by John Marshall

“ On the 19th, at day-light, having passed the night in burning blue lights, firing guns, and throwing up rockets, to indicate that he was in chase of an enemy, he found his brig alone, the thick weather obscuring the frigate from his view. Steering, during that day and night, a course deemed the most likely to meet the enemy, he, on the morning of the 20th, had the good fortune to fall in with the Royalist 18-gun brig. ”

“ The prize proved to be le Weser, of 1081 tons, mounting 28 long 18-pounders, and 16 18-pounder carronades, with a complement of 340 men, of whom 4 were slain and 15 wounded. She had sailed from the Texel just three weeks before Captain Macdonald fell in with her, and had lost her main and mizen-masts in a gale on the 16th October. Captain Macdonald was advanced to post rank June 7, 1814, and nominated a C.B. in June, 1815,
Agents.– Messrs. Barnett and King. ”