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FURTHER PARTICULARS.

• NEW ORLEANS, AUG. 24..=-.-We haVe been visit-
ed' with one of the most terrible burricancs ever
known in these parts: dt is impossible to give you
a just idea of it. More than two4hirds of the
houses were unroofed—the market-house and
walls of the garrison , the ship-
ping .in .thebarbour Very much damaged or en-
tirely destroyed. The da'nage has been estimated
at four millions. The harlequin froMNewNork,
which had arrived at the English Turn in about
100 pays passage, upset and sunk; and all.perish-:
ed, except four sailors, and one passenger, who
were oti shore two Ladies Were among the
'drowned. Every day dead bodies arc discovered.
News reached town this rimming, that the Sthith-
anwton 'frig-Ate, and Brazen sloop of War,, which
haftbeen blockading our port, were both dismast-
ed, and On shore:

P. 8. We since learn, thatof twelte'passengers
who were in the Harlequin, only two were saved;
Messrs. Piere and tudlow ; they left the ship
seven nines, below New Orleaus, three days be-
fore she was lost.

A very distressing accident happened' on Tues 7
day,.at the.fish town of Pootdee, Scotland. The
re'servoirfor:the refuse of blubber, of one of the
whale fishing companies, had been improvidently
left open, in the thoroughfare that leads from the
fish towns to the quay, and a.brother and sister,
children of William Watson,
.the former 3 years
of age, and the la_ tter seven, had been ,amusing
themselves in the forenoon, after the reservoir had
been filled from the boiling cauldron: The boy.tell
in, and his sister attempted to drag him out, but
in the attempt fell in herself. Her cries brought
some people to their assistance, but too late to
preserve their lives. The injury they had. sufrered
Was'so extensive, that Medical aid was in vain, and
they both expired before five in the afternoon,
leaving their afflicted parents in a state of the Atf-
utmost distress.

AMERICA' PAliEtt.

WM. EtiSTIS, SECLETAIty OF THE DEPART-,

MINT OF WAR.

. .
Fort George, 1812.
Sti,—liteloed are the articles of capitulation
by which the Fort of Detroit has been surrendered
to Major-General Brock; commanding his Bri-
tannic Majesty's forces in Upper Canada, and by
which the troops have become prisoners of'ivar.
war. My situation at present forbids me from
detailing the particular causes which have led Al)
this unfortunate event. I will, however, gene-
rally ObServe,- that after the surrender of-Michili-
mackinac, almost . every tribe and nation- of In-
dians, eXcering a part of the Miamies and De=
lawares, north from beyond Lake Siiper.Lr, west
from beyond the Mississippi,.south from the Ohio
and Wabash, and east from every part of Up-
per Canada, and from all the=interinediate eoua--
try, joined in open hostility; under the British-
standard, against the army I commanded, ;con-
trary to the most solemn assurances of a la-rge
portion of them, to- remain neutral ; even the -
Ottawa chiefs from Arbecrotch, who formed .the
delegation to • Washington.the. last summer, in
whose friendship I know, you had...great.f.con!i-
deuce, are amoue; the hostile tribes, and,several
of them distinguished leaders.. Among the vat num- ,
her of chiefs who. led the hostile hands, Tecnn.selt,
Marpolt,Logan,Walk-in-the-Water,Split-10g,15/.c.
,•
are considered the principals This nuinermiS as-
semblage of savafts, under the entire influence and
direetion of the' British Commander, enabled bins
tofallyto obstruct the only communication which
I had with my- country. - This communication
had been opened from the settlements in the State
of Oaio, two hundred miles through'a wilderne,s,
bye-the fatigues of the army, -which I marchi•d to
the frontier of the river Detroit. 'I ae body of the
lake being commanded• by the British. armed ships,
and the-shores and rivers by gun-boats, the army
was totally deprived of all communication by ava,
ter. On this extensive road it depenf!ed tor trarls•
portation of provisions, military stores, medicine,
cloathing, and eyery,other supply, on pack-hors,es,
All its operations were successful, until its arriv;,t)
at Detroit, and in a few days it passed into
the enemy's country, and ail opposition seeintY,i to
fall before it.
'One month it remained in possession of this
country, and was fed from its resources, in dif-
ferent directions, detachments penetrated sixty
miles in the settled part of the province, and .the
inhabitants seemed satisfied with the change of
situation which appeared to be taking place : the
militia. from Artiherstbnrg were daily deserting,
and the whole country, under the controul of-the
Army, was asking for protection, The Indians
generally,: in the first instance, appeared to be
neutralized, and determined to take no part in'the
contest. The fort of Aniherstburg was eighteen
miles- below by encampment. Not a single can-
non or mortar was on wheels suitable to carry be-
fore that place. I consulted my Officers whe-
ther it was expedient to. make an attempt on
it with the bayonet alone,. without cannon to
'make a' break in the first instance. The Coun-
cil I called was of the Opinion it was not. The
greatest industry was exerted in making prepara-
tion ; and it was not until the 7th of August; that
two 24-pounders, and three hoWitzers, were pre-
pared. It was then my intention to -have pro-
deeded on the enterprize. While the operations
of the-army were delayed by" these preparations,
the clouds of adversity had been for some time,
and seemed still thickly to be gathering around
me.
:The surrender of Michilimackinac opened_the
.Northern hive of Indians,. and they were swarm-
-ing down in every direction, Reinforcements from
Niagara: had arrived at Atnherstburg, under the
commancl.of Colonel Proctor. The desertion of the
militia ceased. Besides the reinforcements that came,
by water, I received information of a very considera
ble force under the command of Major Chambers,
on the river Le French, with four fie:Li-pieces-nand
collecting the militia on his route, evidently des-- •
tined for. Aniherstburga and in addition to this
combination, and :increase of force, contrary to
all my expectations, Wyaadots, :Chippewas,
Otto was, P.ottawatamies, Muns,ees,DelaWares,
&c. &c. -with whom I had the most friendly
intercourse, at once Passed over to Amberstburg,
and accepted the tomahawk and scalping knife.—
There being now a vast number of Indiansat the
British post, they were sent -to the-river Huron,
Brownstown, and Magnago to intercept my coin-
inunication. To open this communication; I de-
tached Major Vanhorne, of the Ohio Volunteers,
with 20(1 'men, to proceed as far. as the river
Raisin, under an expectation he wou:d meet. Capt.
Brush, from the /50 men, volunteers fro the State

of. Ohio, and a quantity of provilions tor the
army. Au ambuscade was formed at Brownstown,
and Major Vanhorne's detachment defeated, and
returned to.the camp without effecting the object
of the 'expedition.
In my letter of the. 7th inst. you have the par-
ticulars of that transactjan, wit,h a return of the
hilted. and wounded., ~I:index this sudden and un-

expected ehange.of things,. and having received an
express front General Mall', cf.unmunding opposite
the British shore on the Niagara river,. by which
it appeared that..ther6:was no prospect of any co-
operation from that quarter,- and the two senior
oniecrs q‘the artillery hilving.stated to me an opi-
nion thatit would be extremely di:;cult, if not ha-
possible., topass.theTurkey river and river Aux Can-
. nard:witittlie24-pounders,and that they could not be
transported by water, as the Queen charlotte, which
carried 18 24-pounders, lay in- the- river Detroit
above the Inouth of the .river Aux Cannard; and
as it appeared indispensably necessary .to open.
the' communication to 'the river Raisin and the.

Aliami.l found my elf compd/c.d. to suspend the.
operations- against Ainhersthurg, and concentrate
the main. force of the army at Detroit. Fullyin-
tending at that time, after the communication was

opened; to rccross the river; and pursue the ola••
ject at Amberstburg, and 'strongly desirous of
i:Ontinuing• protection to a very large number
of the inhabitants of Upper Canada, whO had
voluntarily 'accepted it 'Under My proclamation, I
established a fortress on tl,e banks of the river, a
-gale below Detroit, calculated for a garrison of
''3oo men. •

• On the evening of the 7th, and inorning-of the
Bth instant, the army, excepting' the garrison of
250 infantry and a corps of artillerists; all under

the cerntriatid of Z,l-ajer Denny, of the Ohio voe
lunteers, re-croieed the river, end encatirped at
Detroit. In pursuance of the object of inpening
the conurithlication, on which leonsidered the ex-
istence of tile army depended, a detachment .of
sic hundred Men, tinder the command of Lieute-
nant-Colonel Miller, was immediately ordered.
a particular account of the proceedings of this de-
tachment, and thti -memorable battle fought at
Maguago„whiCli reflects. the highest honour
the American arnia; I refer you to my lifter bitire
13th of August, a duplicate of which is inclosed;
marked G.
Nothing, however, but hOnotir was acqtrired by
this victory, ; and it is a painful bon:tineratione
that the blood of seventy-five gallant rneu could.
only_open a conumitli :ation as far as the points of
their. bayonets extended. The necessary care Of
the sick and. wOnaded, and a very severe storm of
rain, rendered their return- to camp indispensably
necessary. for :their own comfort. Capt. Brush;
with his smell (let:Khan-1a lied the aeovisionse
being still at the river Ito sin, and in •,t situation to
•be.destroyedhy ti,t-savage.;', 0:1 the 13th inst. in the
evening; I nerodtted Cols n'irtlittr and {;ass to
select Irvin their .Tegl!l!est foar letorlred Of their,'
most efieetive Men, and oroceed ;n an upper `
route
through tae a-noes, •.‘l,:i inid seatean express
:0 Cairain to tlr , d had directed the
Militia of the fiver naisei to c nepaey him as a
reinforcement.. l'ne force o t e .enerey continu-
ally inerdtising, and the neeessey the
coemmuicatiou, „and aetiag on the d fettaive,'
imccerning more. apparent, I bid, aireviona to
detaching Colonels M'Arthun and C:tsse ort
the 11th einstaet, evaceated and destrnyed the
fort on the opposite bank. ,0a the Eithe is tee
evntieg,±;eeeral 1..3r0e1t err_ Ambertsereel
about _ liey none Ceiotiels or and Caes
marched, of which at that time I had Teeei red net
information. - -On the I.sth, I received a smart-I.:or-14
from him to surrender fort Detiiit, of which the
paper marked A, is a copy: My answer-is marked
At this time I had received no information
from Colonels M'Arthur -and Cass 'An expresi
was immediately. sent, strongly escorted,'
.with
ordfen • : -eeern, On the 15th, as soon
e'en:teal oea icceived my letter., his batteries
Opened on the town and fort, and contined until
'evening. In the evening, all Lire British ships
war came nearly as far up the river as Sandwich,
three miles below Detroit. At day-light Oti the
1-6th (at which -time I had received no information
from Colonels M'elrthur and Cass, ply ex-
presses sent the evening before, and in the .
night, having been prevented from passing
by numerous bodies of Indians), the can-
nonade recommenced, and in a short time 1
,re-
ceived 'information that the BritiSh army and In-
dians were landing below the Spring Wells, under
the cover of their ships of war. At, this, time the
Whole effectiee force at my disposal at Detroit did
not exceed 800 mon. Being new troops, and nu-
accustomed to a camp life—having performed -A
laborious march—having been engaged in A
number of battles and skirmishes, in which • '
many had fallen, and more had • received
wounds ; in addition, to :which, a large nom-
her being sick, and unprovided with medicine,
and the comforts necessary for their situation, are
the general causes by which the strength of the
army was thus reduced. The fort at this thee was
filled with women, children, and the old and de-
crepit people of the town and country : theyeivere
unsafe in the town), as it was entirely open and
-exposed 'to the enemy's
,batteries. Back of the
fort, above or
below it, there was no safety for
theta on account of the Indians. In the first in- •
stance, the enemy's fire was principally directed
against our batteries ; towards the close, it was
directed against the fort alone, and almost: every
shot and shell had their effect.
It now becanie necessary either to fight the
enemeein the field, collect the whole force in the
fort, or propose terms of capitulation. I could
not have carried into the field more than 600 men,
'and left any adequate force in the fort. There
landed al.tliat time of the' enemy, a. regular
force of much more than that number, and twice
the number of Indians. Considering this great
inequality .of force, I did not -think it expedient
to adopt the first measure. The second must have
been attended with a great saerifice of blood, and •
no possible advantage ; because the contest could
not have been sustained more than a day fir want
f poWder, and hot a.yery few days for the want
of provisions. In. addition to this, Colonels -
‘lVVArthur and Cass would have been in a most e,
hazirdous situation. I feared nothing but the last
alternative. I have dared to adopt it: I well
know the high responsibility of the measure;
take-the whole of it on myself. It was dictenel
by a sense of duty, and a full conviction of its
expediency. The bands of savages which had then
joined the British force were numerous beyond
any former example. Their nainbers have since

'increased, and the history' of the barbarians of the
north of Europe does not furnish examples of more
greedy violence than these savages have exhibited.
A lar.,?;e portion .f the brave and gallant Officers
and Men I commanded \mild cheerfully have co!)-
tested until the last cartridge had been expended,
and the bayonets worn to the sockets. •I could

not consent to the useless sacrifice of such brave

men, when I knew it was impossible for me to,
sustain my situation. It was impossible inthe
nature of things that •an army could have been
furnished with the necessary supplies of provi-
_sions, military stores, clothing, and-comforts for
the sick, on pack-horses, through 'a Wilderness of
200 miles, filled with hostile savages. It was-im-:
• possible, Sir, that this little army, worn down by
fatigue, by sickness, by wounds, and deaths, could
have supported itself, 'not only against the col-
lectedforcc of all the northern nations of Indians.,
-but against the united strength of Upper Canada,
-iv-hose population consists of More than twenty
times the number contained,-in the territory Of
ichlgati;:aided by -the principal part of the re-
gular 'iOrces of the Province, and the wealth and
'influence of the'North West: and other trading es-
tablishments among the Indians, which have ill

-their employment, and under th'eht entire edntroul,

more than 2000 white men

Before 1 close this dispatch►, it is a duty I owe
my respectable associates in command,,, Colonels

111.gArthor, Finci!ey, Ca3s,.frid Liettf.- Col. driller,
to-express my obligations to them, for the prompt
and judicious inauntr-in which they performed their

respective autle; aTfilt.l;fl.; taken pace during
the campaign which ;s lion:litrabl6 teethe army,
those Officers are entitled to a large share of
If the' last act should be disapproved, no part of
the censure belongs to. them. I have likewise to
express my obligation to Gen. Taylor, who has
performed the duty of Quarter-Master-General,
for his great exertions in procuring-every thing
in his department which it was possible to furnish
for convenience of the army ; likewise to Brigade
Major Jessup, for the correct and punctual man-
ner in whieh he has discharged his duty; and to
the army generally for their exertion, and the
zeal they have manifested for the public interest.
The death of Dr. Foster, soon after he arrived at
Detroit, was a severe misfortune to the army ; it
was inci eased bythe capture ofthe Chache,ga packet,
by which the medicine and hospital stores were
lost.: He was commencing the hest arrangements
in the department of ‘ybieb he was the principal,
with the very small means they posSessed: I was
likewise deprived of the 'necessary' services of
Capt: Partridge by sickness, the only Officer of
the corps of engineers attached to the army. All
the Officers and men are gone to their respective
tomes, excepting the 4th United States' regiment,
and a small part, of the Ist, and Capt. Dyson's
Company of artillery. Capt. Dyson's 'company
was left at Ambe'rstburg, and the others are with
me prisoners,—they amount to about 340. I have
only to solicit an investigation of my conduct, as
early as my situation and the state of things will
admit, and to add the further
.request, that the
Government will not -be unmindful of my asso-
ciates in captivity, and of the families of those
brave men 'o=lio have fallen in the contest.

, .
I .have- the honour to be, very respectfully,
Your most .obedient servant, .
W. Hum., Brig.-Gen.
Commandiqg the North Western Army of the
United States.
Hon...Nlr. Eustis, Secretaryof the Department of Witr.

EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER OF COLONEL MSS TO

THE SECRETARY OF til.ll.
When the forces landed in Canada, they landed
with an ardent zeal, and stimulated with the hope
-of -conquest. No enn,tuy appeared within view
of us, and had an immediate and vigorous attack
been Made upon Malden, it would doubtless have
fallen an easy victory. I know Geneialflull af-
, terwards declared he regretted this attack had not
been 'made. In the course of three weeks the
cannon were mounted, the ammunition, and every
preparation made for an imaie:liate investment of
the fort. At a Council, at which were present
all the Field Officers, and which was held two
days -before ofir'preparations were completed, it
Was unanithouSly agieed to make an immediate at-
tempt to accomplish the object of this expedition;
but d change of measures, in opposition to the
Wishes and opinions a; the Officers, was adopted
by the General. ; The plan of attackirigMalden
was abandoned, and instead of acting offensiVely,
Ave broke up oar camp, and evacuated Canada,
and recrossed the river in thenight, without even
the shadow of an enemy to injure us. We left to
the tender mercy of the enemy the miserable Ca-
nadians who had joined us, and the protection we
afforded them was but a passport to vengeance.--
This fatal and 'unaccountable step &spirited the
troops, and destroyed the' little confidence which
a series of timid, irresolute, and ,indeeisive mea-
sures bad left in thc CoMmanding Officer.
About the 10th of August, the enemy received
the reinforcement of 400 men. On the 12th, the
Commanding Officers . of three of the regiments
(the fourth was absent) were informed, through
a medium which admitted of no doubt, that the
General had stated that a capitulation would be
necessary.,
As no enemy was near us, and as.the superiority
of our force was manifest, We could see no neces-
sity for capitulating, nor any propriety in allud-
ing to it. We. therefore determined, in the last
resort, to incur the responsibility of divesting the
General of his command. "This:plan was eventually
prevented by two Commanding Officers of regi-
ments being ordered upOn detachmeats.
On the 13th, the British took a -position oppo
site to Detroit, and began to throw up works.---.
During that and the two following days, they
pursued their object without interruption, and es-
tablished a, battery for two 18-pounders and an
8-inch howitzer. About sun-set on the evening
of the. 14th, a detachment of 350 men, from the
,regiment commanded by Colonel M'Arthiir and
, myself, was 'ordered to March to the Raisin, to es-
.cort-the provisions,. . .
On Saturday, . the .15thy about one o'clock, a
flag of truce. arrived from Sandwich, bearing a
summons from
.General Brock, for the surrender
of the town and fork of .7)etroit, stating, he could
no longer restrain the fury of the savages. To-
this an immediate and spirited refusal was re-
turned. About four o'clock, their batteries be-
gan to play upon the The fire was returned
and continued without interruption, and with lit-
tit effect, until dark. 'Their shells were thrown
till eleven o'clock.
At day-light the firing on both sides recom-
menced ; about the same time the enemy began
to land troops at the Springwells, three miles be-
low Detroit, protected by two of their armed
vessels.

Between it and seven o'clock they effected
• their landing,, and immediately took up their line
of march. They :moved in a close column of pla-
toons, 12 in front, upon the bank of the river.
'The fourth ri:girnent was stationed in the fort;
the Ohio volunteers,, and a part of the Michigan
inihtia, behind some pickets, in 'a situation. in
which the whole flank of the enemy would. have
teen exposed. The residue. of the Michigan mi-
litia were in the upper part of the town to resist.
the incursions of the savages.' Two 24-pounders
loaded with grape-shot, were posted upon a com-
manding eminence, ready.to sweep the advanc-
ing cOlumu. In this situation, the superiority of
our position was apparent.
When the head of their colunm arrived within
Ptoutlo6 yards of, our
*line, orders were received.
grant General' Hull, for the. whole to retreat. to the
fort, and for the 24-pounders not to open upon
the enemy. The fort was in this manner filled ;
the men were directed to 'stack their arms, and,,
'scarcely was an opportunity afforded of moving.
.t.'ho.r.tly after a white flag was hung. 'out upon tha
'walls. A British Officer rode up to inquire the
A communication .passO between the

. .
, , •. •
r'anurianding Generals, which ended in thylstapi-
..
ttilation sulatiiitied to you. . -‘•
Our' morning
_report had that inorni:l7 mp.de
our effective Men present fit for duty 1030,
out including the detachment before aliiitA to,
and without including 300 of the
on duty.
_ _

I have been informed by Colonel Findley, who
saw the return of their, Quarter-Master-General
the day after the surrender, that their whole force
of every description, white, red; and black, was-
-1080. They had 29 platoons, 12 in a platoon,
of men dressed in uniform. Many of these were
evidently Canadian militia The rest of their Mi-
litia increased their white force to about 700 men.,
. The number of their Indians could not be ascer
tained• with any degree of precision : not many
were visible : and on the event of an attack upon,
the town and fort, it was a species of force which
could have afforded no material advantage to the.
enemy,

In enacavouring to appreciate the motive, and
to investigate the causes, ivhich led to the event
sir Unexpected ,and dishonourable, it is ithpossible
to find any solution in the relative strength of the
contending .parties, or in the measures of resist-
ance in our power. That we were far superior to
the enemy—that upon any ordinary principles of
calculation, we would have 'defeated them, the
wounded and indignant 'feelings of every man
there will testify.
. • _

A few days before the surrender, I was inform-
ed by General [lull, we' had 400' rounds of 24-
pound shot fixed, and about 100,000 cartridges
made: We surrendered with the fort, 400 barrels
of powder, and 2500 stand of arms.

The state of our provisions has not been gene-
rally understood. the day of tht. surrender
we had 15 days' provisions of every kind on hand.
Had we been totally destitute of provisions, our
duty and ouv interest undoubtedly was to fight.
But basely to surrender without firing a -gun--
tamely to submit without raising a bayonet—dis-
graceful': to pass in review bef9re an enemy is•
inferior in the quality as in the number of his
forces, were circumstances whicb excited feelings
of indignation more easily felt-than described..
I am expressly authorisedto state, that Colonel
M'Arthur, and' Colonel Findley, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Miller, viewed this transaction in the
light which I dQ.
Confident I am, that bad the conrage.and con
duct of the General been equal to the spirit and
zeal of the troops, the event would. have beeicas
brilliant and, successful as it now thsastrous.and
dithonourable.

LEwis Cass, Cal. 3d, Regt. Ohio Vol.
'The Hon. Wm: Eustis; Secretary of War. •

COMMODORE RODGERS.

TIE PRESIDENT A .;p BELVIDEgE.
.EXT;RACT FROM THE JOURNAL OF COMMODORE

RODGERS

After describing the first ineffectual attempts of
the President upon the. Belvider.e, the American
Commander thus proceeds :
" I now endeavoured, by altering course
.half
a point to port and wetting our sails, to gain a
more effectual position on his starboard quarter,
but soon found myself losing ground. After this
a similar attempt was made at nis-.•larooard guar-
ter, ba.. without any better success, as the wind
at this time. being very light, and bOth ships Sail-
ing so nearly that by making an angle of only
half a point from the course she steered, enabled
him to augment Eis distance. No hope was now
left of bringing him to close action, except that
derived from being to windward, and the expect-
ation the breeze might favour ut first : 1 accord-
ingly gave orders to steer directly after him, and
to keep our bow chase guns playing on_ his spars
and rigging, until .Our bl4mdsicie would more
effectually reach him. At five, finding from' the
advantage his stern guns gave him, that he had
done considerable injury to.oursails and rigging,
lud being within point blank shot, -1 gave orders
to put the helm to starboard, and fire our main
tied( guns ; this broadside did some fOrlherda-.
maga to'his rigging, and I could perceive that ass
fare-top-sail-yard was wounded, tint the sea was
so very smooth., .and the wind so light,
.that the
injury done was not such as materially to affeCt
.his sailing. After this broadside cur course was
instantly renewed in his wake (under &galling tire
from his stern-chase guns, directed at our spars
`and rigging), and Continued until half-past six;
at which time, being within reach-of his grape,
and finding our sails, rigging, and several spars
(particularly the main-yard, which had little
left' to support it except the lifts and braceS)
'very much disabled, I again gave orders to luff
acrasasbis stern, and gave hima couple of broad-
sides;

" The enemy at this time finding. himself so
hardly pressed, and seeing while in the act of fir-
ing our head sails to left, and suppOsing that the,
ship had in a .ratasure lest the effect of her helm,
he gave a broad yaw•with the intention of bring-
ing his broadside to bear : finding
,the President
answered helm too quick for his purpose, he im-
mediately reassumed his course, and precipitately'
fired his 4 after main-deck guns on- the starboard
side, although they did not bear upon us at the
time by 25 or 30 degrees, and he now commenced
lightening his ship by throwing overboard all his
boats, waste anchors, 8:c. and by this means was
enabled by a quarter before seven to get so far
ahead as to prevent our bow chase guns. doing ex-
ecution, and I now perceived with more mortifica-
tion than words can express, that there was little
or no chance left of getting within gun-shot of
the enemy again. Under every disadvantage of
disabled.spars, sails, and rigging, I however con-
tinued the chase with all the sail we could set, till
half past eleven p. m., when perceiving he had
gained upwards of three miles, and not the
slightest prospect of coming up with him, I gave
up the pursuit, and made the signal to the other
ships as they came up to do the same.
"During the first of the chase, while theibreeze
was fresh and sailing by the wind, I thought the
whole of the squadron gained upon
,the. enemy.
It was soon discoverable; however, the.ad vantage
be acquired by sailing large, and this 1 conceive
be must have derived in so great a degree. bystart-
ing his water, as I could perceive, upwards of an
hOur before we came within gun-.shot, water run-
ning out of his scuppers.
" While in chase it was difficult to determine •

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w,bether onr. own' situation or that .of the other,
r.4a5 the most unpleasant
1•4.7 e superior sailing: of the President was not
(of'the Avind) as to enable us'to get upon
the iyoadside of the. enet4 ; the situation of the
citherS was notlesa irksome, as not even the head-
most, which was the Congress, was able at any
One to get within less than two gun-shots distant,
and even at that but for a very little time..
” endeavonringto Fet alongside of the ene-
my, the following persons were killed and wound--
ell ; 16 of whom were killed and wounded,hy the
bursting of our own 'gun, viz.—

Killed--.7ohn Taylor, jun. midshipman ; John H. Bird, ditto ;
Fraoci, H. Dwight, marine.
Wlmmied•-•—Comhiodore Rodgsrs ; Thomas Gamble, Lieut. se:
I'e:rely; .I,;lin Heath, -Lieut. of .3iLtriims, slightly; Katt.
C. Perry, midshipman, ditto;
-Lawrence ditto, ditto;
-Lrenee Ninutgoinery, midst: lusthis telt arm;
John Barrett; mailer-gunner, severely; Sohn Beasley,
slightly";. Ifarid Dais:A, • ditto, .ceverely, 'since ;
Andrew 'Matthews, ditto,, liOtly; .:orlon Bmthe, armour-
er, ditto; ..tolai Claim, seaman, . severely; stewirt,
ditto, diiin ; Qeorge ditto,. ditto;
ordinary seaman. ditto ; Neil ibErtling,'ditto, Jchn
Berry, ditto, ditto ; Henry Qiieert,,d141.9,,d404
hoy,.ditto. .
Note.--The greater part of the wounded have since nearly
,coveted. .