Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew C. Perry: The Lives and Careers of the Brothers Who Became Legendary U.S. Navy Officers by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2020-07-31T00:00:00+00:00

“O. H. PERRY.”

Having taken a generous tone in his official report and in his reply to Elliott’s letter, Perry was reluctant to question his subordinate’s motives or actions during the battle. However, in a letter to a friend, he wrote, “It was a matter of great doubt, when I began to reflect upon Captain Elliott's conduct, to what to attribute his keeping so long out of the action. It was difficult to believe that a man, who, as I then thought, had, in a former instance, behaved brave ly, could act otherwise in a subsequent action. I did not then know enough of human nature to believe that anyone could be so base as to be guilty of the motive which some ascribed to him, namely, a determination to sacrifice me by keeping his vessel out of action.”

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