3 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 7 9 ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Perry ▁then ▁en list ed ▁on ▁another ▁private er ▁which ▁was ▁captured ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁He ▁then ▁was ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁to ▁New ry ▁Bar ra cks ▁in ▁Ireland ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Sarah ▁Wal lace ▁Alexander ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 1 8 3 0 ). ▁Perry ▁managed ▁another ▁escape ▁by ▁mas quer ading ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁se aman ▁and ▁taking ▁passage ▁to ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁in ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Islands . ▁From ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁he ▁took ▁passage ▁to ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁war ' s ▁conclusion ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁ ▁Post ▁war ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Perry ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mate ▁on ▁a ▁merchant man ▁which ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Ireland ▁where ▁Perry ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁bel oved ▁Sarah ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁The ▁young ▁couple ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁South ▁King st own , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁where ▁they ▁lived ▁with ▁Perry ' s ▁parents ▁on ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 - acre ▁estate . ▁Their ▁first ▁child , ▁Oliver ▁Haz ard ▁Perry , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Wal lace ▁( née ▁Alexander ) ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 1 8 3 0 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁County ▁Down , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant