...remained in doubt, but for the letter of commodore Decatur. " The enemy," says commodore Dccatur, " being to windward, had the advantage of engaging us...no moment was he within the complete effect of our musketry and grape," &c. Thus have we convieted the commander of a British frigate of a palpable misrepresentation...

...shifting.) She is a frigate of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and puted one of the best sailers in the British service. The...his own distance, which was so great, that for the hist half hour we did not use our cannonades, and at no moment was he within the complete effect of...

...gmis (the odd gun shifting.) 8)ie is a frigate of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best sailers in the British service. The enemy being to Windward hud the adv:uitage of engaging us at his own distance, which was *> great, that for tlie fin!. half...

...the British service, and being at the windward had the advantage of engaging the United-States at her own distance, which was so great that for the first half hour the United States made no use of her carrouades ; and, to the close of the action, she was never once...

...of the largest class, two years,pld, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best s jffiers in the British service. The enemy being to windward...great^ that for the first half hour we did not use oiir carronades, and at no moment was he within the complete effect of our musquetry or grape — to...

...of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed oneof the best sailers m the British service. The enemy being to windward,...no moment .was he within the complete effect of our musketry or grape ; to this circumstance and a heavy swell, which was on at the time, I ascribe the...

...remained in doubt, but for the letter of commodore Decatur. " The enemy," says commodore Dccatur, " being to windward, had the advantage of engaging us...no moment was he within the complete effect of our musketry and grape," &c. Thus have we convicted the commander of a British frigate of a palpable misrepresentation...

...guns (the odd gun shifting.) She is a frigate of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best sailers in the British...being to windward, had the advantage of engaging us at bis own distance, which was so great, that for the first half jbour we did not use our carronades,...

...— the odd gun shifting. She is a frigate of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best sailers in the British...being to windward, had the advantage of engaging us at hisxown distance, which was so great, that, for the first half hour, we did not use our carronades...

...carriage-guns. (The odd gun shifting.) She is a frigatt of the largest class, two years old, four months out of dock, and reputed one of the best sailers in the British service. The enemy, being to-windward, had the advantage of engaging us at his own distance, which was so great, that for the...