42:
316:. Due to the unexpected nature of the encounter, neither fleet was prepared to do battle, and the result was an inconclusive battle in which the French warships sustained more damage than did the British. Though the battle was inconclusive, it did enable the French to forestall the British attack on the Cape. The British sailed on to the
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The New
American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation; Containing All the Tables Necessary to be Used with the Nautical Almanac in Determining the Latitude, and the Longitude by Lunar Observations, and Keeping a Complete Reckoning at Sea ... the Whole Exemplified in a Journal Kept from
545:
made in 1787 by Joseph Heriot, of London, and inscribed "The Gift of the Hon’ble East India
Company to Robert Maw Esq’r Commander of the Asia East Indiaman for gallantly defending the said ship against a French frigate of 44 guns in the Straights of Malacca September, 1782."
873:), but there is no island (pulao) there. Pulo Mancap may simply be a designation for the SW corner of Borneo. The same source identifies Pulo Mancap Shoal a little to the south, approximately where earlier sources had placed St Clement's Bank.
697:, an East Indiaman under the command of Captain William Taylor Money, was resting at St Helena while on her way back to England. The small squadron intercepted eight Dutch vessels, which surrendered on 15 June. The EIC ships
236:(EIC). She participated in three actions, two against the French and one against the Dutch. She left the EIC's service in 1799 and traded between London and Lisbon until 1802 when new owners from Embden renamed her
633:
385:
reaching Bombay on 4 March, two days before the others. A voyage that would take a coppered vessel not facing adverse winds about two and a half weeks had taken the four
Indiamen five and a half months.
366:. They remained there for some six weeks as the indigenes were friendly and the vessels could procure fresh food. The Highlanders entertained the indigenes with bagpipe music, and danced the
338:, which she reached on 3 September. The convoy left Johanna on 21 or 22 September, but ran into an adverse monsoon that drove the vessels to the coast of Arabia; the four Indiamen
541:
After the return to
Britain of the four captains of the Indiamen that participated in the action on 10 September 1782, the EIC awarded them prizes. Robert Maw received a silver
614:
returned to Madras on 3 March 1792, and sailed to
Benkulen, which she reached on 18 April. She then reached St Helena on 26 August and arrived at Blackwall on 2 November.
753:. The remainder went to the garrison at St Helena, and various vessels in the St Helena roads. Thirty-three years later, in July 1828, there was a small final payment.
642:
from
Portsmouth on 2 May 1794, bound for Madras and Bengal. She reached Madras on 11 September and arrived at Diamond Harbour on 15 October. Homeward bound, she passed
707:
arrived on the scene and helped board the Dutch vessels. There were no casualties on either side. The
British then brought their prizes into St Helena on 17 June.
664:
in May she brought the news that France had invaded the
Netherlands in January. Furthermore, under an order dated 9 February 1795, Royal Navy vessels and British
520:
then parted company on 30 January at "St
Clement's Bank Peels Morcop". These are probably "St Clement's Reef" and "Pulo Mancap", at the lower end of the
625:
The
British government held her at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on
1243:
420:, which was under the command of Captain de Lannuguy-Tromelin. After an engagement the next day that lasted some two and a half hours and in which
1070:
668:
were to detain Dutch vessels and cargoes and bring them into British ports that they might be detained provisionally. Then on 2 June the British
1248:
1174:
Boston to Madeira ... with an Appendix, Containing Methods to Calculating Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and Occultations of the Fixed Stars ...
954:
590:
on 25 November, and arrived at Whampoa on 8 February 1789. She reached St Helena on 25 June and arrived at Blackwall on 3 September.
629:(Mauritius). It gave up the plan and released the vessels in May 1794. It paid £1,500 for having delayed her departure by 72 days.
285:, the British to take it from the Dutch, the French aiming to help defend it and French possessions in the Indian Ocean, including
381:, and she was not with the other three, or "Kissen Bay", is currently an open question. They then sailed out of the Red Sea, with
41:
274:
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on 16 December. By 31 January 1795 she was at Madras again, and then by 24 May she was at St Helena. Between 14 and 18 June
278:
370:; the indigenes reciprocated with a war dance involving shields and spears. The Indiamen arrived at Mocha on 4 December.
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to the Crown. Still, prize money, in the amount of two-thirds of the value of the Dutch ships amounted to £76,664 14
610:
reached Madeira on 9 May and arrived at Madras on 10 September. On 8 November she arrived at Diamond Harbour.
325:
809:
for 1802 shows her master as L. Strong, her owner as Beatson & Co., and her trade as London transport.
761:
Captain Foulkes left Portsmouth on 12 April 1796, bound for Madras, Bengal, Bombay, and China. By 21 July
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arrived at Whampoa on 30 October. She left on 5 March 1786, reached St Helena on 24 June, and arrived at
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These areas or places are difficult to identify today. One set of coordinates places Pulo Mancap at
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1222:
Memoir of the life and character of the late lieut.-colonel John Campbell, by a retired officer
271:
266:, under the command of Captain Robert Maw, sailed from Portsmouth on 13 March 1781, bound for
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arriving there on 21 July. At the Cape, Johnstone captured five Dutch East Indiamen at the
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Because the capture of the Dutch vessels had occurred before Britain declared war on the
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277:. At about the same time as the British sailed, a French squadron under the command of
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for 1808 in the London-Batavia trade. Her subsequent career and fate are unknown.
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arriving on 10 April. The French squadron attacked the British on 16 April in the
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and China as part of a convoy of Indiamen accompanying a British squadron under
812:
Then on 31 February 1802 Beatson sold her to buyers in Embden, who renamed her
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Captain Foulkes left Portsmouth on 5 April 1788, bound for Bombay and China.
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reached St Helena on 5 August 1798, and arrived at Blackwall on 9 November.
634:
Transport vessels for the cancelled British invasion of Île de France (1794)
143: in (43.8 m) (overall): 116 ft 0 in (35.4 m) (keel)
661:
643:
586:
reached Johanna on 6 July and arrived at Bombay 20 days later. She reached
531:
622:
Captain John Davy Foulkes received a letter of marque on 6 December 1793.
566:, which she reached on 5 Aug, before returning to Bencoolen on 19 August.
328:. The British Indiamen then sailed on, directly, or indirectly, to India.
1051:
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770:
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20:
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arrived from the Cape of Good Hope with the news than a convoy of Dutch
210:
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had reached the River Shannon and by 27 October she was at Blackwall.
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formed a squadron to try and intercept the Dutch. Providentially, the
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Captain John Davy Foulkes left Portsmouth on 10 March 1785, bound for
883:
769:, and she reached Madras on 16 November. On 20 December she was at
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for 1804 gave her trade as London-Batavia. She was last listed in
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414:, on 9 September the ships encountered the 38-gun French frigate
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participated in the capture of seven Dutch ships off St Helena.
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s log book puts her at "Qishm" on 5 December. Whether this was
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in the straits of Lombon by one account, and on the 23rd near
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before returning to Madras on 4 January 1797. She arrived at
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Captain Foulkes left The Downs on 26 April 1791, bound for
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on 3 September, and arrived at Whampoa on 20 December.
362:. The Indiamen were carrying the 2nd Battalion of the
1010:
777:
on 1 February. She then followed the Indian coast to
392:
left Bombay on 8 August in company with the Indiamen
432:had several men injured from exploding cartridges,
240:and returned her to trading with the East Indies.
281:left France. Both squadrons were en route to the
1230:
1169:
1160:
1071:"Auction announcement - accessed 30 August 2015"
1057:
1028:
955:"Letter of Marque, p.50 - accessed 25 July 2017"
684:had left the Cape, sailing for the Netherlands.
562:reached Bencoolen on 2 July. She then sailed to
228:was launched in 1780 and made six voyages as an
785:on 30 April and Bombay on 7 June. She reached
733:was distributed among the officers and crew of
801:In 1799 Beatson & Co., London, purchased
358:were driven further, to Kissen Bay, near the
781:, which she reached on 17 April, and then
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410:. As the squadron was sailing through the
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
1244:Ships of the British East India Company
1200:
1186:. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society.
1181:
1130:
1095:
890:; a fourth-class share was worth 3s 1d.
805:to sail between London and Lisbon. The
1231:
816:. She returned to the Far East trade.
250:for 1808 on the London-Batavia trade.
1249:Age of Sail merchant ships of England
1219:
1170:Bowditch, N.; Bowditch, J.I. (1841).
1034:
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882:A first-class share was worth £4 3
151:36 ft 5 in (11.1 m)
14:
1260:
1205:. Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co.
1006:no. 1250 - accessed 2 August 2015
904:
364:42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
40:
1184:Ships of the East India Company
1136:
1101:
1063:
876:
796:
703:, Captain Samuel Maitland, and
16:British East Indiaman 1780–1808
1161:d'Unienville, Raymond (2004).
1058:Bowditch & Bowditch (1841)
996:
836:
253:
209:1793: 26 × 9-pounder guns + 6
1:
1154:
1117:. 8 July 1828. p. 1329.
897:
465:left Whampoa. On 22 January
7:
441:Action of 10 September 1782
10:
1265:
631:
534:on 17 June and arrived at
438:
18:
1060:, p. 364, Table LIV.
112:
73:British Est India Company
34:
30:
1201:Lubbock, Basil (1950) .
829:
729:. Of this, £61,331 15s 2
424:had two men killed, and
215:1802:20 × 9-pounder guns
113:General characteristics
1182:Hackman, Rowan (2001).
757:EIC voyage #6 (1796-98)
618:EIC voyage #5 (1794-95)
594:EIC voyage #4 (1791-92)
578:EIC voyage #3 (1788-89)
550:EIC voyage #2 (1785-86)
512:), by another account.
406:, and the country ship
308:to take on water, with
304:The British stopped at
259:EIC voyage #1 (1781-83)
1203:The Blackwall frigates
1146:(1804), seq. no. R125.
814:Reine Louise de Prusse
687:Captain Essington, of
326:battle of Saldanha Bay
238:Reine Louise de Prusse
98:Reine Louise de Prusse
1177:E. & G. W. Blunt.
721:, the vessels became
453:. On 4 January 1783,
314:battle of Porto Praya
173: in (4.6 m)
990:Register of Shipping
807:Register of Shipping
469:parted company with
1077:on 21 November 2015
1029:d'Unienville (2004)
857: /
574:, on 20 September.
496: /
1220:Spens, J. (1836).
1114:The London Gazette
967:on 20 October 2016
670:East India Company
244:is last listed in
234:East India Company
1098:, pp. 39–40.
1019:, pp. 21–22.
992:(1802), Seq.№804.
932:British Library:
861:3.083°S 110.183°E
719:Batavian Republic
666:letters of marque
572:Blackwall, London
500:1.617°S 108.883°E
451:Whampoa anchorage
412:Strait of Malacca
297:(Mauritius), and
283:Cape of Good Hope
279:Bailli de Suffren
221:
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522:Karimata Strait
505:-1.617; 108.883
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1079:. Retrieved
1075:the original
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1045:Lloyd's List
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1017:Spens (1836)
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65:Thomas Newte
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1109:"No. 18485"
1081:22 November
1047:, no. 1483.
971:14 November
864: /
771:Trincomalee
767:Simon's Bay
673:packet ship
660:arrived at
558:and China.
503: /
417:Pourvoyeuse
299:Pondicherry
293:(Réunion),
291:Ile Bourbon
254:EIC voyages
211:swivel guns
159:14 ft
21:Asia (ship)
1239:1780 ships
1233:Categories
1155:References
632:See also:
436:withdrew.
434:Pouvoyeuse
334:sailed to
196:Complement
178:Propulsion
898:Citations
743:Busbridge
700:Busbridge
662:St Helena
655:HMS
536:The Downs
532:St Helena
306:São Tiago
272:Commodore
186:Sail plan
852:110°11′E
775:Kedgeree
556:Benkulen
530:reached
491:108°53′E
479:Caremata
475:Osterley
459:Osterley
449:reached
422:Osterley
404:Osterley
355:Osterley
204:Armament
86:Launched
70:Operator
779:Anjengo
765:was at
751:Swallow
735:Sceptre
689:Sceptre
677:Swallow
657:Sceptre
588:Batavia
336:Johanna
320:, with
168:⁄
138:⁄
108:Unknown
94:Renamed
78:Builder
35:History
1209:
1190:
787:Penang
749:, and
723:Droits
644:Saugor
604:Bengal
600:Madras
564:Padang
543:salver
488:1°37′S
461:, and
402:, and
352:, and
344:Latham
268:Bombay
126:Length
100:(1802)
965:(PDF)
958:(PDF)
849:3°5′S
830:Notes
653:When
514:Locko
471:Essex
467:Locko
455:Locko
430:Essex
426:Locko
399:Essex
394:Locko
379:Qeshm
375:'
349:Locko
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