NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Jan. 7, 1815

• War of 1812 captures
• United States Navy

Included are nearly 4 pages of: "American Prices" continued from an early report, being a very lengthy list of ships, with an introductory sentence: "These lists only included such enemy vessels as safely arrive in our ports, or are sunk or burnt, or otherwise 'satisfactorily' accounted for...".
A full page has a chart on: "Militia Drafts--or Conscription" and over 6 pages are taken up with: "Washington's Plan of the General Arrangement of the Militia of the United States..." dated Jan. 18, 1790, containing considerable detail. The back 2 pages are taken up with: "Events of the War".
Complete in 16 pages, 6 by 9 3/4 inches, very nice condition.

Background: This issue of Niles’ Weekly Register from January 7, 1815, represents a highly desirable collectible and historical artifact due to its expansive, four-page ledger of "American Prizes"—a feature commonly mistranslated in scans as "American Prices"—which systematically records captured British naval and merchant shipping during the climax of the War of 1812. Published in Baltimore by Hezekiah Niles, the Register was the nation's premier record of official state and military intelligence, and these specific running lists held strict accounting standards, documenting only enemy vessels that were verified destroyed, sunk at sea, or successfully brought into American ports. What makes this particular issue especially rare and significant is its compelling historical placement: printed just two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814, and a day before the Battle of New Orleans, it captures the intense peak of American privateering efforts before news of peace crossed the Atlantic. For maritime historians and primary-source collectors, multi-page prize lists from this exact late-war window are exceptionally scarce and prized, serving as an granular record detailing individual ship names, vessel classes, cargoes, and privateer captains that visually demonstrates the severe economic damage inflicted on British maritime commerce.

As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."