. History of the late war between the United States and Great Britain: comprising a minute account of the various military and naval operations. BATTLE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERE COMMODORE BATTLE OF THE WASP AND FROLIC COMMODORE JONES. See Page 51. 47 HISTORY OF THE WAR. 49 Commodore Porter captures the Alert. tory to become familiar, before another was announced. Onthe 7th of September, commodore Porter of the Essex, enteredthe Delaware after a most active and successful cruise. He hadsailed from New York on the 3d of July, and shortly after fellin with a fleet of merchantmen un
. History of the late war between the United States and Great Britain: comprising a minute account of the various military and naval operations. BATTLE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERE COMMODORE BATTLE OF THE WASP AND FROLIC COMMODORE JONES. See Page 51. 47 HISTORY OF THE WAR. 49 Commodore Porter captures the Alert. tory to become familiar, before another was announced. Onthe 7th of September, commodore Porter of the Essex, enteredthe Delaware after a most active and successful cruise. He hadsailed from New York on the 3d of July, and shortly after fellin with a fleet of merchantmen under convoy of a kept at a distance until night, she cut off a brig witha hundred and fifty soldiers on board, which was ransomed forfourteen thousand dollars ; the men were disarmed and released,on taking an oath not to serve against us during the commodore regretted, in his letter to the secretary ofthe navy, that he had not had with him a sloop of war, asin this case he could have engaged the frigate, while the con-voy were kept employed; and he could then have capturedthe whole fleet, consisting of several sail, and having two thou-sand men on board, including the crew
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