Naval War of 1812 101 



1 captain, purser, 



4 lieutenants, surgeon, 



2 lieutenants of marines, surgeon's mates, 



2 sailing masters, clerk, 



2 master's mates, carpenter, 



7 midshipmen, carpenter's mates 



1 boatswain, cook, 



2 boatswain's mates chaplain, 

 i yeoman of gun-room, 



i gunner, 50 



ii quarter gunners. 120 able seamen, 



coxswain, 150 ordinary seamen, 



sail maker, 30 boys, 



cooper, 50 marine, 

 steward, 



armorer, 400 in all. 

 master of arms, 



An i8-gun ship had 32 officers and petty officers, 

 30 able seamen, 46 ordinary seamen, 12 boys, and 

 20 marines 140 in all. Sometimes ships put to sea 

 without their full complements (as in the case of 

 the first Wasp), but more often with supernumer 

 aries aboard. The weapons for close quarters were 

 pikes, cutlasses, and a few axes ; while the marines 

 and some of the topmen had muskets, and occasion 

 ally rifles. 



In comparing- the forces of the contestants I have 

 always given the number of men in crew; but this 

 in most cases was unnecessary. When there were 

 plenty of men to handle the guns, trim the sails, 

 make repairs, act as marines, etc., any additional 

 number simply served to increase the slaughter on 

 board. The Gucrriere undoubtedly suffered from 

 being short-handed, but neither the Macedonian nor 

 Java would have been benefited by the presence of 

 a hundred additional men. Barclay possessed about 

 as many men as Perry, but this did not give him an 

 equality of force. The Penguin and Frolic would 



