hia in Tripolitan war; captured by Tripolitans, November 1,
1804; commander of Constitution in war of 1812; captured British frigate
Java, December 29, 1812; served in navy till death at Philadelphia, July
28, 1833.

LAWRENCE, JAMES. Born at Burlington, New Jersey, October 1, 1781;
entered navy, 1798; served in Tripolitan war, 1801-03; sailed from
Boston in the Chesapeake, and defeated by British frigate Shannon, June
1, 1813; died at sea from wound received in battle, June 6, 1813.

PREBLE, EDWARD. Born at Falmouth (now Portland), Maine, August 15, 1761;
served as midshipman during Revolution; commissioned lieutenant,
February 9, 1798; captain, May 15, 1799; commanded squadron operating
against Barbary States, 18O3-O4; died at Portland, Maine, August 25,
1807.

STEWART, CHARLES. Born at Philadelphia, July 28, 1778; lieutenant in
United States navy, March 9, 1798; served in war with Tripoli; captain,
April 22, 1806; commanded Constitution, 1813-14, capturing many prizes;
remained in navy till death, rising to rank of rear-admiral; died at
Bordentown, New Jersey, November 6, 1869.

BLAKELEY, JOHNSTON. Born near Seaford, County Down, Ireland, October,
1781; brought to America, 1783; entered navy as midshipman, February 5,
1800; lieutenant, February 10, 1807; master commander, July 24, 1813;
sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the Wasp, May 1, 1814;
captured Reindeer, sunk Avon, captured Atalanta; the Wasp was spoken by
a Swedish ship, October 9, 1814, and never seen again.

MACDONOUGH, THOMAS. Born in Newcastle County, Delaware, December 23,
1783; entered the navy as midshipman, 1800; served in war against
Tripoli; lieutenant, 1807; master commander, 1813; defeated British
squadron under Downie on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814; died at
sea, November 16, 1825.

PERRY, OLIVER HAZARD. Born in South Kingston, Rhode Island, August 23,
1785; entered navy as midshipman, April 7, 1799; served in war with
Tripoli; lieutenant, 1807; ordered to Lake Erie, February 17, 1813;
reached Erie, March 27, 1813; defeated British fleet, September 10,
1813; assisted in defense of Baltimore, 1814; commanded Java and John
Adams; died at Port Spain, Island of Trinidad, August 23, 1819.

PERRY, MATTHEW CALBRAITH. Born at Newport, Rhode Island, April 10, 1794;
entered navy as midshipman, 1809; lieutenant, February 27, 1813; saw
distinguished service in many ships and many waters; master-commandant,
January 7, 1833; captain, March