The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-01
washington. Sent. o1.

w ASHING TON, sept. %.
e2flieS q teffers from Cam. Mdcdonough TO
me Secretary Of the Nary, dated
y. SShip Saratoga, at anchor Off
Plattsburgh, Sept. IS, 1914 =
SlR-By 1t. Commandant Cassin l have
the honor TO convey to you the flags of his Bril-
fannie NaJestys late squadron, captured on
the 18th inst. by the United States squadron,
under my command. Also nv dispatches re-
laung to that occurrence, which should have
oeen III your possession at an earlier period,
out Tor the difficulty in arranging the different
statements
nc squadron under my command now lies
't fIattsourgh--it will bear of considerable
ammunition, aad leave a force sufficicn, to re-
pei any attempt OF the enemy in this quarter.
shall wait your order what to do with the
whole or any part thereof.
have the honor To be, Slc
L. MACDONOUGH
Hon. I'm. Jones,
Secretary effhe Nary.
Cofly 9f'd letter from Lieut. Cassit 70 Com.
-racdonough.
u. 5. Schr. Ticonderoga
Plattsburgh Bav, Sept. 18th. 1914
SlR-It is with pleasure state, that every
oihcer and man under my command did their
duty yesterday
Yours respectfully,
D EPHFN CASSIN,
60 Lieut. Com'g.
Cofiy eta letter. from Lieut. Henly 10 Com.
Aacdonomeh.
U States Brig Eagle
Plattsburgh, Sept. IL, 1914.
SILK am happy to inform you that all
my officers and men acted bravely, and did
their duty III the battle of yesterday with the
enemy.
shall have the pleasure of making more
particular representation of the respective
merits OF my gallant officers to the Hon. the
Secretary of the Navy.
nave the honor to be respectfully, sir, your
most obedient servant
RO. HENLY.
+. ;. We had thirty-nine round shot in our
hull (moStiy % fiOuudc1S)--four in our lower
lnasts--and We're well peppered with grape
enclose my Boatswain's report k. II.
Cof'y'of a letter from Geo. Bealr, inn. TO
Com. DIacdorough, dated
US. Ship Saratoga,
Sept. IS, 1914.
SIR have the honor to enclose vcu n list
OF the killed and wounded OH beard the diff
ferent vessels of the squadron under your com
mand III the action Of the 18th inst.
1t is impossible to ascertain correctly the
loss or the euemy. From the best information
received from the British officers, from my
own observations, and from various lists found
OH board the Confance, calculate the num-
Der of men ON board that ship at the com
menccn1ent ofthe action at 27O, Of whom at
least $50 wefc killed and wounded, and ON
board the other captured vessels at least 30
more, making in the whole, killed and wound
ed, $50. This is doubtless short of the real
number, as many were thrown overheard
from the Conhance during the engagement.
The muster books must have been thrown
overheard, or otherwise disposed Of, as they
are not to be found
/ am, sir, very respectfully, your obedicnt
servant,
GEO BEALE, Jun. Purser.
Thomas MacdonoUeh, EsQ.
Commanding u. s. SguQdroD,
on Lake ChamEiain.
| Cofy eta letter from Com. NIacdonongh 10 me
Secretary IT the Nary, dafcd
u. S. Ship Saratoga, Plattsbureh Bay.
Sept Is, 1914
SIR have the honor TO give you the PAY
ticnars of the action which took place on the
| 11th inst. on this Lake.
Eor several days she enemy we're on their