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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Porter, David 1780- (search)
ed among the islands for nearly a fortnight without meeting a vessel. On April 29 he discovered two or three English whaleships. He first captured the Montezuma. He had made a flotilla of small boats, which he placed under the command of Lieutenant Downes. These pushed forward and captured the Georgiana and Policy. From these Porter procured ample supplies of provisions and naval stores. With the guns of the Policy added to those of the Georgiana, the latter, fitted up as a cruiser, became a worthy consort of the Essex. Her armament now consisted of sixteen guns, and she was placed under the command of Lieutenant Downes. Other English vessels were soon captured and fitted up as cruisers; and at the end of eight months after he sailed from the Delaware in the solitary Essex, Porter found himself in command of a squadron of nine armed vessels, prepared for formidable naval warfare. In July he captured the Seringapatam, an English vessel built for a cruiser for Sultan Tippoo Sa