497:, from Bayonne, was a privateer lugger of 35 tons of load, commissioned in March 1799 under Pierre Faulat with 4 officers and 14 or 15 men, and six small guns. She first cruised from March to December. Her cruise from 1800 to January 1801 resulted in her capture. On that cruise she had a crew of 23 men. Demerliac attributes her capture to the 12-gun HMS
418:
announced that T. Lockyer, Esq., was the sole owner of two of the "most beautiful letters of marque that will sent from any port in the United
Imperial Kingdoms of England and Ireland." Both were coppered. One was
429:, of 130 tons (bm), armed with six 18-pounder and six 12-pounder guns, and two 42-pounder carronades, and under the command of F.J. Withers. It was Lockyer's intent that the two would sail together.
100:
was armed with two brass 4-pounder and four iron 2-pounder guns, and had a crew of 23 men. She was two days out of
Cherbourg and had not taken any prizes. Because of the strength of the wind,
463:
was under Laine's command, she was reported captured as she sailed from
Madeira to the West Indies. Given that she then received three more letters of marque, the report was in error.
55:. As a hired armed vessel she captured several privateers and recaptured a number of British merchant vessels. After her service with the Royal Navy, she apparently sailed as a
118:
425:, a ship of 230 tons (bm), armed with sixteen 6-pounder guns and four 42-pounder brass carronades, and under the command of Alexander Ferguson. The other was the brig
183:
399:
came into
Plymouth on 4 November and was paid off. Lieutenant Morris received a promotion to commander in April 1802. In October 1803 he commissioned the brig
227:. She was armed with sixteen 2-pounder guns and had a crew of 49 men under the command of Captain Le Froment. The prize the gig recaptured was the schooner
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from
Weymouth to Plymouth, giving rise to an incorrect attribution of capture that persisted into the various biographies of Admiral George Morris.
956:
847:
67:
She may have been re-rigged as a brig early in her career as most of the mentions of her refer to her as the "hired brig Lady
Charlotte".
936:
475:
393:, Muslion, master. She was sailing from Riga to Ferrol with a cargo of flax. She was set free and proceeded on her voyage.
534:
was commissioned in Saint-Malo circa 1800 with 24 men and 4 guns. French records attribute the capture to the 32-gun HMS
367:
was armed with four carronades (though pierced for 12 guns), and had a crew of 23 or 24 men. She was three days out of
152:
917:
348:, and wounded another Englishman, both of whom were having dinner with the captain of the privateer at the time.
108:
436:, variously described as a brig or a ship, of 117 tons (bm), then received a sequence of letters of marque.
522:
makes no sense. She was a privateer lugger commissioned in
Cherbourg in 1801 with 49 men and 16 to 18 guns.
48:
139:, of 1,400 tons and 18 guns, and had been sailing from China to Copenhagen with a cargo of tea. Because
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was not able to take prisoners off nor put a prize crew on board so she escorted her prize into port.
440:
Francis John
Withers, master, 14 × 12-, 18-, & 42-pounder cannons, 50 crew – dated 15 August 1803
851:
400:
166:, which had been sailing from London to Dublin when a French privateer had taken her off Portland.
420:
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Joseph Young, master, 14 × 12-, 18-, and 42-pounder cannons, 50 crew – dated 15 September 1803
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and after receiving a signal of an enemy off the coast, both vessels sailed southward as
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had information that a privateer had captured a schooner in the area. As it turned out,
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dispatched her gig after the prize, which the gig captured off Alderney the next day.
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913:
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Philip Langlois, master, 10 × 4- & 6-pounder guns, 30 crew – dated 8 October 1804
328:, Cummings, master, as she was sailing from Dartmouth to Guernsey. Unfortunately, as
77:
was under the command of Lieutenant George Morris. That month she captured the brig
56:
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s boats the prize crews took to their boats, abandoning their prizes and enabling
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on contract between 28 October 1799 and 28 October 1801. She had a burthen of 120
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Abraham Laine, master, 10 × 4- & 6-pounder guns, 30 crew – dated 2 April 1804
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s assistance, and instead sent her boats after three brigs and a sloop that
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was in Plymouth Sound when she sighted a vessel and gave chase. Eventually
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John Hallowvris Lauga, 4 Ă— 4-pounder guns, 20 crew - dated 29 April 1806.
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Samuel David, 6 × 3- & 4-pounder guns, 20 crew – dated 10 August 1805
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sighted an enemy lugger privateer and her prize, and set out in chase.
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were entitled to a share of the cargo, which was of "immense value".
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In 1799 to 1800 she was under the command of Lieutenant S. Halliday.
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locates all the captures near Lynne, and attributes them to the
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to recapture all. The only one Morris was able to identify was
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355:, Captain Wilkinson, captured the French privateer lugger
845:"Register of Letters of Marque against France 1793–1815".
363:), Captain Anselm Septan, and brought her into Weymouth.
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On 2 October Morris sent into Plymouth the Danish brig
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herself captured the privateer, which turned out to be
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303:, Folly, master, sailing from Plymouth to Ipswich; and
466:
However, in November 1806, there was a report that a
264:, a brig of about 200 tons carrying a cargo of lead.
231:, of Colchester, which had been sailing in ballast.
309:, Howard, master, sailing from Falmouth to Swanage.
297:, Arters, master, sailing from Liverpool to London;
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386:, which she brought into Plymouth on 26 April.
270:gives the names of the merchant vessels that
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51:), and was armed with twelve 12-pounder
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59:until the French captured her in 1806.
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278:recaptured and sent into Plymouth as:
174:, the privateer in question, some six
957:Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy
628:. 14 February 1801. pp. 190–191.
62:
351:Around 20 April, the revenue cutter
518:(meaning "prefect of the Channel";
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13:
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711:. 25 April 1801. pp. 448–449.
684:. 31 March 1801. pp. 361–363.
476:Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy
336:, an almost spent cannonball that
14:
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249:had captured. At the approach of
127:when they captured a large Dutch
16:British naval vessel (1799–1801)
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92:was able to capture the lugger
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665:(Jan-Jun 1801), Vol. 5, p.278.
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653:(Jan-Jun 1801), Vol. 5, p.275.
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912:(in French). Éditions Ancre.
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501:, which is almost certainly
474:as she was sailing from the
470:was captured and taken into
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340:had fired in chase entered
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192:on the night of the 29th.
162:went in chase of the brig
908:Demerliac, Alain (2003).
234:The winds were such that
182:. The hired armed cutter
147:had sailed under Admiral
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724:, p. 258, no. 1937.
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414:On 22 October 1803, the
114:was in company with the
931:. Seaforth Publishing.
788:, p. 263, N° 2001.
170:captured the privateer
151:orders, he and Admiral
927:Winfield, Rif (2008).
641:, p. 291, N°2345.
344:and killed Arters, of
238:was unable to go to
520:Préfet de la Mouche
516:Préfet de la Manche
342:Préfet de la Manche
334:Préfet de la Manche
322:Prefet de la Mouche
318:Préfet de la Manche
247:Préfet de la Manche
225:Prefet de la Manche
116:hired armed vessels
31:served the British
772:The London Gazette
708:The London Gazette
681:The London Gazette
625:The London Gazette
605:The London Gazette
63:Hired armed vessel
938:978-1-86176-246-7
836:, Vol. 10, p.257.
589:, Vol. 2, p. 640.
324:" also captured
285:, Pycett, master;
107:Around 18 March,
73:In January 1801,
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410:Letter of marque
291:, Elsay, master;
289:Generous Friends
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84:On 11 February,
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209:Lady Charlotte
203:left Portland
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125:Lady Charlotte
102:Lady Charlotte
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361:Petit Pirrate
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891:, no. 4102,
767:"No. 15357"
703:"No. 15358"
676:"No. 15350"
620:"No. 15337"
600:"No. 15401"
422:Pretty Lass
188:recaptured
79:D'Eendraght
22:hired armed
901:References
876:, no.4478,
753:, no.4146,
369:Saint-Malo
301:Friendship
190:Friendship
164:Friendship
149:Milbanke's
135:. She was
53:carronades
33:Royal Navy
858:7 October
563:Citations
551:escorted
536:Greyhound
353:Greyhound
338:Sheerness
330:Sheerness
272:Sheerness
240:Sheerness
221:Sheerness
217:Sheerness
213:Sheerness
201:Sheerness
178:north of
168:Sheerness
141:Sheerness
120:Sheerness
951:Category
391:Ammeotta
378:credits
346:Vigilant
295:Vigilant
283:Goodwill
180:La Hogue
153:Hollowly
25:schooner
740:â„– 4145.
403:Penguin
332:chased
176:leagues
41:⁄
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459:While
307:Soskin
172:Pluton
98:Espoir
94:Espoir
47:tons (
482:Notes
326:Flora
253:'
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229:Soker
205:roads
185:Union
111:Scout
933:ISBN
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