At 11.30 all the American schooners but the _Growler_ and _Julia_ squared away and passed to the lee of the big Americans. The two tacked up ahead of the British squadron. But the British did not come down. On the contrary, Yeo tacked after the two schooners and got them in spite of a brilliant dash that they made to run through his line. When too late, Chauncey tried to beat up to help his two schooners, but he couldn’t beat fast enough to overtake Sir James Yeo. The next day the two squadrons were in sight of each other, the British knight being to windward, but he did not go hunting Yankee war-ships down wind nor did Chauncey crowd sail to beat up. That night the wind grew so heavy that two of the schooners had run to shelter and Chauncey with his seven remaining vessels went to Sackett’s Harbor, reprovisioned his vessels and came back again. The British had had the best of it, but Chauncey was by no means crushed. From August 13th until September 10th the two bold commodores chased the wind, each very much surprised and disgusted that the other kept out of the way “though so much superior in force.” On the day after Perry’s victory the two squadrons did have a brush at long range in a light breeze. It was a good day for the Yankee schooners, and Sir James, by his own confession, sailed away after a few shots had been fired. The Americans lost nothing. The British lost four killed and seven wounded. Then on the 28th there was another fight. It was on a very good day for a battle. The Americans made the attack and came down handsomely on the enemy, who received them warmly. The three leading American vessels were the new ship _Pike_ and the _Tompkins_ and _Asp_, the last being in tow of the _Pike_. The _Madison_ and the _Sylph_ had each a little schooner in tow and so were kept so far astern that they never got into the battle. The three leaders fired away bravely, the _Pike_ taking the _Wolfe_, Yeo’s flag-ship, as her special target. The Yankee _Tompkins_ lost her foremast but the _Pike_ shot away the maintop-mast and mainyard of the _Wolfe_ and killed so many men that Sir James squared away and made all sail to escape from the three Yankee ships, the remainder of the American fleet never getting within range. The Americans lost five in killed and wounded. The British did not publish the reports of their losses.