Although by this time it was dark, the wind fresh, and the sea rough, the American gunners were very accurate. Blakely eventually drew up alongside Avon, deliberately selecting the leeward position to prevent Avon escaping downwind. As Wasp approached Avon's quarter, the two vessels exchanged several hails, in which the Americans demanded that the British vessel heave to, as well as shots from the bow and stern chase guns. On the evening of September 1, 1814, while in the English Channel, Wasp, spotted four unknown sails, and made for the nearest. and about seven miles west northwest of Monhegan.' When the firing began, the ships were eight miles southeast of Seguin and when it ended, according to William Barnes, a member of the American crew, the ships were 'some four or five miles east from Pemaquid point, four miles southwest of East Egg Rock. In Enterprise, Burrows showed similar resolve as he moved one of his two long 9-pounders from the bow to a stern port so he could “ fight his ship from all sides”. He ordered a Union Jack nailed to the foremast and two on the mainmast. Blyth prepared for a fight to the finish. On 5 September 1813, USS Enterprise sighted HMS Boxer off Pemaquid Point, Maine and after six hours of maneuvering, the antagonists finally engaged. On 3 August, the schooner Rebecca, of 117 tons, from Townsend, bound to Boston On 28 July, the schooner Nancy, of 14 tons, taken in the harbor at Little River. On 27 July, the schooner Rebecca, of 86 tons, from New York and bound for Cadiz or Halifax. On 6 July, the schooner Two Brothers of 89 tons, from Tanfield, bound to Eastport and the sloop Friendship, of 100 tons, from Blackrock bound to Eastport.

British navy war of 1812