Sixth naval victory: The U.S. Brig Enterprize of 14 guns, commanded by Lieut. William Burrows, took after an engagement of 45 minutes, the British brig of war Boxer, of 18 guns, Capt. Blyth, who with about 50 of his men were killed and wounded. Lieut. Burrows and one man killed and seven wounded
Printed area measures 24.6 x 15.7 cm. Poetry in 12 four-line stanzas about the engagement between the Enterprise and the Boxer in September 1813; printed in two columns. Cut of ship at head of title, flanked on right and left by slogan printed vertically: Free trade and sailors' rights or we will box it out. The cataloging record of the American Antiquarian Society attributes the printing to Nathaniel Coverly, Jr. comparison with the poem in "Naval songster ... " printed by Joseph White, Charleston, Mass., 1815, reveals close relationship in type setting, spacing, and textural contents also to White's printing.
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