At the battle of Lake Erie Perry's flagship bore the name of Lawrence; but, like Lawrence himself, was unfortunate, and, after being cut to pieces, was forced to strike. Another vessel was named the Lawrence; but ships whose names are associated with harrowing events are not favorites with either officers or men, and she was borne upon the navy list for only a few years. But the name and fame of Lawrence will last with his countrymen as long as the American flag flies over a ship of war, and the pity of his fate will ever be among the most moving incidents in American history. FOOTNOTES: [1] See the biography of Commodore Truxtun, who captured L'Insurgente. [2] See the biography of Decatur. [3] See the biography of Stewart. [4] See the biography of Commodore Hull. [5] See the biographies of Porter and Lawrence. [6] See Cooper's Naval Biography for this incident. [7] See the biography of Bainbridge. [8] See the biography of Decatur. [9] See the biography of Somers. [10] It was after this attack that the celebrated scene occurred in the Constitution between Decatur and Commodore Preble, as related in Preble's life. [11] See the biography of Richard Somers. [12] As in the case of the fight of the Constitution with the Guerrière and the Java, the Macedonian was a lighter ship, with fewer men and guns than the Constitution. But the execution done in every case was far beyond the difference between the American ship and her antagonist. [13] The late Captain Foxhall Parker, 1st. [14] Not the original ship, captured and blown up by Commodore Hull, but one built and named for her. [15] See the biography of Decatur. [16] Lieutenant Wadsworth was the uncle of Longfellow, and the poet was named for this gallant gentleman and brave sailor. [17] See the biography of Bainbridge. [18] See the biography of James Lawrence. [19] Afterward Rear-Admiral Paulding. [20] See the biography of Decatur. [21] He was promptly dismissed the navy for cowardice on this occasion. THE SCRIBNER SERIES OF SCHOOL READING A Uniform Series for Supplementary Reading in Schools. Each, 12mo, _net_, *$0.50. =Hero Tales Told in School.= By James Baldwin. Illustrated. =Herakles, the Hero of Thebes=, and Other Heroes of the Myth. By Mary E. Burt and Zenaide Ragezin. Illustrated. =Odysseus: The Hero of Ithaca.= By Mary E. Burt. Illustrated. =The Boy General.= By Mrs. George A. Custer and Mary E. Burt. Illustrated. =Don Quixote De La Mancha.= By Miguel de Cervantes. From the translations of Duffield and Shelton. By Mary E. Burt and Lucy Leffingwell Cable. =The Cable Story Book.= Selections for School Reading. By George W. Cable. Edited by Mary E. Burt and Lucy L. Cable. Illustrated. =The Hoosier School Boy.= By Edward Eggleston. Illustrated. =The Eugene Field Book.= Verses, Stories, and Letters for School Reading. By Eugene Field. Edited by Mary E. Burt and Mary L. Cable. With an Introduction by George W. Cable. Illustrated.