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the action, and it become general, warm and animated. Witt- 

 in three hours of its commencement, this engagement, termin- 

 ated, in favor of" free trade and sailors' rights." Perry writ- 

 ing, in the same style in which he fought, informed general 

 Harrison, that, '• We have met the enemy, and they are ours." 

 The victory was an entire one. Perry capturing all the ships 

 of the enemy, and six hundred prisoners, which outnumbered 

 our entire force, at the commencement of the action. He took 

 also, six more cannons than he had, of his own. This was one 

 of the best fought battles, recorded in history. Barclay fought 

 bravely, manfully and well, but Perry fought better, and suc- 

 ceeded, in capturing an entire squadron from the enemy. 



The killed and wounded, in this battle, was great, on both 

 sides; Barclay lost his only remaining arm, the other having 

 been shot away, in the battle of the Nile. And he lost, two 

 hundred killed and wounded, besides six hundred prisoners. 

 Perry lost twenty seven killed, and ninety six wounded. 



This most decisive victory, opened a passage into Canada, 

 which Hull had so ingloriously surrendered. 



The news of Perry's victory, reached Harrison, at Fort 

 Meigs, at the Maumce rapids, and, after this event, every pre- 

 paration was instantly made, to assail the enemy, in his own 

 country. Perry's victory was achieved on the ever memora- 

 ble, 10th of September 1813. As soon as possible, Perry made 

 preparation, to convey Harrison, Shelby and their intrepid sol- 

 diers, to Maiden. On the 28th of September, our troops were 

 landed at the point below Maiden, but Proctor, brave, when 

 defenseless prisoners, were to be slain, robbed or ill treated, 

 had fled, without firing a gun; he and his Indian allies. Proc- 

 tor had fled up the river Thames, as fast as he could, and, had 

 reached the Moravian village, where his army halted. Before 

 he deserted Maiden, he burnt the fortress, and public store 

 houses there. On the 29th, Harrison left Maiden, entered, 

 and took possession of Detroit. On the 2nd of October Harri- 

 son and Shelby, with thirty-five hundred selected soldiers, 

 marched, from Detroit, in quest of Proctor. They followed him, 

 up the Thames, eighty miles, to the Moravian village, where. 



