Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-16
From the National Intelligeucer.
Tho Month Of Victories.

The Month of Victories.
On the 9th of September, 1918, The United States
hi, Enterprise, Capt. Burrows, fell in with tho
British brig Boxer, Capt Blythe, commander, be
yeen Cane Elizabeth and SeQuin Island, on the
haTbor Of Portland, aud ia iorly-ive minutes had
made The Boxer her prisoner
Capt. BURROWS and two OF his men were Killed
aud seven wounded. The loss OF the Boxer was
her commander Capt. Blythe, aud between TWEEN.
W aud twenty five killed aud fourteen wounded
Tie TeInuins of Tue two gallant commanders
wtTe inferred with Appropriate martial honoEs al
Portland on the 18th Of September, 1913.
PERRY's VICTORY.--On lhe 10Th VI September,
1913, Con. Oliver II, Perry wrote 10 tie Stcreiury
OF The Navy, from Lake Eue, in tile following con-
else terms: tlf U
"Sir: II has pleased tile Almighty 10 give TO The
arms OF the United States signal victory oye'
their enemies. Tile british squadron, consisting
OF two ships, two Oiigs, one schooner, anu one
sloop, have this moment surrendered 10 lle 'o'Ce
under my command, 0lltr short conflict
The graphic letter OF he ComnUdoTe TO Gen.
HARRISON ON the day Of the victory IS well 'emelh'
beTed: 49,.
"DgAR GENERAL: We have met the enemy and
they are Outs--lwO ships, Two OtSS' one sVho 'el'
aud Une scoop, YOurS," &C.
CilAUNcgYs VIURUM.--On u e llth Ui SepNm'
heT, 1918, Com. Chaucey chased The BRUSH Squdu
ron, under Sir Janes YeO, around Luke Onlnho,
ard lad n running ighl Of SIX houts' Capt Mul'
castle, Of the Royal George. aud number VI ms
men were killed.
The Commodore continued his pursuit oil Tile
enemy Throughout the month oil SeplehOer' ara on
lhe filh October captured i've Of Ills vessels, par
of a fleet of seven sail which lett York slIoTl
time before with 1884 troops on Doatd, bound IOI
Kingston. Amongst Tie captured vessels were
the late United States schooneIs julia anu dTowl'
en-. fgtt ~ 'Er--
HARRisoHs SECESSION the 2Sd Sc! tember'
1918, Gen. Harrison captured Maiden, lori on
the CANADA side, and on the 9Th October fought
lhe battle Ui the Thames gaining cOhlPeIe
victory over Gen PIUotUt
TmE AyoN sunk BY TllE WASP.. Capt Johnston
Blakely, commander oil tile United Stats slOOp Oh
war, Wusu, woe rom sea, latitude Az M lOhBl'
tude 2B W., the Iii Of SepIembsb 1914, CIV
ing an account Ul un action III night WIN seVe'
raj British vessels, ii Tie course OF which, the DTlH
Avon, Cupl, ATOutlnot, was sunk. heE cupla'u
was wounded IN both legs, her fist hGultnnhl
one lndslIuIuan, uud Thirty. One men wounded.
MAcUONOuuns' YlCrORr.--0n the I'M OF Sep
TENDER, 1914, Con-. Marlborough announced l'
victory to the SecrelaIyUl the Navy IN the follow
ing bIIeI terms:
"SlR, Tie Almighty has been pleased 10 gran
US signal victory on Lake Champagne III lll'
capture Ufonv Iugale, one Grg, aud two soOps-ol'
- az OF the enemy"
BATTLE OF ipLArrsnUR0.--On the lth Of Sep
lemJer, 1872, Gen. Alexander NlacomO wTOle L
tile War Department. giving an account ol TIT
repulse Of The eileny from PmllsOu[g on that day
Wnh lii loss ii NEARLY two ihnusand five hundred
men, IN Killed, wounded, pTisOneis aud deseQeIs,
among whom was Col, Wellington, OF The Bluffs
In this despatch Gen. Macomb says ,.s.
ave hnye buried Tie british oitieeEs Of The
Amy aud navy win The llOnoTsof warund sIlowt
every attention and klndnesS 10 those who have
fallen into our hands," -.r
The AIuenCnn loss was only lNinY'seVen kuIIO
ninety. nins wounded, and twenty missing.
DEFENCE UF BALTIMORE lie TepulSe oil lht
enemy from Baltimore occurred on the 18th ant
18th If September, Sl4
BRowRs 'rnIRp VIcTORY.-Gen. Jacob Brow
resumed lhe command Of his troops OH tue ~ Sep
lrmber 1914, (ulleI having recovered lIOn hl
dangerous wounds received at the battle Of Bridge
waleTO ard TeCuITsd ''wlh proud satisfaction 4
lie conduct Of lis division since Tile Upenng oil III
campaign"
On the 18th OF September, 1914, Gen. Brow
goye briel official account OF brilliant achieve
mehl on lie 18th, e1eCted by The forces under III
command. ltwus Tie SOTlle item Fort Ens OH llr
uneniy's batteries, which were caIIled, the primer
| pal work blown up, aud four Hundred prisoner
aiken The enenlys tCtrl less was about elgl
hundred.
| III win he remembered that on the 10Th Angus
preceding Gen. Games hnd Tepulsed the ensm
IRON Fort Erie, utter SyeTe conflict oil lhTe
hours The tnelny's loss WAS about SIX bundled
nearly three hundred Killed; lie American los
was not near so heavy. Major Morgan, Of the rife
I was killed ON The I2lh August, in an affair VIII
tie enemy.l