From "New York's War of 1812: Politics, Society and Combat" by Richard V. Barbuto.
A small flotilla of gunboats defended the waters around New York City and was under the command of Jacob Lewis, former commander of the privateer Bunker Hill, as a master commandant, but he was given the honorific title of commodore.
He kept his gunboats actively engaged with most of his gunboats near Sandy Hook. There they could observe the enemy fleet and, at the same time, be protected by sandbars and shoals from deeper draft and stronger British ships.
On occasion, long-range shots were traded between the two sides, but with little damage to either.
He also kept gunboats by Long Island Sound to challenge British ships approaching from there.
So, Obviously There Was a New York Flotilla That Richard Hill Belonged To During the War. --Brock-Perry
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