her valuable articles by the Pike, and made a cartel of, to dispose of her prisoners.

British schooner Industrious Bee, captured also by the Pike, and burnt.

Schooners Venus, Lord Nelson, and brig Jane, also taken by the Pike; the last, with provisions and drygoods; divested of part of her cargo, and made a cartel of, to dispose of the prisoners. The other two ordered into a port in the United States.

Brig Orient, from Portsmouth, England, for Teneriffe, with dry-goods, captured by the same privateer; divested of her valuable goods, and sunk.

Brig John, from London for Teneriffe, taken by the same, and burnt, within long-gun-shot of a British manof-war brig.

The Pike captured several other vessels, which were released or made cartels of. This privateer was subsequently chased ashore, on the southern coast, and taken possession of by some of the enemy's vessels. A part of the crew, however, escaped; the remainder, forty-three in number, were made prisoners. She paroled 250 prisoners during her cruise.

A British brig and a schooner sent into Ocracock, laden with fish; by the Herald, of New York.

Ship Samuel Cummings, 400 tons, laden with sugar and coffee; taken by the Pike, of Baltimore, but wrecked on the southern coast: part of the cargo was saved.

Ship Five Sisters, captured by the letter-of-marque schooner Dash; divested of 200 puncheons of Jamaica rum, and permitted to proceed on her voyage.

Brig- -,200 tons, an assorted cargo, estimated to

be worth $30,000; sent into Newbern by the Hero, of that place.

Brig Mars, from Mogadore, captured by the David Porter, of Boston (the Whig, of Baltimore, in company); divested of a considerable part of her cargo, and ordered to a port in the United States.

Brig Cornwallis, taken by the same; divested, and made a cartel of.

Ship Vester from Rio Janeiro for England, 6 guns ; captured by the David Porter; divested of her least bulky and most valuable articles, and ordered into port.

Brig Horatio, from Rio de Janeiro, for England, taken by the David Porter, and ransomed for a bill of exchange on England for $20,000; cargo of hides and tallow. During her cruise, the David Porter made several other prizes.

Brig Endeavour, a transport vessel, laden with sails, anchors, army stores and coal, captured by the Surprise, of Baltimore, and destroyed on Rockaway beach, near New York, by the British men-of-war. Cargo partially saved.

Cutter Jubilee, from Teneriffe, with wine, captured by the Whig, divested of part of her cargo, and made a cartel of, to dispose of her prisoners.

Schooner Alexandria, in ballast, captured by the same and burnt.

British brig Irish Minor, captured by the Whig, and made a cartel of, to get rid of her prisoners.

Brig Princess Mary, from Ireland, for London, with government provisions; also captured by the Whig, and destroyed.

Brig Eliza, from the same place, to the same port, also captured by the Whig; cargo thrown overboard and vessel made a cartel of.

British Schooner Espérance, from, for Corunna, Spain, captured by the same and destroyed.

Ship London, from Merimachi, for Liverpool, with timber, also captured by the Whig and burnt.

Ship Postethwell, from Cork, for Merimachi, in ballast, captured by the same and burnt.

The Whig made several other prizes on this cruise, and arrived at New York with some goods, and 23 prisoners. She also made some prizes in company with the David Porter.

Brig Nancy, from Liverpool, for Halifax, laden with dry-goods, captured by the Portsmouth, of Portsmouth, divested of 318 bales and packages of goods, invoiced at £27,000, sterling, and ordered into port. This was a great prize. The privateer, with her rich spoils, safely arrived. (See Appendix.)

A sloop, from Halifax, captured also by the Portsmouth, divested of her valuable goods, and given up to the prisoners.

Schooner Columbia, from Halifax, for Barbadoes, with fish and lumber, worth $4,000, captured and sent into Newburyport, by the Portsmouth.

Brig Fire Fly, from Smyrna, for London, with a full cargo of drugs, wines and silks, brought into Wilmington, North Carolina, by the Sabine, of Baltimore. The privateer safely arrived, and had on board the optima spolia of the enemy's vessels. She took goods to the amount of $100,000.

Brig Mary and Eliza, from Halifax, laden with lumber, etc., captured by the Argo, of Baltimore, and chased ashore near Barnegat, where she was burnt.

Schooner, with a cargo of provisions, sent into an eastern port by the same privateer Portsmouth, of Portsmouth, N. H.

Brig Argo, from Dublin, with 100 puncheons of Irish whiskey, a quantity of port wine and provisions, sent into Portland by the Surprise, of Baltimore.

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laden with rum and molasses, sent into a

southern port by the Grampus, of Baltimore.

Sloop Farmer, with provisions, captured by the Mammoth, of Baltimore, on the coast of Nova Scotia, and sunk.

The Mammoth also captured brig Britannia, from St. Andrews, for Liverpool, with lumber; she not being of much value, was destroyed by the captors.

Three other brigs, in ballast, bound to Pictou and Merimachi, were captured by the same privateer and burnt.

Brig Ceres, of Glasgow, with brandy, etc., divested and given up to release the prisoners, by the same.

The privateer York, of Baltimore, captured the following vessels, namely: The British brig Harvest, laden with furs, seal skins, oil and salmon, and manned her for the United States. British brig William, 10 guns, and 14 men, from Rio de Janeiro. with 350 tons of sugar, with a large quantity of coffee, and sundry other articles; ordered her into an American port. The brig Rover, from Havana, for Guernsey, laden with sugar and coffee, sent her to a port in the United States. Sloop Regulator, of Nantucket, re-captured by the York; she had a valuable cargo, and arrived safe at Chatham, Cape Cod.

CHAPTER VIII.

A SHORT CRUISE IN THE LETTER-OF-MARQUE-SCHOONER LEO, GEORGE COGGESHALL, COMMANDER, FROM L'ORIENT TO CHARLESTON, AND HER CAPTURE IN THE YEARS 1814 AND 1815-PREPARE AND FIT OUT THE LEO AT L'ORIENT-DISARMED BY ORDER OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SAIL FROM L'ORIENT-PROCEED TO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL-CAPTURE SEVERAL PRIZES COMPELLED TO LEAVE THE CHANNEL AND STEER TO THE SOUTHWARD, ON ACCOUNT OF BEING BADLY ARMED, AND VERY DEFICIENT IN SAILS AND RIGGING ARRIVE OFF LISBON-DISMASTED WHILE IN CHASE OF A BRITISH PACKET-TAKEN BY THE GRANICUS FRIGATE, AND TOWED ROUND TO GIBRALTAR—— PROCEED IN THE GRANICUS TO TETUAN BAY, MOROCCO RETURN TO GIBRALTAR— REFUSAL OF THE GOVERNOR OF THAT PLACE TO PAROLE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS-EXAMINATION AT THE ADMIRALTY OFFICE-ESCAPE FROM THE GARRISON-GO ON BOARD A NORWEGIAN GALLIOT-HUBBUB AND CONFUSION IN GIBRALTAR TO FIND THE CAPTAIN OF THE LEO-TAKE PASSAGE TO ALGECIRAS WITH A GANG OF SMUGGLERS-RESIDE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE GANG-AIDED AND PROTECTED BY THE AMERICAN CONSUL, HORATIO SPRAGUE, ESQ.-LEAVE ALGECIRAS, IN DISGUISE, FOR CADIZ--REMARKS ON THAT REGION OF COUNTRY-ARRIVE AT CADIZ-KIND RECEPTION AT THAT PLACE BY HIS OLD FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN-RESIDENCE AT CADIZ THEATRES AND BULL-FIGHTS-SAIL FROM CADIZ FOR LISBON IN A PORTUGUESE VESSEL.

CRUISE IN THE LETTER-OF-MARQUE SCHOONER LEO, FROM L'ORIENT TO CHARLESTON, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HER CAPTURE. The Leo was a fine Baltimore built vessel of 320 tons, a remarkably fast sailer, and in every respect a superior vessel. She was lying in the harbor of L'Orient on the 1st of November, 1814, and was then owned by Thomas Lewis, Esq., an American gentleman, residing in Bordeaux. On the 2nd of November, she was purchased by an association of American gentlemen (then in France). placed under my command, and her commission as a letter-of-marque indorsed over to me under the sanction of the Hon. William H. Crawford, who was at that time our Minister at Paris. It was determined that I shoul make a short cruise for the purpose of capturing a few