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during the War of 1812 impeded her merchant career. The Royal Navy had placed
Chesapeake Bay under a strict blockade in March 1813, though that declaration became known as a "paper blockade" as some 50 to 60 American privateers were rather freely cruising the coast and the waters of the West Indies.
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And I do hereby caution and forbid the ships and vessels of all and every nation in amity and peace with the United States from entering or attempting to enter, or from coming or attempting to come out of, any of the said ports, harbors, bays, creeks, rivers, inlets, outlets, islands, or seacoast
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I do therefore, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested (possessing sufficient force), declare all the ports, harbors, bays, creeks, rivers, inlets, outlets, islands, and seacoast of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in a state of strict and rigorous
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And I do hereby require the respective officers, whether captains, commanders, or commanding officers, under my command, employed or to be employed, on the coasts of
England, Ireland, and Scotland, to pay strict attention to the execution of this my
312:, to declare all the coast of the said United States in a state of strict and rigorous blockade without possessing the power to justify such a declaration or stationing an adequate force to maintain said blockade;
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captured eighteen valuable merchant ships, carrying wine, brandy, dry goods, cotton, cocoa, etc. Nine of those ships were sent to the United States. One source estimated a total damage to the Royal Navy from
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English channel, Boyle had proclaimed a blockade on the entire United Kingdom to show the absurdity of "paper blockades". On 27 August 1814, Boyle captured the merchantman
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Warfare, Early American Style: Audacious captains employed a disruptive maritime strategy to rattle the British public during the Revolution and the War of 1812".
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American privateers, and letters-of-marque during our war with England in the years 1812, '13 and '14 interspersed with several naval battles between American and British ships of war
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captured at least six
British vessels and burned five of them after divesting them of their valuables. Some sources record the capture of as many as eleven prizes during this cruise.
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carried 13 guns and 75 men, including officers, soldiers, and civilians bound to the
British squadron off New Orleans. At about 1:26pm, when the schooners were close to each other,
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under any pretense whatsoever. And that no person may plead ignorance of this, my proclamation, I have ordered the same to be made public in
England.
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Whereas, It has become customary with the admirals of Great
Britain, commanding small forces on the coast of the United States, particularly with Sir
834:. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press in association with the Maryland Historical Society and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. p. 40.
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He sailed across the Atlantic ocean and harassed British merchant shipping from the coasts of Portugal and Spain to the English and Irish channels.
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suffered six men killed and 17 wounded, several of them mortally. (According to American accounts, the English had 15 killed and 25 wounded.)
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Pirates of Maryland : Plunder and High Adventure in the Chesapeake Bay
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prizes, making it harder to estimate the actual loss to British commerce.
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1079:"Private Armed Vessels out of Baltimore and their prizes 1812 to 1815"
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revealed her armament and uniformed sailors and opened fire, catching
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During the cruise to the British Isles and the winter of 1814/1815
191:(1814-1815). She was one of the best equipped and crewed American
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Pride of the Sea: Courage, Disaster, and a Fight for Survival
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returned to the West Indies. On February 26, 1815, just off
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on 23 February 1813 and started her career of a privateer.
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started the chase. She carried 14 guns and 102 men, while
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of her, and by her sent a daring message to King George.
754:"Thomas Kemp, Shipbuilder: and His Home, Wades Point"
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and sent her and her crew into Havana as his prize.
269:In July 1814, Captain Thomas Boyle took command of
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394:Second West Indies Cruise and Capture of HMS
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245:Career as Privateer during the War of 1812
786:Maclay, Edgar Stanton, 1863-1919 (1899).
1081:. War of 1812 Privateers. Archived from
674:s return to Baltimore on 15 April 1815,
999:. New York: Citadel Press. p. 35.
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510:captured during the War of 1812:
138:12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
130:26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
788:A history of American privateers
602:, sloop, converted into a cartel
506:List of some of the prizes that
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622:, schooner, divested and burned
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401:In the winter of 1814 and 1815
1127:Schooners of the United States
390:was a gunner of the schooner.
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590:of Malta, divested and burned
365:, who dispatched the frigate
832:Maritime Maryland: A History
758:Maryland Historical Magazine
663:Career after the War of 1812
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229:The British blockade of the
900:Coggeshall, George (1861).
830:Dudley, William S. (2010).
529:, brig, divested and burned
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962:Butler, James (1816).
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634:, schooner, see above
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706:and both were named
688:"Pride of Baltimore"
292:Lloyd's Coffee House
265:1814 European cruise
172:16 × 12-pounder guns
862:. Stackpole Books.
702:were modeled after
444:was able to close
306:John Borlase Warren
709:Pride of Baltimore
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642:captured the brig
638:On 7 August 1814,
607:Marquis Cornwallis
562:of Scotland, sloop
310:Alexander Cochrane
280:Marquis Cornwallis
1112:Baltimore Clipper
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560:Christianna
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454:St Lawrence
450:St Lawrence
446:St Lawrence
440:off guard.
434:St Lawrence
430:St Lawrence
417:St Lawrence
396:St Lawrence
294:in London:
208:Thomas Kemp
197:War of 1812
195:during the
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1107:1812 ships
1101:Categories
1089:2013-03-21
1051:References
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614:Melpomene
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545:Britannia
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516:Adventure
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378:Admiralty
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