270 CAPTAIN ZACHARY G. LAMSON 



Lamson's brig was much cut up by mus- 

 ketry, but no round shot struck her hull. 

 Had none wounded, and but one man 

 killed. Captain Lamson was considerably 

 burned in the face by an explosion of gun- 

 powder. He had only thirteen men." 



On his arrival at New Orleans Captain 

 Lamson was received with great enthusi- 

 asm. One of the papers, after giving an 

 account of the affair, concludes as follows : 

 "Captain Lamson is certainly entitled to 

 great praise from all for his gallant and 

 spirited conduct. A few such checks as 

 this would as effectively prevent a repeti- 

 tion of the outrages perpetrated by these 

 lawless sea monsters as anything which our 

 seventy-fours or frigates could do." 



The "Louisiana State Insurance Co.," 

 as a mark of appreciation, presented Cap- 

 tain Lamson with a silver service of four 

 pieces, inscribed, "Presented by the Louisi- 

 ana State Insurance Co. to Captain Z. G. 

 Lamson of the brig 'Belvidere' of Beverly 

 for gallantly repelling a Piratical vessel on 



