Decatur's victory : Accomplished ala-mode-de Constitution & Guerriere, or the second part of the same tune Battle between the American frigate, "United States," Commodore Decatur, master, and the British frigate, "Macedonian" Captain Carden, which she took after an action of 17 minutes, on the 25th October---The British lost 104 men, killed and wounded, the Americans 12 only "Tune, Paul Jones's victory"

“Decatur’s Victory” is a sea song in 6/8 time with the tune indication “Paul Jones’s Victory,” giving solid information about the tune and text match. However, this text has four lines plus a chorus that is the same throughout, whereas the song called “Paul Jones’s Victory” has no provision for a chorus in any of its many printings. For more information about this tune, see Paul Jones’s Victory.

On October 25, 1812, Captain Stephen Decatur, commanding the frigate United States, subdued the British ship Macedonian off the Madeira Islands and brought her safely into New London, Connecticut, as a prize. This lyric does not have many details of the encounter—it seems more of a promotion piece written for the broadside trade (see Brilliant Victory for more details). Cashing in on the same theme, a more theatrical song honoring Decatur was composed in Philadelphia by W. Strickland and published in several sheet music editions (Wolfe, Secular Music #2370-73).