. ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁ship ▁sli pped ▁through ▁the ▁block ade ▁in ▁heavy ▁weather . ▁During ▁that ▁cru ise ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁Bo yle ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁captured ▁ 2 0 ▁pri zes ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁Beau fort , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁Ch asse ur ▁and ▁Block ade ▁Pro clam ation ▁ ▁Bo yle ▁left ▁Com et ▁at ▁Beau fort ▁and ▁head ed ▁north ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁private er ▁Ch asse ur , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁owner . ▁The ▁private er ▁tried ▁to ▁put ▁to ▁sea ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July , ▁but ▁British ▁war ships ▁obliged ▁her ▁to ▁wait ▁four ▁days ▁off ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁ ▁Once ▁at ▁sea , ▁Bo yle ▁set ▁a ▁course ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁via ▁the ▁Grand ▁B anks . ▁The ▁cru ise ▁last ed ▁three ▁months , ▁and ▁he ▁n ett ed ▁ 1 8 ▁pri zes ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October . ▁During ▁his ▁many ▁explo its ▁on ▁the ▁trip , ▁Bo yle ▁had ▁the ▁bra v ado ▁to ▁proc laim ▁a ▁block ade ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁His ▁pro clam ation ▁was ▁posted ▁in ▁Lloyd ' s ▁C off ee ▁House ▁in ▁London : ▁< blockquote > PRO CLA M