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GUNBOATS.

VIPER
Burrows, mono killed or wounded
Ludlow,
Alwyn.
Ballard,
. GEORGE BEAIE, Jr,
r. MACDON OrGH.
List of prisoners captured on 18th Sep
TENDER. and sent to Greenbush.
OFFICERS
Daniel Pring,+ captain.
Hicks. lieutenant.
Creswick, lieutenant.
Robinson. lieutenant
MCGhie, lieutenant.
Drew. lieutenant.
Housby. Lieutenant.
Childs, lieutenant marines.
Fitzpatrick lieutenant 3yth regiment.
Dryden, sailing master.
Clark master mate.
Simmonds, master mate
| Todd, surgeon.
Giles, purser.
| Guy. captain clerk.
Dowell, midshipman.
hire. midshipman.
Rcndell, midshipman.
Toorkc. midshipman.
hewstra. midshipmau.
Davidson. boatswain.
Elvin. gunner.
Nickel gunner.
Cox, carpenter
FarkeT, purser.
Martin. surgeon.
McCabe. assistant surgeot
$40 selmen.
AZ wounded men paroled.
| ION parole.
Statement of the American force en-
gagged on the nth September, ISi4.
/ Saratoga, long 24-pounders; 42-poun1-
carronades; u 81 pound carronades. To-
| tai. % guns
| Eagle. u 80 round carronades and S
| long l. prs: total % guns.
TcondeToga. y long II FOUNDERS; is
Founders % pound caVonadcs total II
| guns.
Prebe, I long Founders; total 7 guns.
TEN GALLEYS, VIZ.
Allen, 1 long "a pr. and ! IS pr. Column
bad. .: Burrows, ! long p pr. and l IS pr
Columbiad .; Borer, ! long a pr. and is
| pr. Coumbiad, 2: Nettle, ] "a long pr. and
l is pr. Columbiad, .; Viper, "A long %
pr. and l IS pr. Columbiad. .; Centipede,
| long "a pr. and IS pr. Columbiad, 2; Lud-
low, l long II FOUNDER, !; Wilmer, long
u FOUNDER, l; Alwyn, long II FOUNDER, /;
Ballard long y FOUNDER, l. Guns, So
REHABILITATION.
| Fourteen long "a Founders, 6 ~ pound
carrorados, % 81 pound carronades u long
| is Founders, l. II Founders, z 8 Founders
| L Is pound Columbiads. Total. 81 guns.
T. MACDONOUGH.
| Statement Of the enemy's force engaged
on the llth September, 1914
| Frigate Conhdance. = long a Founders
4 90 pound carronades, a pound carron-
| a.
Total. 80 guns.
Brig Linnet, 16 long L. Founders, 16; Soor
| Chub," 10 Is pound carronades, ! long
FOUNDER, II: Finch" 6 is pound carronades
l Is pound Columhad, long 6 pound
ers, H.
THIRTEEN GALLEYS, VIZ
| Sir James Yeo long "A FOUNDER and
% pound carronade, .; Sir George Pre-.
vost,l long "A FOUNDER and ! 80 FOUNDER
carronade. = Sir Sidney Reckwith, l lon.
q FOUNDER and ] 80 pound carronade .
| Broke, ! long Is FOUNDER and % pounC
carronade .; Murray | long is FOUNDER
and | is pound carronade, .; Wellington
! long is FOUNDER and l is pound carron
AIDE, !, Tecumscch, l long Is FOUNDER apt
l is pound carronade, /; name unkn own,
is FOUNDER and Is pound carronade J
Drummond, 81 pound carronade; Slmcoc
II - pound carronade; one IN
y pound carronade, l. unknown, / 81
pound caronade, l. Total 9j.
REHABILITATION.
| Thirty long "a Founders, long is pound
ers, 10 long u FOUNDERS ) long Founders
IL - pound carronades, "A pound calron
AIDES, II IS pound carronades, ! Is poun,
Columbiad. Total, 95 guns.
T. MACDONOUGH.
| ba IN ito,
States GROWER and Eagle.
(Copy) United States brig Eagle,
Plattsburgh. Sept r. 1914.
Sir: / am happy to inform you that al
my officers and men acted bravcly, AN.
did their duty in the battle yesterday
with the enemy.
] shall have the pleasure of making
more particular representation of the re
spective merits of my gallant officers, t
the honorable the secretary of the navy
l have the honor to be-
| Respectfully sir,
| Your most obedient SERGEANT.
| ROBERT HENLEY
7. s. We had 81 round shot in our hull
(mostly "a pounders) four in our lowe
masts, and we were we'll peppercd wit
grape l enclose my boatswain's report.
United States Schooner riconderoga,
Pittsburgh Bay, Sept. y, 1914.
Sir
IT is with pleasure | state, that every Of
fcer and man under my command, al
their duty Yesterday.
| Yours respectfully,
STEPHEN CASSIN,
Lieutenant Commandant
Commodore Thomas Macdonoush.
Copy United states ship SARATOGA,
Sept. Is. 1914 off Plattsburgh.