Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-09-06

again placed the enemy 10 windwaE OF me.
I acked and hsu ed upon wind on ne lar
board tack, under eafy fail, the eners : fisnd-
ing after va AT 9, whtn within al ,ut two
eunlhet of our rear he wore to the IL Inward.
food on 10 the aorthward under eaiy fall
she fieet formed in two lines, part OF de ichs.
forming the weather line, with orders 10
commence the ERE upon the enemy ssfeoa "a
sheir lhot would take effect, an As the
enemy reached them to edge dos upon
the line to lceward and pass throsgb inter
walls and fo-m 70 leevsYa A, al ; Il sait
ten the eoerny ,ze ksd aud food ai.tf Us At
u, The rear of our line opened his FIRE upon
The enemy in about S minutes the FIRE he
came general from the weather line which
WAS returned from the enemy AT haf pan
II the wsa her line bore up and psded 10 tie
ieeward except the Grower and Julis, which
foon after tackled to the ionihward, which
brought the enemy between them and me.
Filled the main topisil and edged away two
points TO cad the enemy down, not only to
engage him to more advantage. but TO lead
him from h, Orovlrr and Ju "a lie, how
ever KEEP, his wind until he completely feper-
ated thoie two vefTels from the ref OF the
fquadron. erohanged a few illot with this fhip
as he pa1ed, and made fail after our two ichrs
Tackled and food afler him. At, l2, mid
nigh) finding thar | nun either feperaie
from the reil o the fqusdron or relIn9uiih my
hope Of faving the TWO which had ieperated,
re uetanty gave up the puriuit, rejoined the
f1uadron, then to lseward, and formed the
line on the ilarboard tack. The firing was
continued between our two fehooner, and the
enemy, fleet until about !, A Nj when
prefume, they were Obliged to iurtsnder to
force 10 much their hyperion. Saw nothing
more of the enemy that night ioon after day
light d,ieovered hem coie N with the north
fhore, with one of our lchooners 10 tow, the
other MOTTO be feen lprefume lhr may have
been funk. The enemy fhewed no diipoi.
ton to come down upon u,, altho to wind
ward, and blowing heavy from W.
The fehrs Iabouriug very much, ordered
two Of the dulIeffto run into Niagara and au.
Choir. The gale increahrg very much and as
could NOT 90 INFO Niagara with thi, fhip,
determined TO run TO Genneflee Bay, as ihel
ter for the FINAL veflels, and with the erpeeta
ton of being able to obtain prov.Gons tor the
fquadron, as we were all nearly cut. the Mad.
ifon and Oneida haying not hnge day. on
board whsh we arrived opposite Genedee Bay
found there was every proipect of ,he gales
contiDling, aud # II did, could run to lh,,
place aud pfovlhen the whole iausdron with
more certainly, and nearly in the fame time
could - c~rs'1e< sdn,i'i,nr thar couid
obtain provliiops at thai place hfes prirg-
ing the breeze as far as ofwsgo The wind be
came light inclining to a calm which ha, pro
longed our padage TO ,hi, day | Gail pro
vihon he fquadron for weeks and proceed
up he lake this evening and when return
again hope to he able o communicate more
agreeable news han this communication con
ta,n,. -
The lois of the GROWER and lrlia. in the
manner in which they have been lott, is NOR
tifyiug IN the extreme and although their
commanders diloheyed my poltive orders, !
ana wiling TO believe tha, II zroie from an er
ror of Judgment, and eicef. of zeal 10 do more
than was required eft them; thinking proha
bly, thar The enemy intended TO bring Us To
general action they thought by gaining the
wind CT him they W, nd have IL more n their
power 10 annoy and injure him than they
could by forming 10 ieeward of cur line
From what | have been abe to dtcooer of
the movements of the enemy he has no iDten-
ton Of engaging Us. except be can ger decided
" the advantage of wind and weather aud a,
n" ss1e's M 'sl"adran. fail better than our
iquadron, he can always avoid an atlion;-
unleis can gain the wind 40, have iutfie,ent
daylight to bring him to ata, % before dark.
His ohjeet Is evidently, to hsrt.s. n. by night
attacks, by which means he think. 10 Gu, n
our lmall dull failing iehooner. IN detail For
tune has evidently favored h,ra thn. far.
hope that it will be my urn usrl, and although
inferior in point of force, feel very confident
Of fucceis
hav. the horor TO be. Sir, very refpe aful-
ly your mon obedient fsfvant
ISAAC CHAUNCEY.
Esf,oa from osofsf, u TIE loss dsfs, 10 tie Ssss-
fa,y far q M li,.a,,y