A Remarkable Engagement; First Appearance of Farragut in History;
Sketch of Captain Porter, Commander of the Essex; Sent to the
South Sea to Destroy the English Merchant Marine; Success of His
Mission; The English Send Commodore James Hillyar to Look After
Him; Porter Goes Into Valparaiso Bay, a Neutral Port; The Phœbe
and Cherub Appear in the Harbor; Friendly Salutations of the
Opposing Commanders; Various Incidents; Hearing of Other English
Vessels, Porter Determines to Escape to Sea; Meets with an
Accident in Rounding a Point; Attacked by the Phœbe and Cherub
while Attempting to Regain Her Former Anchorage; She is Terribly
Cut Up, and Finally Surrenders; Later Incidents; Farragut’s
Observations. II-97
BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, SEPTEMBER 11th, A. D. 1814.
Important Results of This Battle; Events Relating Thereto; Both
Nations Begin the Building of a Fleet; Captain Thomas McDonough;
The English Invade the Country by Land and Water; Relative
Strength of the Two Armies and Navies; Captain Downie in Command
of the English; The Hostile Fleets Meet Off Plattsburg, September
11th, 1814; Good Judgment of Captain McDonough in Selecting a
Position; The Battle Begins; Steady and Accurate Firing on Both
Sides; McDonough’s Flag-ship, after Having all the Guns on one
side Silenced, Shifts Round, and with the Other Broadside Decides
the Day; Concluding Remarks; Honors to McDonough. II-124