ing her of sundry articles of not much value, allowed her to proceed on her voyage. The Rambler was from Canton, with a rich China cargo, and was fortunate enough to arrive safe at Boston.

The British ship Adele, of Penang, laden with a valuable cargo of India goods, with a considerable amount of gold dust, was captured by the letter-of-marque ship Jacob Jones, of Boston, on her passage out to Canton. After divesting the prize of the most valuable part of her cargo, allowed her to proceed on her voyage. The Jacob Jones also captured, on the same passage, the English brig Bourwan, of Penang, laden with opium and other valuable goods. After removing from the prize the most valuable portion of her cargo, allowed her to proceed on her voyage. The amount of property taken from these two vessels was worth $90,000. The Jacob Jones was a fine ship of 554 tons, carrying 16 guns, and 67 men. She returned to Boston with a full cargo of China goods. The profits on her voyage, together with the choice spoils taken from the enemy was, probably in the result, one of the greatest voyages ever made from the United States.

The privateer Macedonian arrived at Portsmouth May the 2d, 1815. During her cruise she captured and manned three vessels, besides what have been before recorded, namely: brig Margaret and Trevis, with British goods; ship Somerset, 260 tons burthen, mounting 4 guns and 15 men, laden with wine and brandy ; and the brig Mercury, with 160 pipes of Oporto wine, and other articles of merchandise.

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British brig Polly, was captured, and sent into Cadiz, by the privateer Amelia, of Baltimore.

British brig Elizabeth (cargo not mentioned), was captured by the Leo, of Boston, and burnt.

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British brig George, from Prince Edward's Island, was also captured by the Leo, and destroyed.

Cutter Jane, from St. Michael, for London, with a cargo of fruit, was also captured by the same privateer, and sent to France.

The American privateer Sine-qua-non, of Boston, with seven guns and eighty-one men, was captured by the English, in the neighborhood of Madeira, early in February, 1815.

British schooner Dunsten Castle, from Alicant for Marseilles, with fruit, was also captured by the same privateer, and sent into Tunis.

Three small Maltese vessels (British), with full cargoes, were also captured by the Abaellino, and sent into Tripoli.

British brig Mary and Gilbert, from Naples for Palermo, was captured by the Abaellino, and ransomed.

British brig Bernadotte, a Maltese vessel, was captured by the same privateer, divested of her cargo, and given up to the prisoners.

The Abaellino permitted several small Maltese vessels to escape without capture.

At the time peace was concluded at Ghent, but not known in the United States, there were several large privateers fitting out of the different ports along the Atlantic board. Among others, there was fitted, at Boston, at that time, and ready for sea, a fast-sailing ship, called the "Charles Morris," mounting two long-nines, and 8 six-pound carronades, with swords, musketry, etc., and a complement of 100 men, all told. This efficient ship was commanded by a personal friend of the author, Captain Henry Russell, a native citizen of Boston.

I have no doubt, had the war lasted a few months

longer, and Captain R. been permitted to go to sea, that he would have inflicted a severe blow upon the commerce of the enemy.

The British brig Enterprise, from Buenos Ayres, bound to England, laden with hides and tallow, was captured by the ship America, of Salem. The prize being leaky, put into Fayal in distress, where she was condemned as unseaworthy. The cargo was given in charge of the American Consul, at that port.

The British ship Charles, of London, partly loaded with oil, from San Salvador, was captured off that port by the Blakely, of Boston. She was ordered to proceed to the United States, and subsequently arrived safe at Boston.

British brig Sailor's Friend was captured by the privateer Prince de Neufchâtel, and sent into Havre de Grace, and after the peace, she left that place, and arrived safe at Boston.

The British Brig Ann Elizabeth, from Amsterdam, was captured by the Rattlesnake, privateer, and ordered to Philadelphia, at which port she safely arrived.

The British brig (name not given), from the Mediterranean, bound to London, with fruit, was captured by the Brutus, sent into Brest, and subsequently arrived safe at Boston.

The British schooner Commercial Packet, from Trieste for London, laden with fruit, was captured by the Abaellino, of Boston, and sent into Tunis.

British brig Hope, from Pattras for London, with fruit, was captured by the same privateer, and sent into Tunis.

CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PRIVATEERS AND LETTERS-OF-MARQUE; ALSO ON THE LATE WAR. AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

In the introduction to my work, I observed, that a war between two commercial nations was simply a trial which could do the other the greatest harm; and now, the war being ended, my readers will naturally expect to hear how the account stands at the winding up of the severe conflict.

This I will endeavor to give; but before I proceed to record the losses on both sides, it may be well to give a slight sketch of the great disparity of force employed at the commencement of the war by the belligerent parties.

The English entered the contest with a navy of one thousand and sixty men-of-war, eight hundred of which were in commission, and were effective, cruising ships or vessels.

To oppose this immense force, the United States had but seven effective frigates, with some twelve or fifteen sloops-of-war. Of the latter, the greater part were lying in the dock-yards repairing.

The war lasted about three years, and the result was, as near as I have been able to ascertain, a loss to Great Britain of about two thousand ships and vessels of every description, including men-of-war and merchant

men.

Eighteen hundred sail are recorded as having been taken, burnt, sunk, or destroyed.

To this number may be added two hundred more, which were either destroyed or considered too insignificant to be reported; making an aggregate of two thousand sail of British shipping captured by our lit

tle navy, with the aid of privateers and letters-ofmarque.

This statement does not include captures made on our great lakes, which would swell the number to a much larger figure.

I have not had sufficient time in giving this summary to ascertain, precisely, what proportion of these two thousand vessels were captured by the United States government ships, but at a rough estimate, should judge one-third part of the whole number, leaving twothirds, or, say thirteen hundred and thirty sail, to have been taken by American privateers and private-armed vessels.

I have found it difficult to ascertain the exact number of our own vessels taken and destroyed by the English; but, from the best information I can obtain, I should judge they would not amount to more than five hundred sail. It must be recollected that the most of our losses occurred during the first six months of the war. After that period, we had very few vessels afloat, except privateers and letters-of-marque.

A large portion of our merchant-ships fortunately returned home within the first two or three months after the commencement of the war, and were laid up out of reach of the enemy. Some of them were taken up our navigable rivers, and others dismantled in secure places.

A few of our East Indiamen and whaling ships, the commanders of which had no knowledge of the war, were captured on their return home, and not unfrequently at the mouths of our own harbors; but, thank God, they were not many.

On the other hand our men-of-war and privateers con