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providing the means of defence may prove very ex- 

 pensive in the end, and that good officers and men 

 are powerless when embarked in worthless vessels. 

 A similar point was emphasized by the strictness of 

 the blockade, and the great inconvenience it caused ; 

 namely, that we ought to have had ships powerful 

 enough to break it. 



We had certainly lost ground during this year; 

 fortunately we regained it during the next two. 



BRITISH VESSELS SUNK OR TAKEN 



Name Guns Tonnage 



Peacock 20 477 



Boxer 14 181 



Highflyer 6 96 



40 754 



AMERICAN VESSELS SUNK OR TAKEN 



Name. Guns. Tonnage. 



Chesapeake 50 1,265 



Argus 20 298 



Viper 10 148 



80 1,711 



VESSELS BUILT OR PURCHASED 



Name. Rig. Guns. Tonnage. Where Built. Cost. 



Rattlesnake Brig 14 278 Medford, Pa. $18,000 



Alligator Sch'r 4 80 



Asp Sloop 3 56 2,600 



PRIZES MADE. 

 Name of Ship. No. of Prhws. 



President 13 



Congress 4 



Chesapeake 6 



Essex 14 



Hornet . 3 



Argus 21 



Small craft 18 



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