d
every British establishment in the India and China seas. She had
on board copper for a 74 and two brigs building at Bombay, and I
expect a great many other valuables; but everything was blown up
in her except the officers' baggage, when we set her on fire at 3
P.M., on the 1st of January, 1813 (nautical time)."

[Copy.]

_H. D. Corneck to Lieutenant Wood._

Prisoner on board the American frigate Constitution.
To LIEUTENANT PETER V. WOOD,
22d Regiment of Foot, St. Salvador, Brazils, January 1st, 1813.
Isle of France or Bourbon, East Indies.

My dear Sir: I am sorry to inform you of the unpleasant news of
Mr. Gascoigne's death. Mr. Gascoigne and myself were shipmates in
Marlboro', and first came to sea together. He was shot in the
early part of the action by a round shot in his right thigh, and
died a few minutes after; four others of his messmates shared the
same fate, together with 60 men killed and 170 wounded. The
official account you no doubt heard of before this reaches you. I
beg you will let all his friends and relations hear of his
untimely fate. We were on board the Java frigate for a passage to
India, when we fell in with this frigate. Two parcels I have sent
you under good care. Hope this will reach you safe.

Yours truly,
H. D. CORNECK.

[A true copy.]
William BAINBRIDGE.

No. 29. (p. 171)
PLATE XXX.

_September 4, 1813._

Edward [Rx]. McCall navis Enterprise praefectus. Sic itur ad astra.
[Rx]. Vivere sat vincere.

LIEUTENANT EDWARD RUTLEDGE McCALL.

[_Capture of the Boxer._]

EDWARD R. _(Rutledge)_ McCALL NAVIS ENTERPRISE _(sic)_ PRAEFECTUS. SIC
ITUR AD ASTRA.[81] (_Edward Rutledge McCall, Commander of the vessel
Enterprize. Thus one attains glory._) Bust of Lieutenant McCall, in
uniform, facing the right. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

[Footnote 81: Virgil, AEneid, Book IX, 641.]

VIVERE SAT VINCERE. (_To conquer is to live enough._) Naval engagement
between the United States brig-of-war Enterprize, of fourteen guns,
Lieutenant-Commander Burrows, and the British brig-of-war Boxer, of
fourteen guns, Captain Blythe. The Enterprize is raking the Boxer,
fore and aft. The latter has lost her main-topm