by John Marshall

“ The cotton manufactory had been lately built at great expence, was full of stores, and belonged to a company of sixty merchants at Boston. I cannot in justice omit to report to you the steady and exemplary conduct of the seamen and marines, who, though exposed to incessant temptation of liquor, &c. did not in any single instance fail to spurn the offers made to them, and strictly to hold sacred private property. ”

“ On this occasion 2522 tons of American shipping were destroyed, including the intended letter of marque, pierced for eighteen long 12-pounders, and a privateer ready for launching, pierced for fourteen guns. The value of the cotton manufactory, with the stores it contained at the time, was estimated by the principal inhabitants at 500,000 dollars. ”

“ Sir,– Having received intelligence that a fine ship and brig, just built, the former for a letter of marque, the other for a privateer, were, with several other vessels, lying at a place called Wareham, at the head of Buzzard’s Bay, I proceeded hence [2] and detached the Nimrod through Quick’s Hole, with the boats of this ship and two from that sloop to destroy them, under the direction of Lieutenant James Garland, first of the Superb ”