The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-09-02

offered any assistance in men that might
require. ! received $50 soldiers and distri
buted them in the different vessels, to assist
in boarding, or repellIng boarders, as cireuu
stances might require. II blew very heavy
in squalls during the night. Soon after day
light discovered the enemy's fleet bearino
north weighed and stood after him.-The
winds soon became light and variable, and
before g o'clock, quite calm. At fresh
breezes from north, the cncmy's fleet bearing
north, distant about or 5 leagues. Wore
the fleet in succession, and hauled upon a
wind on the larboard tack AT susviown tho
enemy bore N. w. by N. on the s,arboard
tack. The wind hauling 10 the westward, I
stood to the northward all night in order 10
gain the north shore. AT day light tackled to
the westward, the wind having CHANGED 10
N.N.W. Soon after discovered the enemy's
fleet, bearing S.W- took the Asp and the
Madison, the Fair American in tow, and
made all sail in chase. 1t was at this time
we thought of realizing what we had been so
long toiling for but before IL o'clock, the
wind changed 20 W.S.W. which brought the
enemy to windward : tackled to the north
wrrd at 5, the wind inclning TO the north
ward, wore to the southwark and westward,
and made the signal for the feet to make all
sail. AT 4, the enemy bore S. S.V. bore up
and steered for him. AT S, observed the en-
emy becalmed nnder the land, nearing him
very fast with fine breeze from NN.W. AZ
=, formed the order of battle within about 4
miles of the enemy. The wind at this time
very light. AT z, the wind changed TO S.W.
and fresh breeze, which again placed the
enemy to windward Of me. Tackled and
hauled upon wind on the larbord tack, un-
der easy sail, the enemy standing after us.
At9, when within about two gun shot of our
rear, he wore to the southward :: / stood on
to the northward, under easy saiI--the Acct
formed in two,lines, par, Of the schooners
forming the weather line, with orders to com.
mencc the fire upon the enemy as soon as
their shot would take effect, and as the enc
my reached them TO edge down upon the line
to leeward and pass through the intervals and
form to leeward AT about half past 10, the
enemy tackled and stood after US. At IL, The
rear OF our line opened his fire upon the ene-
my In about l5 minutes the fire became
general from the weather line, which was re-
turned from the enemy. AT half pas. IL, the
weather line bore up and PASSED TO the leew-
ard, except the Growler and Julia, which
soon alter tackled TO the sonthward, which
brought the enemy between them and me.
Filled the maintopsail and edged away two
points TO lead the enemy down, net only to
engage him to more advantage, but to lead
him from the Growler and Julia. He, how
ever, kept his wind until he completely sepa-
rated those tive vessels from the rest of the
squadron, exchanged few shot with this
ship as he passed, without injury TO us, aud
made sail after our two schooncrs. Tackled
and stood after him. Al IL (midsight) find
mo thar must either s~r,ra,o C,x-~ a.. .u,.
| OF the squadron, or relinquish the hope of
saving the two which had separa. d, reIuc,-
anlly gave up the pursuit, reioined the SQUAD
ron, then to lceward, and formed the line on
the starboard tack. The firing was con,inu-
ed between our two schooners and the enc.
my's fleet until about a. NJ. when, / pre-
smc, they were obliged to surrender to a
force SO much their superior. Saw nothing
more of the enemy that night: soon after
| day light discovered them close in with the
snorth shore, with one Of our schooners in
| tow, tho other not to be seen. l presume
she may have beee sunk. The enemy shew-
ed no disposition to come down upon US, al
though to windward, and blowing heavy from
w. The schooners laboring very much, I
ordered two Of the dullest to run into Niaga-
ra and ancher. The gale increasing very
much and as could not 60 into Niagara with
this ship, determined to run to Gcncssee
! Bay, as shelter for the small vessels, and
with the expectation of being able to obtain
provisions Tor the squadron, as we we're near
ly oil out, the Madison and Oneida having
not single days on board when we arrived
opposite Genessee Bay. found there was
every prospect OF the gales continuing, and
ii it did, could run to this place and provis.
ION the whole squadron with more certainty,
and nearly in the same time could ., Cen
csse, admitting that could obtain provisions
at that place. After bringing the breeze as
far RS Oswego, the wind became light, incli-
ming to calm which has prolonged our pas
sage to this day. shsl: provision the squad
ron tor live weeks and proceed up the lake
this evening, and when return again hope