d, and they were re-taken with the whole of the guard,
excepting the officer and one man, who fought their way back.
Several of our stragglers were made prisoners by the same
mistake. But, Sir, notwithstanding these accidents, we have
reason to rejoice at our signal success, in inflicting a vastly
disproportionate injury on the enemy, and in wholly defeating all
his plans of operation against this army.

I have the honour to be, &c.
P. B. PORTER,
_Brigadier General commanding Volunteers and Militia_.

No. 41. (p. 219)
PLATE XLII.

_July 5 and 25, August 15, and September 17, 1814._

Brig. General Eleazer W. Ripley. [Rx]. Resolution of Congress
Novemb. 3. 1814.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ELEAZER WHEELOCK RIPLEY.

[_Victories of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie._]

BRIG. (_Brigadier_) GENERAL ELEAZER W. (_Wheelock_) RIPLEY. Bust of
General Ripley, in uniform, facing the right FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMB. (_November_) 3. 1814. A winged Victory,
standing, holds in her right hand a trumpet and a crown of laurel, and
with her left is hanging upon a palm tree a shield on which are the
words: "CHIPPEWA" "NIAGARA" "ERIE." Exergue: BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA JULY
5. 1814. NIAGARA JULY 25. 1814. ERIE. AUG. (_August_) 15. SEP.
(_September_) 17 1814. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).[98]

[Footnote 98: The resolution of Congress voting
this medal, and the official reports of the battles
of Chippewa, Niagara and Erie, are given under No.
39, page 203, and No. 44, page 226.]

ELEAZER WHEELOCK RIPLEY was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, April 15,
1782. He was graduated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,
in 1800, and studied law. He was speaker of the Legislature of
Massachusetts in 1812; a lieutenant-colonel the same year; colonel of
the 21st regiment of infantry, 1813; and a brigadier-general, 1814. He
distinguished himself at Chippewa, at Niagara, and at Erie, for which
services he received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. He (p. 220)
was wounded at Niagara, and again dangerously at Erie; was breveted a
major-general, July 25, 1814; resigned in 1820, and settled in
Louisiana, which he represented in Congress, 1835-1839. He died at
West Feliciana, Louisiana, Mar