Building War-ships and Gun-boats in the Wilderness--Lifting the Vessels over a Sand-bar--Fortunately the British Commander was Fond of Public Entertainments--The two Squadrons and their Crews Compared--The Advantage of a Concentrated Force was with the British--On the Way to Meet the Enemy--“To Windward or to Leeward they shall Fight To-day”--The Anglo-Saxon Cheer--The Brunt of the Fight Borne by the Flag-ship--A Frightful Slaughter there in Consequence--When Perry Worked the Guns with his own Hands, and even the Wounded Crawled up the Hatch to Lend a Hand at the Side-tackles--An Able First Lieutenant--Wounded Exposed to the Fire when under the Surgeon’s Care--The Last Gun Disabled--Shifting the Flag to the _Niagara_--Cheers that were Heard above the Roar of Cannon--When the Wounded of the _Lawrence_ cried “Sink the Ship!”--Driving the _Niagara_ through the British Squadron--The White Handkerchief Fluttering from a Boarding-pike--“We have Met the Enemy, and they are Ours.” CHAPTER XIV. INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE ON LAKE ERIE 326 Two of the Enemy’s Vessels that Tried to get Away--A Yankee Sailor’s Reason for Wanting one more Shot--When Perry Returned to the _Lawrence_--The Dead and Wounded--Effect of the Victory on the People--Honors to the Victors--The Case of Lieutenant Elliott--Ultimate Fate of some of the Ships. CHAPTER XV. THE WAR ON LAKE ONTARIO 339 The Capture of York (Toronto) by the Americans--A Victory at the Mouth of the Niagara River--British Account of the Attack on Sackett’s Harbor--Tales of the Prudence of Sir James Yeo and Commodore Chauncey--The Americans did somewhat Better than the British, but Missed a great Opportunity--Small Affairs on Lake Champlain during the Summer of 1813. CHAPTER XVI. LOSS OF THE LITTLE SLOOP _ARGUS_ 356 She was Captured by the _Pelican_, a Vessel that was of slightly superior Force--A Clean Victory for the British, but one that in no Way Disheartens the Fiercest of the American Patriots--Ill-luck of “the Waggon.” CHAPTER XVII. THE LUCK OF A YANKEE CRUISER 372 There was never a more fortunate Vessel than the Clipper-schooner _Enterprise_--As originally Designed she was the Swiftest and Best All-around Naval Ship of her Class Afloat--Men she made Famous in the West Indies--A Glorious Career in the War with the Mediterranean Pirates--Even when the Wisdom of the Navy Department Changed her to a Brig and Overloaded her with Guns so that she “Couldn’t Get Out of her own Way,” her Luck did not Fail her--Her Fight with the _Boxer_--Even a good Frigate could not Catch her. CHAPTER XVIII. GUN-BOATS NOT WHOLLY WORTHLESS 388