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Action of 16 October 1799

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162: 129: 150: 114: 964:, a Spanish squadron of four ships sailed from Vigo with the appearance of intending to bring Pierrepont's squadron to battle. Pierrepont immediately issued orders for his ships to meet with the Spanish who promptly turned about and returned to port without coming within range. A shore breeze enabled the British ships and their prize to extricate themselves from the Commarurto rocks without further damage. They then sailed directly for the fleet base at 41: 1045:£12. As historian James Henderson noted "even the humblest seaman could set himself up with a cosy pub". For the captains, normally paid £150 a year, this was more money than they could make in 270 years. On the only subsequent occasion when a Spanish treasure fleet was successfully intercepted, at the 1000:
were trade cocoa, sugar, indigo and cochineal worth in total about £5,000 as well as 446 boxes containing 3,000 dollars each, 59 bags and three kegs of dollars and numerous loose coins, for a total value of at least 1,338,000 silver dollars or £301,350. Altogether the sterling value of the cargo was
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has noted that this action illustrates both the dominance of the Royal Navy and its high standards at this stage in the war, stating that "The coincidental appearance of four frigates in the vast Atlantic testifies to the enormous resources the British put into the prosecution of the war. That the
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were among the largest ever recorded. Each captain was given £40,730 (of which a third was due to the admiral in command), each lieutenant £5,091, each warrant officer £2,468, each midshipman £791 and each sailor or marine £182. For the regular seamen, this total was 15 times their annual pay of
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to the value of the ships and material captured and the seizure of a Spanish treasure fleet could yield spectacular amounts of money: particularly large sums had been captured during previous wars in 1656, 1744 and 1762, but during the first three years of conflict between Great Britain and Spain
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calculated as not less than £618,040 (the equivalent of £76,699,000 in 2024). The captured ships however were written off as worthless, although some additional money was made auctioning off their naval stores. In the aftermath, the sailors of the squadron were noted in the streets of
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at the most northwestern point of Spain. The ports of Northern Spain were blockaded by British frigates sailing independently, crossing the approaches in search of enemy shipping and it was one such ship, the 38-gun HMS
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was found a quantity of trade cocoa and a series of boxes containing coin, including 333 boxes of 3,000 dollars each, four boxes of 2,385 dollars each, 94 boxes containing 4,000 dollars each and two golden
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in October 1804, an even greater haul was captured. On that occasion however the Admiralty used an obscure regulation to seize the bulk of the prize and the captains only received around £15,000 each.
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convoys. To intercept and seize these shipments the Royal Navy dispatched their own frigates to patrol the Spanish coast. To encourage their sailors, the Royal Navy distributed
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wearing "bank notes stuck in their hats, buying watches for the fun of frying them, and issuing laws that any of their crew who appeared without a gold-laced hat should be
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four frigate captains proceeded to act in such perfect concert is further evidence, if it were needed, of the shared standards of mutual help and assistance".
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at 20:00 on 15 October. Turning away to the southeast, the Spanish ships then made all sail northeast in search of a safe harbour, with Pierrepont in pursuit.
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to the north. With four British frigates now in full pursuit, the Spanish captains sought to split their enemy and divided, at which Pierrepont directed
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Other Spanish ports were also blockaded with the intention of limiting Spanish trade and movement and intercepting treasure convoys from the colonies of
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At 03:30 on 16 October, another sail was spotted to the southwest, rapidly revealed to be a second British frigate, the 38-gun HMS
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Although they separated their ships in an effort to split their opponents, the Spanish captains were unable to escape:
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and South America. Vast quantities of gold, silver and valuable trade goods crossed the Atlantic in regular armed
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of Vigo late on the 15 October, the Spanish ships were in the last stages of their journey. Turning to flee from
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almost reached safety, only being caught on the morning of 17 October in the approaches to the safe harbour at
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and 90 golden half-doubloons. This totalled 1,385,292 silver dollars, with a sterling value of £311,690. On
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at 07:00 as the Spanish ship sought shelter in the rocks at Commarurto close to the safe harbour at
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This vast sum of money was transported through Plymouth on 63 wagons, guarded by armed sailors and
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in February 1797, dissuading the Spanish fleet from playing a significant role in the ongoing war.
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belatedly approaching, Pillon was forced to surrender his ship to superior British forces.
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who was able to block Pillon's route into Porte de Vidre. Both frigates opened fire on
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Young's ship. Young turned in order to thwart the manoeuvre and fired two rapid
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and accompanied by musical bands and cheering crowds to the security of the
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the remainder of the British squadron continued southwards in pursuit of
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joined the chase and at dawn two more sails were sighted, the 32-gun
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only one treasure convoy had been intercepted, near Cádiz at the
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off soon afterwards and continued pursuit, assisted by Digby on
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but which principally consisted of more than two million silver
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had lost one man killed and nine wounded in the exchange while
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had reached the port the day before. Dispatches were sent to
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that blocked the wind. After an hour of resistance, with
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fleet won a significant victory over the Spanish at the
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forced the British Mediterranean Fleet to abandon the
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On 21 August 1799, a convoy of two 34-gun frigates,
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This force now concentrated against the 226: 212: 204: 22: 1261:inflation figures are based on data from 1195: 1193: 56:off Cape Finisterre, 16th October 1799", 1352: 1350: 1244: 1242: 1207: 1205: 1183: 1181: 718:in New Spain with a cargo that included 534:was a minor naval engagement during the 1396:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1171: 1169: 1141: 1139: 1137: 1135: 1133: 1087: 1085: 1081: 1235:. 22 October 1799. pp. 1093–1095. 1221: 1219: 1217: 968:, arriving on 22 October to find that 710:under Captain Don Juan de Mendoza and 638:suddenly reversed its position in the 1476:. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 984:and revealed the scale of the prize. 960:As the British force took control of 7: 1374:The equivalent of £1,667,300 in 2024 1299:The equivalent of £5,054,580 in 2024 606:on the morning of 16 October, while 553:close to the Spanish naval port of 52:in action with the Spanish frigate 1317:The equivalent of £306,278 in 2024 1308:The equivalent of £631,791 in 2024 910:, which was in full flow at seven 565:and luxury trade goods across the 14: 1521:. London: Conway Maritime Press. 1365:The equivalent of £18,615 in 2024 1335:The equivalent of £22,586 in 2024 1326:The equivalent of £89,228 in 2024 863:, Young focused his attention on 654:entirely, retreating to ports at 1344:The equivalent of £1,489 in 2024 948:one killed and nine wounded and 160: 148: 127: 112: 39: 1451:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (2001) . 1491:Henderson CBE, James (1994) . 1436:. London: Chatham Publishing. 538:between a squadron of British 1: 670:in Southern Spain. 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Index

French Revolutionary Wars

HMS Ethalion
Thomas Whitcombe
Vigo
Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain
Spain
William Pierrepont
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Anglo-Spanish War
(1796–1808)

25 January 1797
Cape St. Vincent
26 April 1797
Cádiz
Santa Cruz
16 October 1799
7 April 1800
Ferrol
Cape Santa Maria
25 November 1804
7 December 1804
Cape Finisterre
Trafalgar
4 April 1808
13 October 1796
19 December 1796
Menorca

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