October 25th, 1812, the British frigate _Macedonian_, commanded by John S. Carden, is captured by the _United States_ frigate, under command of Stephen Decatur; the prize is brought to port 59 V Captain Wm. Bainbridge, in the _Constitution_, captures the British frigate _Java_ off the coast of Brazil, December 29th, 1812; the _Java_ is set fire to and blows up 73 VI Gallant action of the privateer schooner _Comet_, of 14 guns, against three English vessels and one Portuguese, January 14th, 1813 91 VII The United States sloop of war _Hornet_, Captain James Lawrence, takes the British brig _Peacock_; the latter sinks after the action, February 24th, 1813 103 VIII The United States frigate _Chesapeake_ is captured by the English frigate _Shannon_ after a gallant defence, June 1st, 1813 113 IX The United States brig _Enterprise_, commanded by William Burrows, captures H. B. M. sloop of war _Boxer_, September 5th, 1813; Burrows killed during the action 129 X On September 10th, 1813, the American fleet on Lake Erie, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, captures the entire English naval force under Commodore Barclay 139 XI The American privateer brig _General Armstrong_, of 9 guns and 90 men, repulses a boat attack in the harbor of Fayal, the British suffering a terrific loss, September 27th, 1813 159 XII March 28th, 1814, the United States frigate _Essex_, under Captain David Porter, is captured by two English vessels, the _Phoebe_ and the _Cherub_, in the harbor of Valparaiso 171 XIII The United States sloop of war _Peacock_, commanded by Captain Warrington, takes the British sloop of war _L’Epervier_ on April 29th, 1814 191 XIV The United States sloop of war _Wasp_, under command of Captain Blakeley, captures the British sloop of war _Reindeer_, June 28th, 1814. The _Wasp_ engages the British sloop of war _Avon_ on the 1st of September; the English vessel sinks after the _Wasp_ is driven off by a superior fore 199 XV September 11th, the American forces on Lake Champlain, under Captain Macdonough, capture the English squadron, under Captain Downey, causing the evacuation of New York State by the British 209 XVI