THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 27, 1813

• USS Constitution - William Bainbridge
• HMS Java - Henry Lambert

Under "Naval Heroism" is a  message from the President concerning Captain Bainbridge and his frigate Constitution on the capture of the British frigate Java, signed by him in type: James Madison.
There is much reporting under the heading: "Events of the War" has reports from Nashville, Ogdensburg, Niagara, & Fort George, but the most significant report is under: "Naval" which is a fine letter signed in type: William Bainbridge & headed: "U.S. Frigate Constitution" being his report of the capture of the British frigate Java. There are nearly six pages on the War of 1812.
Page 3 contains a list of the ships that comprised the: "Revolutionary Naval Force" in the year 1776, with their captains noted as well.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

Background: The February 27, 1813 issue of Niles' Weekly Register (Vol. 3, No. 78) is a prized historic centerpiece due to its inclusion of nearly six full pages of War of 1812 reporting, highlighted by the primary source documentation of the USS Constitution’s famous victory over the HMS Java on December 29, 1812. Featuring an official presidential message to Congress signed in type by James Madison under "Naval Heroism" alongside Commodore William Bainbridge's direct battle dispatch written aboard the Constitution, this issue preserves the contemporary accounts that cemented "Old Ironsides" in American naval lore. Coupled with front-line theater updates from Nashville and critical northern border strongholds like Ogdensburg, Niagara, and Fort George, its rich concentration of war reports gives it exceptional historical value.

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