Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-09-06
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10 the Secretary q the Nagy, dared on oedrd
The ship General R.ts, II Saetsn,s HmOow,
l5A Dig. 1873.
" slR--I arrival here this day with this
ship, the Msdisoa, Oneida GoyernoW Temp
kius, Gononesi, Oa,ario, Pert aud I.ndy Of
the Lake. The lair Americsn and Asp I
i,fl at Niagara Since Lad the i.nnouT Of
addressing yoa last, have bean much dis
tressed anu mortified distressed al the
loss Of part OF the force enuusiod 70 my
command, aud mort'fe,. at not being able 10
briug the enemy 10 action. he fiiowing
movement aud transactions, OF the = adron,
since the s h inst. will give you ne best
iGes Of The difficulties and notifications
lbat have had 10 encounter.
On the 9Th at day light, tbs enemy's fleet,
,.snsisting OF two ships, two brgs aud Two
| 4 re schooners, were discovered bearing
w II. w. dis ant about five or SIX nile,
wind al west. At 5 weighed with ths
fleet and unanswered TO gain lie wind.
Al having passed 10 lee ward ofihe enemys
| line And abreast of hl. van ship, Qhe Wolfe)
hois ed our colours and fired few guns, 10
ascertain whether We could reach him viii
our shot, finding they fell short, wore, AID
haned uron a wiad on the siafbosid tack |;
the rear of our schrs. then about SIX miles
s.stern. The eoemy wo~- m succession K
h "a. 4 upon wind on The same lack but
> Jon dp ding thai 8e shoeld he able 10 weatb
j er aim upon the next tack, he tackled and
m ade all sail to the Woodward. As soo, SIS
our resg vessels c ,uid feich h,s wake, tack
ed and msde all sail IN chast. II ihe aiief.
noon the wind became vei5' .gbt All 10
wards nigh, quite calm. Tue shooeefs used
their sw. efs all the II erhaon, 10 aider To
elnse with ne enemy, but withoat success.
/ - in the afternoon | made the signal ot
E, rec all and formed IN close order. Wind
during the nlhei I ON the IVES Wa and al
| Ter midnight squa.ly; KIP all hsnas a,
| quarters and b.a. 10 w,nd.atd in hopes 10
gain the wind of the enemy. Al ? A. M
| missed Two OF our schuoners---at daylight
discovered the missing sehrs. 10 De the
Hamilton and Sooufge. Soon aiser spoae
the Go.ernouf ronI kim, who informed me
that the Hamilton and ocourge both oserset
and sunk, ia a he asy squaii about O'Clock
aud Distressing 10 HE, every soul perab.
ed except sixteen Tbis fats, sccidenl de-
qrs.ed me ~ once of ,he s,ces of two val.
liable officers, Lieut.. Winter snd sailing
Master Csgond, and TWO u my best schoon-
ers, mounting together, ~ guns THIS &C
/ cilent giving 10 the enemy decidedly the
superiority, lhough lat he wOatd take adyan-
,age OF it particularly as BY change of
wind, lac MAS again brought dead to WIND.
ward ot mc.-Fofmed the line upon the Lar
hoard tach and hove 10. o0Dn aiiei A. NJ.
the enemy bore up and set studI,as sails
apparently with all in ention TO biiug Us to
action. When he had approached rs with.
IN shout miles he bought 10 on starboard
tack, wore and brUrgRt 10 on same tack,
+ Finding hat tie enemy had no intention OF
j bringing rs 10 action, l edged away In gain
! the land IN order to have TIE advantage OF
the land breeze Ia The at e,noon, Il soon
siter fell calm and ! directed The schoone's
10 sweep up and engage the enemy. About
NOM we go. light breeze from The east.
wzld. looE the Oneida in tow, as she
/ sail badly. md Stood for The enem,.
3 When he van of orr fchrs. va. within =.
hogs l-2 or mies Of his rear, tie wind
ih;f,ed TO the weltward, which again pIv-sh,
him 10 wiudw ard /; a. ioon as The breeze iiruok
him, he bore up for The ichrs, IN order 10 cut
them eff before they ,oald rel IN me but
/ with their iweeps, and the breeze ioon reach
inc them aIfo, they were icon IN their tahon.
! Tie enemy fading himie ffoiiee IN his At empt
unon the lchr.. hauled hi wind and hove too.
ID ioon after became very Equally, and The sp-
pearanoe Of its continuing during The night
| and AS we had been at quar- 'ers tor nearly 10
| hour., ard beng spprehenspe Of Operating
! from tome of the heavy failing fshooners IN
the iouall, induced me TO run IN towards MAG.
ara. and anchor outide the bar. Gen Boyd
very hanafomely offered any ailllance IN mea
thai might require. received SO folders
and dilir,buled them IN different veaels, to
/ saifl IN boarding, OF repehug bosrders, as cir.
cnmf az ces mlghs require IL blew very heav.
in louals dunpg the night. soon afler day
! INIT dileosered The enemy. feet bearing
nor,h weighed aud food after him. The
wind foon became light and variable, aud be.
fore IL O'Clock quite calm Ia ffeih bree.
&c. from north. the enemy fleet bearing
north, diliant about or S leagues Wore The
fleet IN faccelll1n, ard hauled UPON W nd on
the arbosrd tack A, fun down The enemy
bore ". w by " on the harboard tack
Tie wind hauling to the eeiiwarc, food 10
the uorthward all night in order to gam he
north thore. At day light tack d TO We ward,
the wind having changed to N. N w soon
az er diicoyeIed the eneEys ileet bearing S.
w took the Aip, and the Msdiion. The
Fair American IN tow, aud made ali Tail Ia
cbare. Il wa, a, this time we thought of re
aiiEing what We had bsea 10 long toling for
bur before ? clock the wind changed 20 w.
s, w. which brooght the enemy 10 windward |;
taeked TO the northwafd at 9, the wind in
eliniUg 10 the norikward, wore 10 the touh-
ward and weii9srd, aud made the hgnal for
the Feet 10 make all ial--At A, the enemy
bore 5 5 w bore up and aeered for him
Al s. obierves the enemy beea med under the
land, nearing him very fan With hne breeze
from N h. W, At 8, foimed The order OF bat