the Americans ; the Secretary of the Navy and General Harrison were writing letters, urging Captain Perry to action. How galling must have been, under these circum- stances, enforced inactivity, to an eager, manly spirit, burning with desire to grapple with the enemy, and fully conscious of the importance of the part intrusted to him, and of the hopes of the country ! * At last, on the 2d of August, having re- ceived several driblets of reinforcements, he took advantage of a temporary absence of the British squadron, to get his two brigs over the bar ; and immediately, although himself, his offi- cers and men, were exhausted by forced work and loss of rest, he cleared his decks for action, and with a fleet hardly more than half-manned, weighing anchor before daybreak, on the Gth of August, stood out in pursuit of the enemy. The next day, after a fruitless cruise, the wind being unfavorable, he returned to Erie. On the 9th, Captain Perry received from Commodore Chaun- cey a most welcome addition of one hundred men and oiflcers ; and having taken on board military stores for the army, and ranging his vessels in battle order, so as to engage the enemy should he fall in with him on the way, he set sail on the r2th * Sec Aiipcndix A. 8 of August (or tho upper oiul of the lake, thcro to co-oporiilc wjlh General Harrison. With the liveliest joy, tho army hailed the arrival of tlio American squadron off Sandusky. GcnvJ '•porulc Willi Irivul of tlio Ison, witli a led oil board [rry recoivcd >f the army [lis. Theso m a man-of- Ins, to do ex- jtry that is so ft, sclf-reliaiit sheltered in largest ship, Sailing over Captain Bar- of September •bor with his to accept his n lay moored In the even- the comman- 56 during the rritten order, r designated And on part- ed from Nel- lot be out of le American 3 northwest, boarino; down towards Piit-in Bay. Captain Perry instantly ordered signal to be made " to get under way," and in a few niiiuitos tlie whole 8(|na(lroii was beating out of the liarbor with a light breeze from the soulJiwcst. The wind being light and unsteady, l>eating out was slow and tedious. Growing inipa- ti'iit, Captain I'crry directed iho sailing-mastor of the Lawrence, Mr. VV. V. 'J'aylor, to wear sliii). Mr. Taylor (who is present hcr(! to-day) remarked, that they would then have to engage the enemy from to leeward. To this Captain Perry replied : " I don't care, to windward or to leeward, they shall fight to-day." Ilajjpily the wind suddenly changed to the southeast, and by ten o'clock the Aniericau s()ua(lroii liad cleared the islands, still keeping the weathorgagc. When the wind shifted, the British sijuadron hove to, distant six or seven miles. The American s([uadron consisted of nine vessels, carrying lifty-four guns. These were, tho Lawrence * and the Niagara, brigs, each carrying twenty guns ; the Ariel, schooner, of four guns ; the Caledonia, of three ; the Scorpion of two ; the Som- ers, of two ; and the Tigris, Trippe, and Porcupine, each of one gun. The crews of these nine vessels counted (including ollicors) barely five hundred men, one Inuidred of whom, were, the day of the battle, on the sick list. The British wiuadron consisted of six vessels, carrying sixty- three guns. The Detroit, of nineteen; the Q,ueen Chari itte of seventeen ; these two were ships, and although carrying three guns less than the Lawrence and the Niagara, were stouter, and had more long guns. Now observe, that in enumerating the American vessels, next to the two largest, come two of four and three guns ; whereas, next to the two largest British, are two of thirteen and ten guns, the Lady Prevost and the Hunter. Theso * ^Vllile she was on the stocks at Krie, news came of the heroic fight of tho OhcHnpenkc, in honor of whose commander she was named, by order of the Sec - lol;>vv of tho Navv. 10 four carried fifty-nine gnns, boing five more than the whole American s(inudroii, besides tlio advantage of concentrating them on a few vessels. The Little Belt and Chippewa carried two or three guns each. The number of men in the two fleets is estimated to have been about equal. The commanders in the British squadron were generally of higher grade than those of the American, and of more naval experience. Their gallant Commodore, Barclay, had been with Nelson at Trafalgar. Cap- tain Perry had never before even witnessed the movement of vessels combined in a fleet ranged for battle. Captain Perry now made a final inspection of his ship. Com- ing to some men who had been in the Constitution, he said to them; "Well, boys, arc you ready? " "All ready, your hon- or." " But I need say nothing to you," he added, " you know how to beat those fellows." Recognizing some of his towns- men, he exclaimed, "Ah! here are the Newport boys ; they'll do their duty, I warrant." Then, taking from his state-room a large flag, lie mounted on a gun, and calling his crew around him, he addressed them : " My brave lads, on this flag are the dying words of Captain Iiawrence ! Shall I hoist it ? " "Ay, ay, sir ! " And in a moment, from the masthead of the Law- rence floated the flag, on which in large letters, as the battle-cry of the day, were inscribed the words, — " Don't give up the Ship ! " As the crews of the other vessels caught sight of them, thoy sent uj) an enthusiastic shout. And the sick below, learning the cause of the shout, many of them came up on the decks, to offer their feeble services ; — such life is there in the dying words of a hero. To one of those on board the Law- rence, Mr. Taylor vsaid, "Go below, Mays, you are too weak to be here." " I can do something, sir." " What can you do ? " " I can sound the piunp, sir, and let a strong man go to the guns." lie sat down l)y the pump, and sent the strong man to the guns ; and when the fight was ended, there he was found in the whole concentrating Ippewa carried the two fleets )mmanders in ide than those Their gallant |afalgar. Cap- movement of s ship. Com- ion, he said to dy, your hon- 1, " you know of his towns- boys ; they '11 is state-room a s crew around lis flag are the t it ? " "Ay, I of the Law- the battle-cry GIVE UP THE ight sight of e sick below, ne up on the s there in the rd the Law- i too weak to m you do ? " n go to the rong man to le was found 11 with a ball through his heart. He was from Newport ; his name was Wilson Mays. The solemn suspense was at last broken, at a quarter before twelve, by a bugle sounded on board the Detroit, and answered by cheers from the whole British squadron. This, their con- certed signal for action, was quickly followed by a shot from the Detroit, aimed at the Lawrence, which did not take effect. A second shot passed through her bulwarks. At five minutes before twelve, the Ijawrence returned the fire, and then, the Ariel and Scorpion on her weather-bow, and the Caledonia and Niagara astern, opening with their long guns, and all the Brit- ish vessels doing the same, the engagement became general at noon, but at long distance, the two squadrons being on an average, about a mile apart. Captain Perry finding, that, from the superiority of the Brit- ish -n long guns, he was suffering more damage than he could inflict, passed the word by trumpet to the other vessels to close up, and, crowding sail on the Lawrence, bore down to within three hundred feet of the Detroit, where he opened a rapid, des- tructive fire. The Ariel, commanded by Lieutenant Packet, the Scorpion, Mr. Champlain, and the Caledonia, Midshipman Tur- ner, had closed in company with him, the Caledonia, with her three guns, diverting from the Lawrence, in so far as she could, the fire of the Hunter, with ten guns. The Queen Charlotte, when she saw that her carronades did not reach the Niagara, filled her main topsail at about half past twelve, passed the Hunter, and placing herself astern of the Detroit, opened fire upon the Lawrence. For two hours did Captain Perry and his ship stand the brunt of the battle ; for, although he was gallant- ly supported, and as vigorously as could be with their small ar- maments by the Caledonia, Lieutenant Turner, Ariel, Lieuten- ant Packet, and the Scorpion, Mr. Champlin, the batteries of 12 the Detroit, the Uueeu Charlotte, and the Hunter were, during all that time, chiefly leveled at the Lawrence.* At half past two o'clock, out of one hundred and one sound men, wherewith the Ijawrence had gone into action, twenty- two were killed, and sixty-one wounded, a slaughter unprece- dented in naval warfare ! Hor rigging was shot away, her spars were splintered, her sails torn to pieces, her guns dismounted ; she lay a helpless wreck on the water. Captain Perry had him- self just assisted to fire her last gun. He ordered the boat to be lowered ; and, saying to his first lieutenant, Mr. Yarnall, — ^^vho, though severely wounded, refused to stay below, — " I leave to your discretion to strike or not, but the American colors must not come down over my head to-day," ho took the battle-flag under his arm, and descended into the boat. My fellow-citizens, we who live near the sea know, that, after a short experience on water, every one conforms to the univer- sal practice of sitting down the moment he enters a boat, having learned by a few trials that this is necessary always to the trimming of a boat, and often to its safety. Captain Perry stood erect in the stern as the boat pushed off, and it was only upon the urgent entreaties, and finally, it is said, even threats of the oarsmen, that he sat down. Now this standing up proceeded from neither thoughtlessness nor design ; it was simply the un- conscious emphatic expression of the unconquered, unconquera- ble spirit of the man. A few minutes later, the Lawrence, not having a gun that could be fired, nor men to work it if there had been one, hauled down her colors. As the American colors came down, there went up from the British ships a shout of triumph ; and the wounded in the Lawrence learning the cause of this shout, their hearts sank within them ; they refused to be tended by the sur- I ■ w * See Appendix B. geou, cr . ^hip! of theii IJnsc him hi that he ra, whi with b ■out the went I showii He pu the ei ahot b and tl poure( broad he ro got f deadl As agair ed b fillet Stev to b dow clos , Cal( ]\ astf and tiin 13 ter were, during and one sound action, twenty- ughter unprecc- away, her spars nis dismounted ; Perry had him- ed the boat to bo Yarnall, — who, w, — " I leave to ican colors must k the battle-flag know, that, after IS to the univer- rs a boat, having y always to the Captain Perry , and it was only i, even threats of ing up proceeded s simply the un- ired, unconquera- ving a gun tliat been one, hauled ime down, there iumph; and the this shout, their ided by the sur- geon, crying our in their anguish, — ^ " Sink the ship ! sink the ship ! Let us all sink together ! " There was a crew worthy of their commander, and a commander worthy of his crew. Unscathed by the shower of grape and bullets that followed him in the boat. Captain Perry, in ten minutes from the time that he quitted the Lawrence, mounted the sides of the Niaga- ra, which vessel he found untouched in her si«ir»s or rigging, and with but three men wounded on her decks. He quickly hcve ■out the signal for close action, which, as the answering pendants went up, was greeted with hearty cheers throughout the line, showing the revived hope and spirit of the whole squadron. — He put up the helm of the Niagara, bore directly down upon the enemy, broke through his line, and, passing at half pistol- ohot between the Lady Prevost and Chipj)ewa on his larboard, and the Detroit, Q,ueen Charlotte, and Hunter on his starboard, poured in, right and left, from double-shotted guns, terrific broadsides ; then, ranging ahead of the ships on his starboard, he rounded to, raked the Detroit and Q,ueen Charlotte, that had got foul of each other, and continued to deliver a close and deadly fire. As the Lawrence fell out of the line to windward, her place against the Detroit had been taken by the Caledonia, command- ed by our townsman, Mr. Daniel Turner, while her place, was filled by the Trippe, a fast sailor, commanded by Mr. Holdup Stevens ; and these gallant young men had exchanged signals to board the Detroit, when they perceived the Niagara bearing down to break the British line. In that grand movement, so closely was Perry followed by Turner, that the jib-boom of the Caledonia touched the stern of the Niagara. Meanwhile, the freshened breeze had brought up the vessels astern, the Somers, Mr. Almy, the Tigris, Lieutenant Conklin, and the Porcupine, Midshipman Senat ; and now, for the first time during the action, the whole American squadron, except 14 the disabled Lawrence, was, at the same moment, actively en- gaged. In eight minntes from the time that Captain Ferry broke Iheir line, the British color* came down. The battle ended at three o'cFock. The cannon hushed. — The deep silence of nature, so Jong banished from the* lake, suddenly re mimed, broken only by the cries of the woundad and the dying. As the wind bore away the intermingled smoke, the British squadron was discovered to be nearly inclosed by the American. This was the first American fleet that ever in line- of battle encountered an enemy. The British fleet was the first fleeti, since England had a navy, that had been captured. At four o'clock, when the most pressing needs of the moment had been supplied. Captain Perry withdrew to the cabin, to communicate the victory to General Harrison. This he did in the folJowing words : — " Dear Geweral ; "We have met the enemy, and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop. Yours, with greati ne- spect and esteem, " Oi H. PERRY."- At the same time, he wrote to the Secretary of the Navy:: — "U. S. Brig Niagarn, off the WeBtemmost Sister, Head of Lake Eric, Sept.. 10, 1813, 4 P. M. " Sir ; " It has pleased the Almighty to give to the arms of the United States a signal victory <"ver their enemi«s on this lake. The British squadron, consisting of two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop, have this moment suurendered to the force under my command, after a sharp conflict. "I have the honor to be, Sir, very respectfullly, your obedient servant, « O. IL PERRY." by 1^ lent, actively eii- it Captain Perry lannon hushed. — 'd from the' lake, the woundad and irmingled smoke, ly inclosed By the that ever in line tish fleet was the I been captured, eds of the mDment to the caiiin, to This he did in ours. Two ships, ours, with greaft ne- a. PERRY."- 7 of the Navy:: — he Westernmost Sister, !pt..lO, 1813, 4 1'. M. to the arms of the Tii«s on this lak«. ipi^ two brigs, one murendered to thw cf. .iIPy> your obedient L PERRY." These despatches, brief, clear, modest, penned without delib- •eration, in the moment of victory, have a deserved celebrity. Captain Perry now returned to his own ship, to receive on her deck, in presence of the smaM remnant of her noble crew the commanders of the captured ileet. As he came over the iside of the Lawrence, he was mat by her surviving officers. — Not a word was spoken, — the moment was too solemn for sjjeech. Around them, the bodies of their slauglitered com- rades lay, where they had fallen, on the deck that was slippery with their blood ; and the sliip resounded with the groaiiis of the wounded. Standing on the after part of the deck. Captain Perry received the British officers, who, in appoaching him, picked their way over the slain. In a low voice he spoke words of dignity and kindness, and requesting them to retain their j side arms, which, with hilts towards him, they had proffered, he 7 inquired with unaffected interest for Commodore Barclay and I his wounded officers. This proud ceremony over, and the British officers having retired, he said to Mr. Taylor, about sunset : " I am very weary, :j ^nd should like to sleep. Shall I be safe liere?" In the centre I of the deck was a crowd of prisoners, guarded by Mr. Taylor and two or three of his men. " Have ao fear. Sir," Mr. Tay- lor replied ; "I insure your safety." And overcome by the great day's work, which be had entered on still feeble from fev- •er, with his arms crossed on his breast, and his drawn sword in his hand, he lay down qui the deck beside the slain, and slept. One last sad duty remained, — ^the burial of the dead. Ac- •cording to usage, the men were committed to the deep that they had reddened with their blood, the officers were carried on i shore. The surviving officers of both nations — in the reversed order of their rank, Captain Perry bringing up the rear — fol- i lowed them in procession, and to the music of minute guns, fired I by turns from either squadron, and a dirge by their united bands, 16 the bodies worn laid in their prnves, side hy side, Rrifnn am] American afternately, and over them was read, in the language common to both, the impressive burial-service of the Anglican Church. The number of kitted and wounded in the British stfuadron was, according to Captain Barclay's oflicial report, 41 killed and '.>4 wonndetl ; in the American, 27 killed and 07 wounded, Avhereof 32 of the killed and CI of the wounded were in the Lawrence. My fellow-citizens, it is our privilege to meet here to-tlay, six survivors of that renowned battle, three oiFicers and three men. The officers ajc, our townsmiin, Ca])tain W. V. Taylor, whom, as master of the Lawrence, we have already several times had occasion to mention ; who, although wounded, never left the deck of that devoted ship, and who, promoted for his gallantry and services on the 10th, is now, and has been for many years, a post-captain iii the navy. — Anottier officer of the Lawrence — directly before me — is Dr. Usher Parsons, now of Providence, who with alacrity and marked skill attended, not only the wound- ed of his own ship, but — ^his two colleagues being ill — those likewise of the whole squadron. Being himself weak from re- cent illness, he had, after tlie battle, to be hoisted in and out of the other vessels ; and in his own, he performed during the con- flict his humane duties, exposed like the rest of the crew to tha shot of the enemy ; for so shallow was the Lawrence, that her cockpit was not below water, and one or two of the wounded whom Dr. Parsons dressed, were killed at his side as they passed from under his hands. — Tl>e third officer present here is our townsman^, Mr. Thomas Brownell, second in command of the Ariel, who, being lame from a recent a-^cident, went into battle- on crutches, which the increased warmth of his blood during the- fisht eiiabl/?d hiiii soon to throw aside, and whose fortune it was. 1 17 lido, Rriton nnJ in the language (nf the Anglican British scinadion |rt, 41 killed and Id 97 woimded, fed were iti tlie here to-day, six i and three men. Taylor, whom, everal times had never left the for his gallantry for many years, the Lawrence — '■ of Providence,, only the wonnd- being ill — those f weak from re- i iu and out of during the con- the crew to the v^rence, that her )f the wounded as they passed ent here is our 3mmand of the vent into battle- ood during th» ! fortujie it was. to witness the British Hag pulled down seven times on the Cana- da frontier. Mr. IJrowncU, who, like Mr. Taylor, was promoted after one action, retired for a number of years from tlio navy, ia which he is now a lieutenant, instead of being, as but for that voluntary retirement he would bo, a j)ost-captain. The men arc Mr. Reuben Wright, of Providence, who carries with him as a memento of that day, a scar from a bullet through his wrist ; our townsman, Mr. George Cornell, who was also wounded, and was one of the few spared ou the Lawrence ; and Mr. Istiac Peckham. These our fellow-citizens, who now modestly face this assem- blage, the objects of its deep interest and sympathy, it is by the Avatch just forty years to an hour since, each one at his jiost, do- ing there his brave duty, they faced on Lake Erie the cannon of the enemy. For us, it will be for the rest of our lives a grateful remembrance, that, preferred before all others, we have been permitted here to behold tliese brave men, and for ourselves, and for all the twenty-five millions of oiu* countrymen for whom they fought that strong fight, to greet them and to thank them. Rhode Island has claimed this victory as belonging to her. — When Captain Perry obtained the command on Lake Erie, ho took with him from Newport, as we have seen, a large number of men and oilicers. By them the fleet was, first, chiefly built, and then largely manned. Our townsman, Mr. Daniel Turner, the undaunted commander of the Caledonia, and whose decease, as Commodore in the Navy, his numerous friends, his native State, and the whole country have so recently mourned, was the commander in the squadron by whom Captain Perry set most store, and it was he and Mr., now Captain Taylor, who, under the direction of Captain Perry, superintended the rigging, equip- ])ing, and arming of the fleet. Four of the nine commanders, including the chief, were from Rhode Island, and from our 18 town, — Perry, Turner, Almy, anil Cliaiuj)lin; and live ol' the oilier oilicers, — Taylor, Brownell, Breeze, Dunham, and Alex- ander Perry, brother ol" the Commodore and with him in the Lawrence, a midslii])man twelve years of age. l''nrther, Caf)- tain Perry, after he had fought the Ijawrence until she had nei- ther men nor guns to fight with, transferred himself to the Ni- agara, still almost untouched by the enemy ; and then, bringing her for the first time into close action, by a movement illustrious in naval annals for its boldness and ]»rilliant success, decided in a few minutes the battle, he having thus commanded in person the two large vessels successively ; so that, instead of four of the nine commanders, it may be said that five out of the eiglit were Rliode-Islmiders ; and these five coimnnndcd fdrtij-savcii. of the fifty-four guns of tlie squadron. Surely, when all this is con- sidered, we may confidently (^x])ect that History will ratify the high ckiim jmt forward by Rhode Island. In the early history of our country is found the cause why Rhode Island should have earned sucii an honor. Few, proba- bly, even of this company, are aware that in Rhode Island or- iginated the idea of a national navy, and the first official act for its establishment.* In the session of the General Assembly of Rhode Island lield at East Greenwich in August, 1775, it was voted, that their delegates to the Congress be instructed " to use their whole influence for builduig, at the Continental expense, a fleet of sullicient force for the protection of the Colonies." — Accordingly, on the 3d of October following, these instructions were laid bi^fore the Congress, Asseml)lod in Philadelphia, and on tlie22d of December, Congress passed resolutions for the or- ganization of a fleet, and appointed a "Commander-in-Chief,'' -For thcfic fiicts I am indcbtcil to Ihc I'l-cfiicc of tlic fitlmirablc Lecture on tlio lliittlc of Lake Ki-'w, by tlic lion. Tiistiuu liiirjACs, d(>liveiccl before the lliatorical Soeiei y of llhoilc Lunncl in 1830, nncl published in Vi'3V. my nidi perl i , iviul live of th(j iiihani, itiicl Alex- with liiivi in the :e. Further, Ca\i- mitil she had nci- Ihimsclf to the Ni- aud then, brin^fiiig ovcment illustrious success, decided in nnianded in person istoad of four of the It of the eight were fortij-savi'ii. of the ica all this is con- story will ratify the und the cause why lonor. Few, proba- in Rhode Island or- e first oflicial act for leneral Assembly of Lugust, 1775, it was instructed " to use Continental expense, ■)f the Colonies." — ;, these instructions !i Philadelphia, and solutions for the or- nimander-in-Chief," idinirahlo Lcctuio on tho 'reel bclorc the Historical 19 four captains, five nrst-lieufonants, and five seoond-lioutoiinntE. Now, the coMiinnniicr-in-chii'f, Esek Ho])kiiis, and two of the ibnr captains, Abraliani VVhippl(> and John H. Hopkins, were from Rhode Island. And i'lnthcr, three of the five first-lieuten- ants, and four of the five second-lieutenants, wore from Rhode Island. And furl her, the only man in the United States that ever has borne the title of Aduiiral was a Rhode-Islander, Esek llopkin;^ And under Admiral Hopkins, the first fleet sailed from the month of the Delaware, in Fcibniary, 1770, and on the 3il of March captured JVew Providence, in the Bahamas, carrying oil', and safely landing at New London, a large amount of mili- tary stores, at that crisis, a most acceptable booty. Thus, the first American fleet that ever ])nt to sea, was commanded, and mainly officered and manned, by men from Rhode Island, It was then conse(pieiit, tliat llio first American fleet that ever over- came a hostile fleet, should be chielly commanded and largely manned by men from Pthode Island. While, on the 10th of September, the cannon were thimder- ing in deadly confiict on the lake, all along the American shore himdreds of mothers, with groups of children clustered round llieir knees, stood listening, with such terror in their countenan- ces as only mothers can know ; ready, should the day go against us, to llee before the tomahawk of the savage. As the news flew inland, fear was changed to joy, danger to security. The vic- tory of Perry released the whole northwest territory fi'om dread of the scalping-knife ; it broke up the confederacy of Indian tribes ; it wiped out the stigma of Hull's siu'iender ; it enabled General Harrison immediately to invade, by help of the Ameri- can fleet, the British territory, driving out or capturing their ar- my, where again good service was done by Perry, as vohmteer aid to Hariison ; it led to the overthrow of British powcn' in U]i- per Canada and on lh(^ upjuM' lakes : and the innncnst' northwest 20 torritory of Uic United States it secured against British invasion and Indi;m de|)rodati()n tlioii and for ever. Nor was the effect of the victory upon the country at large, loss brilliant. It came at a time of d(!prcssion, to reanimate the wlidle land. As from town to town the news spread, crowds gathered in the streets, to utter the universal joy and exultation. The despondent took fresh hope, the weak grew strong, the strong stronger : the spirit that had kept the body of Perry erect in his boat lifted up the whole country. My fellow-citizens, between a people and its heroes there is an intimate sympathy. Its heroes and its men of genius are the richest product of a people. Springing out of its soil, they, in the affluence of their creative force, throw back upon the soil whence they have sprung the seeds of new forces. A free people generates leaders, to strengthen and enlarge freedom. — As we have seen in the Erie fleet, the captain and the rank and file are worthy one of the other. A people who have so nobly wrought their innate capacities, that they have achieved the right and the power to move and speak and act with self-dependence and independence, — ^and who by habitual watchfulness and action, keep themselves liberated from the unmanning, belittling pressure of irresistible, irrespon- sible power above them, — ^\vhercwith all the rest of Christen- dom is more or less cursed, — such a people carry into war all the requisites of victory, with a fulness of possession which no dis- cipline of despotism, no bribes of glory, can ever bring about. — Their sight is keener, their blows are quicker, their judgment is cooler, their aim is surer ; their resistance is more steadfast, their assault is irresistible ; there is more life in them, there is more manhood in them. In war, as in peace, men are efficient, in pro- portion as they are free ; and the freest nation will be the only one that is invincible. At this moment, when Europe is a hound! ^tion, t nation soldier citizen this gr wark ( produi So in civi and in and tl "uate, as the inesti that, ay,h will no f(J wil 21 I British invasion [country at large, I to reanimate the rs spread, crowds py and exultation, grew strong, the le body of Perry ts heroes there is en of genius arc It of its soil, they, w back upon the icw forces. A free enlarge freedom. — n and the rank and ir innate capacities, power to move and endence, — and who hcmselves liberated irresistible, irrespon- le rest of Christcn- irry into war all the ssion which no dis- ever bring about. — r, their judgment is nore steadfast, their hem, there is more are efficient, in pro- on will be the only when Europe is a 1)0unJless camp, with embattled millions equipped for dcstnic- M tion, the most formidable military power on the globe is that nation which, with its twenty-five millions, has but ten thousand soldiers, and a little, half-disorganized navy. Ay, my fellow- citizens, among the lessons which we arc teaching the world is this great one, — that not soldiers, but men, constitute the bul- wark of a nation. And wc are teaching it, too, the method of producing in countless multitudes these sdf-reliant men. ^ So long as we continue to be self-govcri>ed, wc shall abound in civil strength and manhood, and therefore in military strength :and manhood. Military strength does not create civil ; it saj>s it, and thus finally itself; but civil strength docs create and pcri)et- "uate, without loss to itself, military strength. Guard we, then, as the most prec-ious birthright ever possessed by a people, our inestimable, our most sacred liberties. And then no fear but that, in a war for principles and right, unconquerable thousands, ay, hundreds of thousands will swarm to our flag ; and the sick will again, as on Erie, crawl up from their beds to the battle ; and no fear but that, from the bosom of a people thus inspired, there will spring up to lead them other Decaturs, other Perrys. Tho of July thut pel A l» P n N I) 1 \ A. Tho following; It'ttcr to Commodoto ('Imuiicry, wriUen uliout tlio 'iOtli of July, vividly depicts tlio wants and tliu fculiiigH i»f Capliiiii Porry lit that period : — "Dkar Sin: "Tlio cncmy'H floet of six sail arc now oft' tliu lar of tliis liiivlmr. — What a gnldon oppdrtimity if wo liad men I Their object is, no doubt, cither to blockade or attack uh, or to carry proviwionH and icinforecnicnta to Maiden. Should it bo to attack uf , wc arc ready to meet them. I am constantly lookinfr to the eastward ; every mail and every traveller from that (juartcr \h looked to as the harbinger of the ghid tidings of our men being on their way. I am fully aware how much your time niu.st bo occu- pied with tho important concerns of tho other lake. Give me men, .'*ir, and I will ac(iuire both for you and myself honor and glory on this lake, or perish in tho attempt. Concoivo my feelings ; — an enemy within strilr ing distance, my vessels ready, and not men enough to man them. Going out with those I now have is out of tho question. You would not snfFcr it were you here. I again ask you to think of my situation ; — the enemy in sight, tho vessels under my command more than sufficient, and ready to make sail, and yet obliged to bite my fingers with vexation for want of men. I know, my dear sir, full well, you will send mo tho crews for tiio vessels as soon a.s po.ssiblc ; yet a day appears an ago. I hojjc that the wind, or some other cause, will delay tho enemy's return to Maiden until my men arrive, and I will have them.^^ Two days after this letter was despatched, tho British squadron being becalmed off the harbor of Erie, Captain Perry pulled out with his gun- li^' loats to nttnck it. After a fow hliofa had been cxcliangetl, a breeze epring- hig up, the enemy stood off On the 23d of July, ho received a reinforcement of seventy men ami •fficorH from Counnndwro Chnun«ey, to whom h« immcdiutely wrote as fol- lows : — " Mv i)K\u Sir. " I have tliis moment had the v«Ty great jdcasurc of receiving yours by- Mr. Champlin, witli tho Hcvonty men. Tlic enemy arc now off this har- bor, with tho Queen Charlotte, Lady Provost, Chippeway, Erie, and Friend's Good-Will. My vessels are all ready. For God's sake, and yours, and mino, hoikI nro men ami oiricor.s, and I will have them all in a day or two. Gommodoro IJanday keeps just out of the reach of ovrr gun- boats. I am n!)t able to ship a niiiglo man at this pla(;o. I shall try for volunteers for our crulno. Send on tho connnandcr, my dear sir, foj the Niagara. Sho is a noldu Vassol. Woolsey, Brown, or Elliott I should like to soo ama.'.ingly. I an> very defieient in officers of every kind. — Bend mo officers and mvn, and honor is within our grasp. The vessels arc all ready to meet the enonvy tho nioineiit they are officered and manned. — Our sails arc bent, provisions on board, and, in fact, every thing is ready. Barclay has been bearding me for .several diiys ; I long. t» have at him. — However anxious I am to reap tho reward of llic labor and anxiety I havo had on this station, T shall rejoitic, wlwcvcr commands, to see this force on tho lake, and surely I had ratlicr bo commanded by my friend than by any other. Barclay sliowH no disp)sition to avoid tho contest." How expressive is this letter ! Hero lie proposes to Commodore Chaun- eoy to take command himself, hoping thereby to get his fleet manned. For tho general good, ho otters to sink himself into a subordinate, and foregO' the present hope of glory. Goaded again by aaother appeal from General Harrison, ho again writes to Connnodoro Clwiuncey : — "Sin: " I havo this moment received, by express, tho inclosed letter from General Harrison. If 1 had officers and men, and I have no doubt you will aeiid tUoin, I could figjit tho enemy and proceed up tha lake. But, 25 ircezc ppring- pty men and wrote as fol- ding yours by off this liar- [y, Erie, and il's sake, and them all in a h of our gun- r .shall try for ir sir, ff»5 the lliott I should every kind. — riio vessels aro nd manned. — hing is ready, lavo at him. — mxiety I havo e this force on d than by any lodoro Cliaun- nanned. For ite, and forcgo' from (jleneral d letter from tio doubt you lake. But, having no one to eonnnand tlio Niagara, and only one commissioned lieuten- ant, and two acting lieutenants, whatever my wishes n...y I j, going out is oat of the question. Tiio men that came by Mr. Champlin aro a motley set, — blacks, soldiers, and boys. I cannot think you saw them after they were selected. I am, however, pleased to see any thing in the shapo of a man." APPENDIX C. The DLscourso on tho Battle of Lake Erio by Dr. Usher Parson.'^, li- ing written by an eyewitness of high character and intelligciK'o, is tho most authentic history that we have of tliat day. From this Discourse, de- llvcrnd before tho Rhode Island Historical Society, in 1852, I extract tho following passage, as giving a graphic picture of what was going on in tho Lawrence : — " When the battle had raged an liour and a half, I heard a call for mo at tho small sky-liglit, and stepping towards it I saw it was tlie Cdnnno- dore, whoso countenance was as calm and placid as if on ordinary duty. — ■■ • Doctor,' said he, ' send me one of your men j' moaning one of the six that were to assist mo, which was done instantly. In five minutes tho call was repeated and ol)eycd, and, at the seventh call I told him he had them all. He asked if any could pull a rope, when two or three of tlie woiuiiU od crawled upon deck to lend a feeble hand in pulling at the hist guns. " When tlio battle Was raging most fcverely, Mid.shiiiman Lamb canio down, with his ann badly fractureii. I ajiplied a f-'plirit. and nnpicstcd him to go forward and lie down. As lie Avas leaving me, jind Avliiie my li:md was on him, a caimen-ball struck liim in the side, and dii.'-hod aj.';:iin,-t tho other eido of the room, instantly tertiiinuting his sufferings. CharltH 26 Polrig, a Narragansctt liuliiin, who wa.s liadly wounded, h;uffered in like manner. ' ' " There were other incidents less painful to wilnetis. The Coinniodorc's dog liad seated himself in the bottom of the closet containing all our crock- ery. A cannon-ball passed through the closet, and smashed crockery and door, covering the floor with fragments. The dog set up a barking protest against the right of such an invasion of his chosen retirement. " Lieutenant Yarnall had his scalp badly torn, and came below with the blood streaming over his face. Some lint was hastily applied, and confined with a large bandanna, with directions to report himself for better dressing after the ])attlc, as he insisted on returning to the deck. The cannon-balls had knocked to pieces the liammocks .stowed away on deck, and let loose their contents, whicli were reed or flag tops, that floated in the air like feathers, and gave the appearance of a Know-.storm. These lighted upon Yarnall's head eo\ered with blood, and on coming below with another in- Jury, his bloody ficc covered with tiie cat-tails, made his bead resemble that (if a huge owl. Some of the wounded roared out with laughter, that the Devil had come for us."' lid in like Ininotlorc's our ciock- Dckcry and |ciiig protest ow witli tlio nil confined tcr dressing |cannon-bulls nd let loose the air like i;;hted upon h another in- ead resemble laughter, that 2'i OELEBRA^riON OF 'I'lIF, DAY. Satoud.vv, th; 10th of Soptombor, 1853, was tlio fortieth aniiivorsnry of tlio IJ.ittlo of liiikc Erie. The occasion had been aniinally celobratod for niiny years by tlic Newport Artillery, a corps organized in 17U ; which paraded and visit'nl the widow of Commodore Perry, in honor of the day rendered illustrious by his most seasonable, important, and noble victory. D'irin,^ t'lo last two or three years, his son, who is engaged in the practice of the law at Newport, ha.s eonnnanded the company ; and motives cf deli- cacy t!ms interfered with the usual observance of the day. The ni<'niber.s of the Newport Artillery, cherishing with honest pride tlie memory of I'erry, and attaclicd from patriotic feeling and personal associations to the anniversary of his great achievement, were desirous of a more omjiliatic and general eommomoration than had yet marked its return. T!ie lapse of time had alread}' thinned the ranks of the survivors of the battle, altlioiigh most of those engaged were young men ; and it was not to be hoped tliat cither the family or comrades of the hero would long !;e spared to pratiti- pate in thj eoremjaie.-s of such an occasum. These considerations led tlu i;i to propose to their fellow-citizens a civic and military celebration woithy of thj oacinion. Accordingly, coaimitteos were appointeil, tlie soldiers of tii:> State invited, an orator ehosiiu, and all tiie participants in the liattle tliaf could be discovered, courteously urged to be present. Tliese rirrangcnuMits wore carried into effect with much ;;eal and unanimity ; the town wa:- dfcii- rited with flags, flowers, ami nuittoes ; ati am[)I(' cullation was served uji at ths Ocean Iloase, a large procession organized, salutes fircit, imd all I lie usual demonstration.^ incident to ;; national holiday provided. NnUvitn- stauding a copious shower which fell at tijo hoiir spcciiicl I'nr tlie rortejd : liis nurcy is everlasting; and his truth endureth unto all genera- tions. By terril)lj tiling -i in rigliteousnoss wilt thou answer us, God of our salvation ; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of tliein fliat are far ofT upfin tlie sea ; which stilloth the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. The Lord bless thee, and keep theo ; tho Liird make his face to shine upon tlioa and be gracious unto theo ; tho Lnrd lift up his countenance, and give tliee peace. In all thy ways ac- kiiuwledge him, and he .shall direct thy paths. Ilia riglit hand and his holy arm hatli gotten him tho victory. Ilightcousnoss cxalteth a nation, bat sin is a reproach to any people. Fear God, who made heaven and earth, and the ,«oa. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is tho wli tie duty of man." "The orator," r-ays tho Newport Mercury, " spoke with clearness ami force. He seemed to have drawn strength from his subject, and was .sus- tained and borne along by the p.atriotism that stirred every heart on that occasion. His narrative of tlio battle was as clear and conci.se as though Ke had participated in the exciting scenes he described, and those best able to judge of its correctness, at its conclusion gave him their hearty appro- l>atiou. Uepeatodly he was interrupted by the plaudits of the audience ; and when he addressud the survivors, collectively and individually, and (iiM Oi" tii'ir do 'ds of (^iiiiiii in llioir <'oiintry"s causo. forty years ago that If the nrmy Isional men JL'dforil, as l)0(]y-pow8 lie platform fsented was fP ^ prayer ioicG in tliy rs. Sonio he name of ) his courta tho Lord is all geiiora- S (Jod of u'th, and of heir waves, } tlico; tbo thee ; tlio ly ways ac- nd and his th a nation, eavcn and • this is tliQ 29 very hour, tbo feelinjifs of his hearers found vont in th« most onthasiastic applause. And on tke close of the address, forgetting tho place, lost to every thing but tho eseitement of tho moment, they arose as one man, and gave three hearty chuers. Then came congratulations on all sides, every cyo bespeaking pleasure, every familiar band extended to grasp that of tho orator ; all were hapjjy, all burned with the patriotban enkindled in their licarts. ' ' The ceremony over, the procession again formed- The rain liad ceased to tall, tho clouds were breaking away, and in half an hour the sun was shining brightly. The procession moved north to tlic Liberty Tree, down Thames Street, to Howard Street, up Howard to Spring Street, up Spring to Turo Street, and so round to the Ocean House, where a collation had ,bcen provided for the company. Hon. Robert B. Cranston presided at •the table. -On his right hand .sat the orator and the clergyman, the eurvi- vors, officers of tko army and navy, an.d others ; and on the left, the Gov- ■ornor and suite, and invited guests. " Tho Hall of the Ocean House was ta.stefully decorated with flags, shields, and mottflcs, and the Uiblos were elegantly furnished, and we heard but one expresaiijn on tho part of the guestd, — numberiii^ about sLx hun- *lrod, — tliat of ailisfaction.'' arnoss and d was sus- u-t on that as though e best able rty nppro' audience ; ually, and s :igo (hilt au SURVIVORS OF THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE. Post-Cai'tatn WILLI A:M V. TAYLOR. Lieutenant THOMAS lUtOWNELL. Dr. USUER parsons. Mil. GEORGE CORNELL. Mr. REUIJEN WRIGHT. Mr. ISAAC PECKIIAM. Tub clh An 1813, i below. A sa Govern invited The d'lrooti COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMEN PS. Colonel C. G. TERRY. LiEUT.-CoL. THOMAS R. CARR. Major WILLIA:\I II. STANHOPE. Captain BENJA]MIN M.VRSH, 2a. C. W. TURNER. Clcrh ami Qnnrtermaster. J. ALFRED HAZARTt. PPJLEG CLARKE. R. B. CRANSTON. WILLIAM R. SWAN. R. J. TAYLOR. IL E. TURNICR. GEORGE C. MASON. THOMAS R. SIlEltM.\N JOHN ELPllEl). 31 RRIE. ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS ton TIIK CELEBnVTION OF TIIE IOtII OF HEl'TKMBER. TuE public are cordially invited to unite in the celebration of tho Forti- eth Anniversary of the Victory on Luke Erie, on the 10th of September, 1813, in tho city of Ncwp:)rt, acconling to the iirniiigcmcnts published below. A salute will bo fired by the Artillery Conipiiny, on tho arrival of tho Governor and suito, who will then bo escorted to the State House, and tho invited guests will occupy the llopresentativos' Hall. Tho procession will bo formed on the Parade at 10 o'clock, under tho direction of Chief IMarslml WILLIAM B. SWAN, Assisted by Messrs. John Eldred, William II. Groono, Cliarlcs Devens, Jr., C. C. Van Zandt, James V. Stevens. Military of the State. Firo Uepartment. Chief Marshal and Aids. Orator and Chaplain. Survivors of the Battle. Officers of the U. S. Army, Navy, and Revenue Marine. Surviving Officers and IShn of tho War of 1812. Sheriff of Newport County. Governor of the Htato and Aids. Major-Gcncral and Aids. General Stall". Brigadier-General,-- and Staff 3'I Cfyil Officers of tlio Unitci4 States. Civil OfficcrH of the State, City Mnrslinl Mayor, Aldornicn, and Comman Council,. MurHhalH. Invited Guestn. Citizens and Strangers on foot. Citizen.s and Strangers on Iloreeback. The procession will move up Broad Street to the Hay Scales, down Spring Street to Howard, down Howard to Thainc.«, up Tliunies to Marl- l)orougli, up Marlborougli to Farewell, up Farewell to the North Church,, iirlicro the foHowing order of exercises will be observed : — Music by the U. S. Band. Prayer by Bcv. Henry Jacki-on. Music by Newport I3ra.s8 Band. Address by Georok H. CAtvEnx, Esq. Music by the TT. S. Band. Benediction. Voluntary on tfto Organ. Returning, the i)roce8sion will move up Farowcll StVcct to the Liberty Tree, down Thames Street to Wa.shingtou Square, up Touro Street to the Ocean House, -where a collation will bo scrvetl by John G, We.vveu, Esq.,, to the military, firemen, and invited guests. A sufficient number of police will bo in aftendanco, to enforce order tbroughout the day. By order of the Committee of Arrangements. UfiNBY E. TuRNun, Secretary, 726^1 7 yr Scales,. down iinics to Marl- North Church,, to the Liberty Street to the Vkaver, Esq.,, enforce order ents. Stcrelary.