The year 1813 was noted for the continued success of the American Navy. On February 24th, the _Hornet_ captured the British brig _Peacock_ on the coast of South America. On June 1st, the British frigate _Shannon_ captured the _Chesapeake_ after a terrible battle, in which the Americans lost 133 and the British half as many. Captain Lawrence of the _Chesapeake_ was mortally wounded, and his dying command, "Don't give up the ship!" has been the motto for many worthy enterprises. In August, Captain Porter, with the American frigate _Essex_, cruising in the Pacific Ocean, captured twelve armed British whalers. In the same month, the American sloop-of-war _Argus_, cruising in the English channel, captured twenty-one British merchantmen, but on the 13th was herself captured by the British man-of-war _Pelican_ after a severe engagement. On the 3d of September, the American brig _Enterprise_ captured the British _Boxer_ off the coast of Maine. Perry's victory on Lake Erie, which occurred on the 10th of this month, has already been noticed. The year 1814 was not a line of unbroken success, though American victories were many and brilliant. On the 28th of March, the brilliant career of the United States frigate _Essex_, in the Pacific Ocean, was terminated by her capture by two British war vessels at Valparaiso. On April 21st, the United States sloop-of-war _Frolic_ was captured by the British frigate _Orpheus_. On the 27th of the same month, the United States sloop-of-war _Peacock_ captured the British brig-of-war _Epervier_ with $118,000 in specie on board. On June 9th, the United States sloop-of-war _Rattlesnake_ was captured by a British man-of-war. This reverse was followed by the loss of the United States sloop _Syren_ on the 12th. On the 28th, the American sloop _Wasp_ captured the British sloop _Reindeer_, in the British channel. On the 1st of September, the _Wasp_ captured the British sloop _Avon_, and after taking three other prizes, this remarkably successful vessel mysteriously disappeared. Her fate was never known, though it is supposed she was lost at sea. On January 15, 1815, the United States frigate _President_ was captured by four English vessels. On the 28th of February, although peace was declared, the United States frigate _Constitution_ captured two British vessels of war, off the island of Madeira. In March, the United States frigate _Hornet_ captured the British brig _Penguin_, off the coast of Brazil.