Chapter XI: Section 2: And be it further enacted, That on the (8)
_Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled_, That the
President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to
present to Captain Hull of the frigate Constitution, Captain
Decatur of the frigate United States, and Captain Jones of the
sloop of war Wasp, each a gold medal, with suitable emblems and
devices; and a silver medal, with like emblems and devices, to
each commissioned officer of the aforesaid vessels, in testimony
of the high sense entertained by Congress of the gallantry, good
conduct, and services of the captains, officers, and crews of the
aforesaid vessels in their respective conflicts with the British
frigates the Guerrière and the Macedonian, and sloop of war
Frolic; and the President is also requested to present a silver
medal,[77] with like emblems and devices, to the nearest male
relative of Lieutenant Bush, and one to the nearest male relative
of Lieutenant Funk, in testimony of the gallantry and merit of
those deceased officers, in whom their country has sustained a
loss much to be regretted.
[Footnote 77: The silver medals are copies of the
gold ones given to the captains of the respective
ships.]
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