es, two long nines, one twelve-pound carronade on
her topgallant-forecastle, as a shifting gun, and one four or
six-pounder, and two swivels mounted aft. I find, by her
quarter-bill, that her crew consisted of 134 men, four of whom
were absent in a prize.

The cool and determined conduct of my officers and crew during
the action, and their almost unexampled exertions afterwards,
entitled them to my warmest acknowledgments, and I beg leave most
earnestly to recommend them to the notice of government.

By the indisposition of Lieutenant Stewart I was deprived of the
services of an excellent officer; had he been able to stand the
deck I am confident his exertions would not have been surpassed
by any one on board. I should be doing injustice to the merits of
Lieutenant Shubrick, and of acting-lieutenants Conner and Newton,
were I not to recommend them particularly to your notice.
Lieutenant Shubrick was in the actions with the Guerriere and
Java. Captain Hull and Commodore Bainbridge can bear testimony to
his coolness and good conduct on both occasions.

With the greatest respect, I remain, &c.,
James LAWRENCE.

P.S. At the commencement of the action my sailing master and
seven men were absent in a prize, and Lieutenant Stewart and six
men on the sick list.

No. 34. (p. 189)
PLATE XXXV.

_September 11, 1814._

Tho. Macdonough. Stagno Champlain clas. Reg. Brit superavit.
[Rx]. Uno latere percusso. alterum impavide vertit.

CAPTAIN THOMAS MACDONOUGH.

[_Victory of Lake Champlain._]

THO. MACDONOUGH. STAGNO CHAMPLAIN CLAS. REG. BRIT. SUPERAVIT. (_Thomas
Macdonough Stagno Champlain classim Regis Britannia superavit: Thomas
Macdonough defeated the Royal British fleet on Lake Champlain._) Bust
of Captain Macdonough, in uniform, facing the right. FUeRST. F.
(_fecit_).

UNO LATERE PERCUSSO. ALTERUM IMPAVIDE VERTIT. (_Beaten on one side, he
fearlessly turns the other._) Naval action on Lake Champlain, between
the United States fleet, carrying eighty-six guns, under Captain
Macdonough, and the British fleet, with ninety-five guns, commanded by
Commodore Downie. To the right, the city of Plattsburgh in flames.
Exergue: INTER CLASS. AMERI. ET BRIT. DIE XI SEPT. MDCCCXIIII. (_Inter
classim Am