,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,toomey submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #bjjth   
anniversary of the ,battle of ,lake     
,erie4  ,whereas the #i vessels in the  
,united ,states naval fleet on the      
,great ,lake of ,erie during the ,war of
 #ahab were assembled and stationed at  
,presque ,isle ,bay1 ,pennsylvania2     
,whereas the ,american forces1 under the
 command of #bh-year-old ,rhode ,island 
native ,oliver ,hazard ,perry1 were     
tasked to subdue the enemy fleet on the 
lake and sever its vital supply lines to
 the northwestern front2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states fleet met its           
adversaries a short distance from       
,put-in-,bay1 ,ohio1 on ,september #aj1 
#ahac2 ,whereas during the intense fight
 that ensued1 the flagship of ,commodore
 ,perry1 the ,u4,s4 ,brig ,lawrence1 was

 disabled and its crew suffered over an 
#hj-percent casualty rate2 ,whereas     
,commodore ,perry refused to surrender1 
courageously boarded a small rowboat1   
traversed a half-mile through hostile   
waters1 and transferred his command to  
the ,u4,s4 ,brig ,niagara2 ,whereas the 
,u4,s4 ,brig ,niagara steered back into 
the heart of the battle1 outmaneuvered  
its foes1 and forced the subsequent     
surrender of the entire ,british fleet  
on ,lake ,erie2 ,whereas #ajj           
sharpshooters from the ,kentucky militia
 stationed on board the flotilla        
provided devastating covering fire      
throughout the encounter2 ,whereas to   
communicate the conclusion of the       
engagement to ,major ,general ,william  
,henry ,harrison1 ,commodore ,perry     
provided the historic and succinct      
battle summary3 ,we have met the enemy1 
and they are ours--two ships1 two brigs 
one schooner  one sloop42 ,whereas the  
victory solidified ,american control of 
,lake ,erie for the duration of the     

conflict1 enabling ,united ,states      
forces to retake ,detroit and win       
further battles in the ,old ,northwest  
and the ,niagara ,valley2 ,whereas the  
,state of ,pennsylvania to this day     
maintains the ,u4,s4 ,brig ,niagara as  
its ,state ship2 ,whereas the battle    
flag of ,commodore ,perry1 ,dont ,give  
,up the ,ship1 is preserved in the      
,united ,states ,naval ,academy ,museum 
in ,annapolis1 ,maryland2 and ,whereas  
the battle is immortalized in the       
,united ,states ,senate by the          
masterpiece painted by ,william ,henry  
,powell in #ahgc3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes  
the #bjjth anniversary of the ,battle of
 ,lake ,erie2  7#b7 remembers with great
 pride this significant victory in the  
,second ,war of ,independence of the    
,united ,states2  7#c7 commends the city
 of ,erie1 ,pennsylvania1 and the ,perry
 #bjj ,commemoration ,commission for    
their efforts to ensure the appropriate 
recognition of this historic event2 and 

7#d7 expresses its deepest gratitude to 
all the sailors and marines who gave    
their lives in honorable service to the 
,united ,states of ,america on the      
,great ,lake of ,erie #bjj years ago4