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getting the latter ready much before navigation 

 closed. The Prince Regent, 58, and Princess Char 

 lotte, 42, were launched on April I5th. I shall an 

 ticipate somewhat by giving tabular lists of the com 

 parative forces, after the two British frigates, the 

 two American frigates, and the two American brigs 

 had all been equipped and manned. Commodore 

 Yeo's original six cruisers had been all renamed, 

 some of them rearmed, and both the schooners 

 changed into brigs. The Wolfe, Royal George, Mel 

 ville, Moira, Beresford, and Sydney Smith, were 

 now named respectively Montreal, Niagara, Star, 

 Charzvell, Netly, and Magnet. On the American 

 side there had been but slight changes, beyond the 

 alteration of the Sylph into a brig armed like the 

 Oneida. Of the Superior's 62 guns, 4 were very 

 shortly sent on shore again. 



CHAUNCVS SQUADRON. 

 Broadside 



8 vessels, 



5,941 1,870 3,352 Ibs. 228 guns. 



