and J. Campbell (master’s-mates), and James Foster (midshipman), wounded. The gallant commander of the Lady Prevost died of his wounds, at Fort Fayette, Upper Canada, in 1814.
The loss sustained by the enemy was 27 killed and 96 wounded, and it would have been still greater but for the complete success of a ruse de guerre practised on board Captain Perry’s brig, the Lawrence. This was no other than hauling down the colours to obtain quarter, and re-hoisting them at a convenient opportunity, to resume the combat| “It was with unspeakable pain,” says the American commodore, “that I saw soon after I got on board the Niagara, the flag of the Lawrence come down, although I was perfectly sensible that she had been defended to the last, and that to have continued to make a show of resistance, would have been a wanton sacrifice of her brave crew. But the enemy was not able to take possession of her, and circumstances soon permitted her flag again to be hoisted. The Lawrence has been entirely cut up: it is absolutely necessary she should go into a safe harbour. I have therefore directed Lieutenant Yarnall to proceed to Erie in her, with the wounded of the fleet, and to dismantle and get her over the bar as soon as possible”
Captain Barclay’s commission as commander was not confirmed until Nov. 19th, 1813; the intelligence of his disaster arrived at the Admiralty, Feb. 8th, 1814; and his trial, for the loss of the Lake Erie flotilla, took place at Portsmouth, on the 16th Sept, in the same year, previous to which he had been requested by the inhabitants of Quebec to accept a piece of plate, with an appropriate inscription, value 100 guineas. The court-martial pronounced the following sentence:–
