14* 
PORTER’S JOURNAL, 
LETTERS OF MARQUE. 
tons. 
men. guns. 
pierced 
Montezuma, 
270 
21 
3 
for 
Policy, 
* 
- 
175 
26 
10 
18 
Georgiana, 
- 
- 
280 
25 
6 
18 
Greenwich, 
- . 
- 
338 
25 
10 
20 
Atlantic, 
- 
„ 
355 
24 
8 
20 
Rose, 
- 
220 
21 
8 
20 
Hector, 
- 
. * 
270 
25 
11 
20 
Catharine, 
- 
- 
270 
29 
8 
18 
Seringapatam, 
- 
- 
357 
31 
14 
26 
Charlton, 
- 
- 
274 
21» 
10 
18 
New Zealander, 
- 
- 
259 
23 
8 
18 
Sir A. Hammond 
- 
- 
301 
31 
12 
18 
3465 
302 
107 
As some of those ships were captured by boats, and others 
by prizes, my officers and men had several opportunities of show¬ 
ing their gallantry. 
The Rose and Charlton were given up to the prisoners: the 
Hector, Catharine, and Montezuma, I sent to Valparaiso, where 
they were laid up: the Policy, Georgiana, and New Zelander, I 
sent for America; the Greenwich 1 kept as a store ship, to con¬ 
tain the stores of my other prizes, necessary for us; and the At¬ 
lantic, now called the Essex Junior, I equipped with twenty guns, 
and gave command of her to lieutenant Downes. 
Lieutenant Downes had convoyed the prizes to Valparaiso,, 
and, on his return, brought me letters, informing me that a squad¬ 
ron under the command of commodore James Hiilyar, consisting 
of the frigate Phoebe of thirty-six guns, the Racoon and Cherub 
sloops of war, and a store ship of twenty guns, had sailed on the 
6th July for this sea.*—The Racoon and Cherub had been seeking 
me for some time on the coast of Brazil, and on their return from 
their cruize, joined the squadron sent in search of me to the Pa¬ 
cific. My ship, as it may be supposed, after being near a year at 
sea, required some repairs to put her in a state to meet them* 
which I determined to do, and bring them to action, if I could 
