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MEMOIRS OF THE GENERALS, COMMODORES, AND OTHER COMMANDERS, WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE WARS OF THE REVOLUTION AND 1812, AND WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS BY CONGRESS, FOR THEIR GALLANT SERVICES.
MEMOIRS OF THE GENERALS, COMMODORES, AND OTHER COMMANDERS, WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE WARS OF THE REVOLUTION AND 1812, AND WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS BY CONGRESS, FOR THEIR GALLANT SERVICES.
BY THOMAS WYATT, A.M., AUTHOR OF THE “KINGS OF FRANCE,” ETC. ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHTY-TWO ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL FROM THE ORIGINAL MEDALS. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY CAREY AND HART MDCCCXLVIII. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by CAREY AND HART, In the office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. T. K. & P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS, No. 1, Lodge Alley....
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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
Americans, proud of the achievements of their countrymen, who in the field of honor have fought with superior valor for the independence or glory of their native land, will look with complacency on the decisive stamp of nationality which a work of this kind necessarily possesses; while it is equally true, that the world will find, in the circumstances of the age, or period of the gallant deeds when LIBERTY was so nobly asserted, and when the invincibility of the proud “mistress of the seas” was
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GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON.
GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Among those patriots who have a claim to our veneration, George Washington claims a conspicuous place in the first rank. The ancestors of this extraordinary man were among the first settlers in America; they had emigrated from England, and settled in Westmoreland county, Virginia. George Washington, the subject of these memoirs, was born on the 22d February, 1732. At the time our hero was born, all the planters throughout this county were his relations—hence his youthful years glided away in all
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GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE.
GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE.
Anthony Wayne, of whose military career America has much to boast, the son of a respectable farmer in Chester county, Pennsylvania, was born on the 1st of January, 1745. His propensities and pursuits being repugnant to the labors of the field, his father resolved to give him an opportunity of pursuing such studies as his acquirements might suggest, and accordingly placed him under the tuition of a relative of erudition and acquirements, who was teacher of a country school. Our young hero was by
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Taking the fort of Stony Point. Device. —America, personified in an Indian queen, is presenting a palm branch to Captain Stewart: a quiver hangs at her back: her bow and an alligator at her feet: with her left hand she supports a shield inscribed with the American stripes, and resting on the ground. Legend. —Johanni Stewart cohortis prefecto comitia Americus. Reverse. —A fortress on an eminence: in the foreground, an officer cheering his men, who are following him over a battis with c
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CERTIFICATE.
CERTIFICATE.
West Point, 28th July, 1779. I certify that Lieutenant-Colonel Fleury has served in the army of the United States since the beginning of the campaign in 1777, to the present period, and has uniformly acquitted himself as an officer of distinguished merit for talents, zeal, activity, prudence, and bravery; that he first obtained a captain’s commission from Congress, and entered as a volunteer in a corps of riflemen, in which, by his activity and bravery, he soon recommended himself to notice; tha
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MEDAL.
MEDAL.
Occasion. —Taking the fort of Stony Point. Device. —A soldier helmeted and standing against the ruins of a fort: his right hand extended, holding a sword upright: the staff of a stand of colors reversed in his left: the colors under his feet: his right knee drawn up, as if in the act of stamping on them. Legend. —Virtutis et audiciæ monum, et præmium D. De Fleury equiti gallo primo muros resp. Americ. d. d. Reverse. —Two water batteries, three guns each: one battery firing at a vessel: a fort on
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDALS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDALS.
Occasion. —Capture of Major Andre, Adjutant-General of the British army. Device. —A shield. Legend. —Fidelity. Reverse. —A wreath. Legend. —Vincit amor Patriæ. Plate 3. 6 7 8 W. L. Ormsby, sc. Nathaniel Greene, the son of a preacher of the Society of Friends, was born on the 27th of May, 1742, in Warwick, Rhode Island. Nathaniel received the first rudiments of his education among that peaceful sect; but being of a strong and robust form, he often had to intersperse his hours of study by a relaxa
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MEDAL.
MEDAL.
Occasion. —Gallant conduct at Eutaw Springs, S. C. Device. —Head of General Greene, profile. Legend. —Nathanieli Greene egregio duci comitia Americana. Reverse. —Victory lighting on the earth, stepping on a broken shield; under her feet broken arms; colors; a shield. Legend. —Salus regionem australium. Exergue. —Hostibus ad Eutaw debellatis, die 8th Sept. 1781. Horatio Gates was the son of a clergyman at Malden, in England, and was born in the year 1729. Having lost his father at an early age, h
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MEDAL.
MEDAL.
Occasion. —Surrender of Lieutenant-General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, New York, in 1777. Device. —Bust of General Gates. Legend. —Horatio Gates duci strenno comitia Americana. Reverse. —Gates and Burgoyne in front of the American and British troops. Burgoyne in the act of presenting his sword to Gates. The Americans on the right, with arms shouldered and colors flying. The British on the left, in the act of grounding their arms, and laying down their colors. By the side of the two genera
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
( See Plate III. ) Occasion. —Victory at the Cowpens, North Carolina. Device. —An Indian queen with a quiver on her back, in the act of crowning an officer with a laurel wreath; his hand resting on his sword: a cannon lying on the ground: various military weapons and implements in the back-ground. Legend. —Danieli Morgan, duci exercitus comitia Americana. Reverse. —An officer mounted, at the head of his troops, charging a flying enemy. A battle in the back-ground: in front, a personal combat bet
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MEDAL.
MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory at the Cowpens, N. Carolina. Device. —An officer mounted, with uplifted sword, pursuing an officer on foot, bearing a stand of colors: Victory descending in front over the former, holding a wreath in her right hand over his head: a palm-branch in her left hand. Legend. —John Eager Howard, legionis peditum præfecto comitia Americana. Reverse Inscription —( within a laurel wreath .)—Quod in nutantem hostium aciem subito irruens, præclarum bellicæ virtutis specimen dedit in pugna
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COL. WILLIAM A. WASHINGTON.
COL. WILLIAM A. WASHINGTON.
William Augustine Washington was the eldest son of Baily Washington, of Stafford county, Virginia. The subject of these memoirs had commenced his studies for the church, when the war sound of the revolution rung in his ears; he was one of those who exerted such an exalted influence throughout the whole campaign, that his biographers distinguish him as the “modern Marcellus.” Colonel Washington was a scholar of rare attainments, especially in the Greek language, in which, in his day, he was unequ
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Attack on Paulus Hook. Device. —Bust of Colonel Lee. Legend. —Henrico Lee, equit præfecto. Exergue. —Comitia Americana. Reverse. —Non obstantib fluminibus, vallis astutia et virtute bellica, parva manu hostes vicit victosq. Armis humanitate devinxit. In men. pugn. ad Paulus Hook, 19th August, 1779. ( See Plate IV. ) Plate 5. 12 13 14 W. L. Ormsby, sc. Winfield Scott was born on the 13th of June, 1785, in the county of Dinwiddie, near Petersburg, Virginia. Designed for the profession o
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL SCOTT.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL SCOTT.
Occasion. —Battles of Chippewa and Niagara. Device. —Bust of General Scott. Legend. —Major General Winfield Scott. Reverse. —Resolution of Congress, November 3d, 1814. Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 25th, 1814. Surrounded by a wreath of laurel and palm entwining a snake. Edmund Pendleton Gaines was born in the county of Culpepper, Virginia, on the 20th of March, 1777. His father, James Gaines, served in the latter part of the revolutionary war at the head of a company of volu
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battle of Erie. Device. —Bust of General Gaines. Legend. —Major-General Edmund P. Gaines. Reverse. —Victory standing on a shield, under which are a stand of colors and a halbert, and holding a palm-branch in her left hand, as in the act of placing a laurel crown on the cascabel of a cannon marked R, which is fixed upright in the ground, and is surrounded with a scroll inscribed “Erie.” On one trunnion rests a stand of British colors, and from the other is suspended a broad sword. By t
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battles of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie. Device. —Bust of General Miller. Legend. —Brigadier-General James Miller. Exergue. —I’ll try. Reverse. —Two armies engaged on a hill; troops advancing at a distance. Legend. —Resolution of Congress, November 3d, 1814. Exergue. —Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 25th, 1814; Erie, September 17th, 1814. Plate 6. 15 16 17 W. L. Ormsby, sc. Jacob Brown, the subject of the following memoir, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in t
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL BROWN.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO GENERAL BROWN.
( See Plate VI. ) Device. —A bust of General Brown. Legend. —Major-General Jacob Brown. Reverse. —The Roman fasces, as indicative of the union and strength of the states; the top encircled with a laurel wreath, from which are suspended three tablets, bearing the inscriptions Erie, Niagara, Chippewa; and encircled by three stands of British colors, its wings outspread. Legend. —Resolution of Congress, Nov. 3, 1814. Exergue. —Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 25th, 1814; Erie, Sep
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battles of Chippewa, Niagara and Erie. Device. —Bust of General Ripley. Legend. —Brigadier-General Eleazer W. Ripley. Reverse. —Victory holding up a tablet among the branches of a palm tree, inscribed with “ Niagara, Chippewa, Erie .” In her right hand, which gracefully hangs by her side, are a trumpet and laurel wreath. Legend. —Resolution of Congress, Nov. 3, 1814. Exergue. —Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 28th, 1814; Erie, Sept. 17th, 1814. Peter B. Porter was bo
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battles of Chippewa, Niagara and Erie. Device. —Bust of General P. B. Porter. Legend. —Major-General P. B. Porter. Reverse. —Victory standing holding a palm branch and wreath in her right hand; and three stands of colors, bearing the inscriptions, “ Niagara, Erie, Chippewa ,” in her left. The Muse of History is recording the above names. Legend. —Resolution of Congress, Nov. 3d, 1814. Exergue. —Battles of Chippewa, July 5th, 1814; Niagara, July 25th, 1814; Erie, Sept. 17th, 1814. Plat
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battle of Plattsburgh. Device. —Bust of General Macomb. Legend. —Major-General Alexander Macomb. Reverse. —A battle on land, Plattsburgh in sight: troops crossing a bridge, on the head of which the American standard is flying: vessels engaged on the lake. Legend. —Resolution of Congress, November 3, 1814. Exergue. —Battle of Plattsburgh, September 11th, 1814. Andrew Jackson was born on the 15th of March, 1767, at the Waxhaw settlement, in South Carolina. His parents, who were natives
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory at New Orleans. Device. —Bust of General Jackson. Legend. —Major-General Andrew Jackson. Reverse. —Victory seated and supporting a tablet before her with her left hand, which also holds a laurel wreath; has commenced the record of the glorious victory of the 8th of January, 1815, and headed the tablet with the word Orleans, but is interrupted by a female personifying peace, who holds an olive branch in her right hand, and with her left points to the tablet, as if directing Vic
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battle of the Thames. Device. —Bust of General Shelby. Legend. —Governor Isaac Shelby. Reverse. —A representation of the battle of the Thames, in Canada; Governor Shelby charging the enemy with his mounted rangers. Legend. —Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813. Exergue. —Resolution of Congress, April 4th, 1818. Plate 8. 21 22 23 W. L. Ormsby, sc. William Henry Harrison was born at the seat of his father, at Berkely, on James river, twenty-five miles from Richmond, Virginia. His fathe
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Battle of the Thames. Device. —Bust of General Harrison. Legend. —Major General William H. Harrison. Reverse. —A female placing a wreath round two bayonets fixed on muskets, and a color staff stacked, over a drum and a cannon, a bow and a quiver; her right hand resting on a shield, bearing the stars and stripes of the United States, and holding a halbert. From the point of union of the stack, hangs a badge with the inscription, Fort Meigs, Battle of the Thames. Legend. —Resolution of
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Defence of Fort Sandusky, 2d August, 1813. Device. —Bust of Colonel Croghan. Legend. —Presented by Congress to Colonel George Croghan, 1835. Reverse. —The fort of Sandusky, with the enemy arrayed in front; American flag flying on the tower; columns of smoke from the fort, &c. Legend. —Pars magna fuit. Exergue. —Sandusky, 2d August, 1813. John Paul Jones was born on the 6th of July, 1747, at Arbigland, in the parish of Kirkbean, Scotland. The residence of his father was near th
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the English frigate Serapis, Captain Pearson, by the Bon Homme Richard, Captain John Paul Jones. Device. —Head of John Paul Jones. Legend. —Joanni Paulo Jones classis prefecto comitia Americana. Reverse. —Two frigates engaged yard-arm and yard-arm; the English ship severely battered in the sides. Another ship lying across the bow of the British frigate. Legend. —Hostium navibus captis aut frigatis. Exergue. —Ad nam Scotiæ, 23d September, 1778. Plate 9. 24 25 26 W. L. Ormsby
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the French frigate La Vengeance. Device. —Head of Captain Truxtun. Legend. —Patriæ patris filio digno Thomæ Truxtun. Reverse. —Two ships of war, the French a two decker; both much shattered; the rigging of both much cut up. Legend. —The United States frigate Constellation, of thirty-eight guns, pursues, attacks, and vanquishes the French ship La Vengeance, of fifty-four guns, 1st of Feb. 1800. The subject of this memoir was born in the ancient town of Falmouth, now Portland
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —The attack on Tripoli. Device. —Bust of Commodore Preble. Legend. —Edwardo Preble, duci strenuo comitia Americana. Reverse. —The American fleet bombarding the town and forts of Tripoli. Legend. —Vindici commercii Americani. Exergue. —Ante Tripoli, 1804. Isaac Hull was born at Derby, in the state of Connecticut, about ten miles distant from New Haven, in 1775. Choosing the sea for his profession, he entered, soon after leaving school, on board a merchant vessel, where he was employed d
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the Guerriere. Device. —Bust of Captain Hull. Legend. —Isaacus Hull peritos arte superate, July, 1812, Ang. certamine fortes. Reverse. —The battle between the Constitution and Guerriere is represented in that particular and interesting stage, when the boarders from the Guerriere were repulsed, and a raking fire from the Constitution had cut away the main and foremasts of the Guerriere, which are falling, leaving the American ship little injured. Legend. —Horæ momento victor
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British sloop of war Frolic. Device. —Bust of Captain Jones. Legend. —Jacobus Jones, virtus in ardua tendit. Reverse. —Two ships closely engaged, the bowsprit of the Wasp between the mast of the Frolic; men engaged on the bow of the Wasp while in the act of boarding the Frolic; the main-topmast of the Wasp shot away. Legend. —Victoriam hosti Majori celerrime rapuit. Exergue. —Inter Wasp nav. Ameri. et Frolic nav. Ang. die 18th Oct. 1812. The subject of the following bri
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British frigate Macedonian. Device. —A bust of Captain Decatur. Legend. —Stephanus Decatur Navarchus pugnis pluribus victor. Reverse. —Two ships engaged; the topmasts of one shot away, the other with a few shot only in her sails. Legend. —Occidit signum hostile sidera surgunt. Exergue. —Inter sta. uni. nav. Amer. et Macedo. nav. Ang. die 25th Octobris, 1812. William Bainbridge, of the American navy, was born at Princeton, New Jersey, on the 7th of May, 1774. He was the
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British frigate Java. Device. —A bust of Captain Bainbridge. Legend. —Gulielmus Bainbridge patria victisque laudatus. Reverse. —A ship with three stumps only of her masts standing; the American ship with but a few shot holes in her sails. Legend. —Pugnando. Exergue. —Inter Const. nav. Ameri. et Java nav. Angl. 29th December, 1812. Plate 11. 30 31 32 W. L. Ormsby, sc. The hero of the following memoir was born in Newport, Rhode Island, August, 1785. His father, who also w
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory on Lake Erie. Device. —A bust of Commodore Perry. Legend. —Oliverus H. Perry, princeps stagno Eriensi classim totam contudit. Reverse. —A fleet closely engaged. Legend. —Viam invenit virtus aut facit. Exergue. —Inter class. Ameri. et Brit. Die 10th Sept. 1813. Jesse Duncan Elliott was born in Maryland, on the 14th of July, 1780. His father, Robert Elliott, was unfortunately killed by the Indians in the year 1794, near the Muskingum river, while transacting business for the arm
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
To Captain Jesse Duncan Elliott, of Baltimore, second in command, for gallantry in the action on Lake Erie. Decreed January 6th, 1814. Occasion. —Victory on Lake Erie. Device. —Bust of Captain Elliott. Legend. —Jesse D. Elliott, nil actum reputans si quid supresset agendum. Reverse. —A fleet engaged. Legend. —Viam invenit virtus aut facit. Exergue. —Inter class Ameri. et Brit. Die 10th Sept., 1813. William Burrows was born at Kenderton, near Philadelphia, on the 6th of October, 1785. His father
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MONUMENT OF BURROWS.
MONUMENT OF BURROWS.
The following record must be read by every American, with pride and pleasure, at such an instance of liberality and honorable munificence to the memory of the brave. A gentleman from New York, Matthew L. Davis, Esquire , while passing through Portland, some time since on a tour eastward, had accidentally taken a walk into the burying-ground. His attention was attracted to the neglected grave of the late Captain Burrows. The only guide to the spot, where is deposited one who had so much heroic me
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British sloop-of-war Boxer. Device. —An urn, with the inscription, W. Burrows, on the pedestal; military emblems tastefully arranged on each side; one is a coronal wreath hanging from a trident. Legend. —Victoriam tibi claram patriæ mæstam. Reverse. —Two brigs engaged. The Boxer on the larboard side of the Enterprise. Main-topmast of the Boxer shot away. Legend. —Vivere sat vincere. Exergue. —Inter Enterprise nav. Ameri. et Boxer nav. Brit. 4th of September, 1813. Plate
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British sloop-of-war Boxer. Device. —A bust of Lieutenant M’Call. Legend. —Edward M’Call, navis Enterprise præfectus. Exergue. —Sic itur ad astra. Reverse , and the inscription on the exergue , the same as those of the medal of Lieutenant Burrows. James Lawrence was the youngest son of John Lawrence, Esq., of Burlington, New Jersey, and was born on the 1st of October, 1781. Having lost his mother a few weeks after his birth, his two eldest sisters, by their most tender
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Description of the gold medal presented by Congress to the nearest male relative of Captain James Lawrence.
Description of the gold medal presented by Congress to the nearest male relative of Captain James Lawrence.
Occasion. —Capture of the British sloop-of-war Peacock. Device. —Bust of Captain Lawrence. Legend. —Jac. Lawrence. Dolce et decorum est pro patria mori. Reverse. —A vessel in the act of sinking, mizzen-mast shot away; a boat rowing towards her from the American ship. Legend. —Mansuetud. Maj. quam Victoria. Exergue. —Inter Hornet nav. Ameri. et Peacock nav. Ang. die 24th February, 1813. For the biography and exploits of this brave officer, we are indebted to that valuable work entitled “The Portr
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory on Lake Champlain. Device. —A bust of Captain Macdonough. Legend. —Tho. Macdonough stagno Champlain class. Reg. Britan. superavit. Reverse. —Fleet engaged; many boats on the lake; Plattsburgh in sight. Legend. —Uno latere percusso alterum impavide vertit. Exergue. —Inter class. Ameri. et Brit. die 11th Sept. 1814. Plate 13. 36 37 38 W. L. Ormsby. sc. Robert Henley was born in James’ City county, in the state of Virginia, on the 5th day of January, 1783. He was educated at Will
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory on Lake Champlain. Device. —Bust of Captain Henley. Legend. —Rob. Henley, Eagle præfect. Palma virtu. per æternit. Floribit. Reverse. —A fleet engaged before a town enveloped in smoke. Several boats on the lake filled with sailors rowing. Legend. —Uno latere percusso alterum impavide vertit. Exergue. —Inter class. Ameri. et Brit. die 11th Sept. 1814. Stephen Cassin, the son of Commodore John Cassin of the United States Navy, was born in Philadelphia, the 16th of February, 1783
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Victory on Lake Champlain. Device. —Bust of Lieutenant Stephen Cassin. Legend. —Step. Cassin Ticonderoga præfect. quæ regio in terris nos. non plena lab. Reverse. —A fleet engaged before a town enveloped in smoke. Several boats on the lake filled with sailors rowing. Legend. —Uno latere percusso alterum impavide vertit. Exergue. —Inter class. Ameri. et Brit. die 11th Sept, 1814. Lewis Warrington is the descendant of an old and respectable family in Williamsburgh, near Norfolk, in Virg
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the British brig L’Epervier. Device. —Bust of Captain Warrington. Legend. —Ludovicus Warrington dux navalis Amer. Reverse. —Two ships engaged; the topmast of one shot off. Legend. —Pro patria paratus aut vincere aut mori. Exergue. —Inter Peacock nav. Ameri. et Epervier nav. Ang. die 29th March, 1814. Plate 14. 39 40 41 W. L. Ormsby, sc. Johnston Blakeley was born at the village of Seaford, in the county of Down, Ireland, in the month of October, 1781. At the age of two year
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the Reindeer. Device. —Bust of Captain Blakeley. Legend. —Johnston Blakeley reip. fed. Amer. nav. Wasp, dux. Reverse. —Two ships engaged. Legend. —Eheu! Bis victor. Patria tua te luget plauditq. Exergue. —Inter Wasp nav. Ameri. et Reindeer nav. Ang. 28th June, 1814. Charles Stewart was born in Philadelphia, on the 22d of July, 1776. Both his parents were natives of Ireland. His father came to America at an early age, and followed the business of a mariner in the merchants’
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the Cyane and Levant. Device. —A bust of Captain Stewart. Legend. —Carolus Stewart navis Ameri. Constitution dux. Reverse. —Two ships closely engaged; a third at a little distance. Legend. —Una victoriam eripiut ratibus binis. Exergue. —Inter Constitu. nav. Ameri. et Levant et Cyane nav. Ang. die 20th Feb. 1815. James Biddle, the subject of this memoir, is the son of the late Charles Biddle, Esquire, of Philadelphia, and was born in that city on the 18th of February, 1783.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDAL.
Occasion. —Capture of the brig Penguin. Device. —Bust of Captain Biddle. Legend. —The Congress of the U. S. to Capt. James Biddle for his gallantry, good conduct and services. Reverse. —Two vessels engaged: the Peak of Tristan d’Acunha in sight. Legend. —Capture of the British brig Penguin by the U. S. ship Hornet. Exergue. —Off Tristan d’Acunha, March 23d, 1815. THE END....
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