The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-09-21
VERY INTERESTING PARTICULARS
OF THE LATE BATTLE.
Portland. .Sehs. 8

Portland, .Se1ts. g..
On Monday the 9th inst. al p. M. an.
chored IN this harbor the u. 3. brig En-
terpriZc, Catelt. VIM Burrows, comman-
der) With II. Il. M's brig Boxer, Gate capt.
Biytne) ner prize, of equal force, captured
on the 5th inst. liter an action Of IS mi
nutes. 'rhe fjhlwns particulars of the
engagement az obtained from tire officers
on boari :he Enlerprizs:
Sept S, al n. M. Ii; ut winds fron y. n
w. PcrMaqnd bearing X. 8 miles distant,
eaw a brig a. anchor IL shore and made sail
ON a WED, with the lar6oard taci.s On
board. A. halspast z. the brig Weighed
aud fired shot At . fishing boat. Tor the
purpose OF escertainiHg what we were la
we have since learot) At halls past 6. the
brig fred shos AS a challenge, and hostcd
three English easisns, end iN,nsd ely bore
up fcr Us. At9 we tackled. kept avay south
end pr pared for action. a half past o, i,
tell Calm, she enemy bcarpg ~. n. w. DIS
tant fonr miles. AZ half past II, q breezr
sprung up from the ). W. which v.ve ms
the weather guage, we uaace ivred to the
wintlv ard, until 9 p. NJ. TO try or sa,linp
with the enemy, and ascer,ain his force A.
quarter past . P. NJ We shortened sail,
hoisted 8 ensigns, and fred a shot at thc
enemy. At S p. M. tackled and bore up for
the enemy, taking him to be one eli. Mp.
briggs of TIE largest size. A. O ,artar rat
s, the enemy being within half pis d .ht
gave three cheers and commenced rhe ac,i-
on, by firing her stab lard broadsi-.s We
then returned them s cheers with our l. r
board broadside, when the ac,i became
general. At 30 minutes pas, 5 p M. our
brave commander fell AID While lying on
deck, refusing to be CARR d h ow, ra,seI
his head and requested, that the f0e DicAt
mevcr De Strurk. At hRf pas: 3 we RANGED
ahead Of the enemy, fired our stern cnas r,
ro,.r ded too on the StarbOyrd Ia L. snd ra
ksd in with our starbcard brOadside A
IS minutes past s. the enemy's VI ain op
mass and topsail Yard canc down. We then
set the foee sail, and to5k . position ON his
stSrboard bow, and continued to rake him
uutu IS Hinutes past 9, when he ceased f.
ring aud c"ied for qUereis saying, that %
their colors were nailed. they could not haul
then down.
We tten took possession of the prize
which proved to be II. r. MS brig xer.
Sixty four prisoners were taken Including
II wounded. The number Of the enemy
killed caHnat be eXactly ascertained rs ma
ny were hove overheard before we took
posses si,n, Captain Blyih being enc Of the
slain who fell il. the early part Of the acii-
on.
When the sword of the vanquished enc
M was presented TO the d, ing couqneror
he clasyed his hands ard said =. 7 am sails
ped I die coatentcd." Ard then oonsen
tedI ncr TIL then, would he Consent TO be
carried be'aw.
Some OF he 3 xer's crew Informs that
when she last lefr her port she had II;
picked men COR the purpose of taking The
Enterprizc and thar six were mt on board
OF q prize ard FIVE Including the doctor were
TN shore al ths island cf iiauhigeen. la
wing OF board when he action c. -meucs 4
1O4 which accounts corrnbyrat,d Uy ;he
muster book fo0rd On hoard of he 4 yer
The Enterprise had TWO men killed aud u
wounded, among the latter { whom were
the Captan who expired at ID o'clock IN
Ia night following the action-and mid
shipman Kervin WaIers also nscrtaIly--ye
l2nguishins.
THE damage dore 70 The two vcsse!s IN
the action, faras most surNr ine ,ntrast
for whereas the Boxer rs literally cut to
pieces, in sHils, rigging, s0ars, hun, 81. the
lnserprze is in q situation 90 commence
sn0ster actj n Of he same NJ in1med ia,e
~, it VIZ n except some injury done
Some ofher Spars AMI rigging, which mal
deeply Iamenl tue loss of cor gallant Rs-.
rows. we are prcud % record he cool gu
dese mined COURAGE aad good conduct r.
Lieu enaNt Mccall, his successor to n.
cum.Da d as a'so hat Of all the rest Of tn
brave ,f}iccrs I'd crew Of the ErterDrize
WHO in this bfili0nt af.ir hav. claccd At =.
still greater d stance all doub1 Of the deci
ded eu eri0rty Of our naval heroes nor +,
their hcro.snl less conspicuous ia their hu,na
nity 20 the vanq ished enemy, than 10 their
bravery while in combat.
Portland Hrgua.