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loss suffered by these bore the same proportion to 

 their whole number as in the case of the soldiers, 

 there ought to have been 219 sailors and Canadians, 

 making in all 469 men. It can thus be said with 

 certainty that there were between 440 and 490 men 

 aboard, and I shall take the former number, though 

 I have no doubt that this is too small. But it is 

 not a point of very much importance, as the battle 

 was fought largely at long range, where the number 

 of men, provided there were plenty to handle the 

 sails and guns, did not much matter. The following 

 statement of the comparative force must therefore be 

 very nearly accurate: 



PERRY'S SQUADRON. 



During the action, however, the Laurence and 

 Niagara each fought a long 12 instead of one 

 of the carronades on the engaged side, making a 

 broadside of 896 Ibs., 288 Ibs. being from long 

 guns. 



