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475:, her smallness surprised him and he requested that he might be returned to his ship to continue the fight. Coghlan laughed at this request. Thévenard then seriously asked Coghlan for a certificate stating that he had not acted in a cowardly manner. Coghlan replied "No, I cannot do that; but I will give you one that shall specify you have acted 'prudently'!"
431:
The court martial board unanimously acquitted
Thevenard for the loss of his vessel. However, it found that he had not done everything necessary to prevent his crew from becoming discouraged and unwilling to fight. It particularly reprimanded him for having mistaken a brig for a frigate for too long.
478:
In his discussion of the action, the author
William James, in his naval history, made much of what he termed Thevenard's cowardice. He further opined that as Thevenard had continued in the French navy until 1817, he must have misrepresented what had occurred. James did not draw attention to
401:
set out again a few days later with
Thevenard searching for l'Hermite and his squadron at cayenne and the Antilles, but without success. After stopping at Guadeloupe to make several essential repairs, Thevenard decided to cruise the Leeward Isles. In the morning of 25 May 1806
424:, being closer to the coast had suffered from inconsistent wind conditions, while the British vessel, being further from shore, had benefited from more stable conditions. With a crew unwilling to man the guns, Thevenard eventually struck to
416:, which was known to be in the area. Thevenard wanted to maneuver to deliver a broadside but at a council of war with his officers that day, they advised staying away. Next morning, the crew of
533:
when she saw a sail. After a chase of some 20 hours, the winds were so calm that Hall sent his boats after the strange vessel. After another two hours the boats captured the French schooner
601:, sent Waller to round up the slowest vessels. As Waller was doing so, he sighted a strange sail to the south-east, and immediately gave chase. After a chase of two hours,
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was chasing her. French records report that the capture took place in the Puerto Rico channel. She had sailed from
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was escorting a convoy sailing from
Jamaica to London when the convoy commander, Captain Sir Charles Brisbane, in
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918:
The Naval
History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV
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was armed with one long 9-pounder gun and had on board 14 crew and passengers. She was on the way from
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Thévenard had surrendered his ship without a shot being fired by either side. When taken on board
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ran into difficulties and had to return to port that same day. The squadron went on to engage in
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arrived at
Plymouth on 21 July. She was paid off there and laid up. She was sold in June 1811.
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to
Cayenne, and was cruising in the Antilles prior to her capture by the English sloop "Fox".
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310:
328:. During her two years of active duty with the Royal Navy she captured two small privateers.
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456:, Guadeloupe, with dispatches for France, which she succeeded in throwing overboard while
410:, but by 27 May there was only one, which Thevenard thought might be the British frigate
951:
982:
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Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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sighted two strange vessels in the channel northwest of Puerto Rico. They followed
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took her into service under her existing name, which it later changed, first to
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317:
617:, one of the vessels in the convoy. After another chase, this of four hours,
564:. It apparently took some time for news of the name change to diffuse fully.
289:
274:
576:, which was sailing from Havana to New Orleans, and sent her into Jamaica.
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Lieutenant Waller's promotion to
Commander was confirmed on 20 July 1808.
609:, Joseph Caudanio, captain, of one gun and 54 men. She was 22 days out of
24:
490:
s broadside and argued that Thevenard should have attempted to capture
384:
950:
941:. Vol. sup, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 305.
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commerce raiding off the coast of Africa and then the Caribbean
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Vincent Thevenard and part of a small squadron under Commodore
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Subsequent prize money notices gave the privateer's name as
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were exhausted from having been at the sweeps for 30 hours;
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was launched in 1800, completion took until September 1801.
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587:. In March 1808 Lieutenant Edmund Waller replaced Hall.
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after a 64-hour-long chase. She was seven days out of
16:
Brig of the French navy, later sloop of the Royal Navy
961:. Vol. sup, part 4. London: Longman and company.
605:was able to capture the Spanish privateer schooner
69:Jean Fouache and Enterprise Thibaudier, Le Havre
692:
350:, and initially (October 1799), was designated
8:
212:93 ft 6 in (28.5 m) (overall)
999:Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015).
975:(in French). Vol. 3. Challamel ainé.
510:purchased and commissioned in May as HMS
343:was the sixth of the six-vessel class of
215:75 ft 4 in (23.0 m) (keel)
895:
781:
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518:), under Commander William Sumner Hall.
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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483:having a broadside twice the weight of
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428:, a brig, without a shot being fired.
332:was laid up in 1808 and sold in 1811.
31:
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43:
7:
633:, Braugh, master, into the fleet.
14:
815:. 27 December 1806. p. 1680.
225:28 ft 2 in (8.6 m)
796:James (1837), Vol. 4, pp.238-9.
233:7 ft 3 in (2.2 m)
98:
44:
572:detained the American schooner
972:Batailles navales de la France
468:arrived at Jamaica on 3 June.
1:
850:. 25 April 1809. p. 593.
693:Winfield & Roberts (2015)
621:succeeded in recapturing the
952:"Hall, William Sumner"
870:. 28 June 1808. p. 911.
375:Jean-Marthe-Adrien l'Hermite
886:- accessed 1 February 2014.
831:- accessed 1 February 2014.
772:- accessed 1 February 2014.
1059:
336:French service and capture
305:was the French naval brig
285:14 Ă— 24-pounder carronades
178:between 349 & 373 tons
18:
932:"Coghlan, Jeremiah"
369:was under the command of
309:, launched in 1800, that
159:
38:
34:
1043:Brigs of the French Navy
1033:Sloops of the Royal Navy
436:Capture: British account
160:General characteristics
1003:. Seaforth Publishing.
967:Troude, Onésime-Joachim
755:Fonds Marine, 1805-1826
568:reported that the brig
362:Capture: French account
980:Winfield, Rif (2008).
371:lieutenant de vaisseau
316:captured in 1806. The
958:Royal Naval Biography
938:Royal Naval Biography
613:and had captured the
383:, that departed from
273:2 Ă— 32-pounder brass
629:sent the recaptured
387:on 22 October 1805.
553:and a larger crew.
521:On 2 October 1806,
270:14 Ă— 6-pounder guns
124:By capture May 1806
867:The London Gazette
847:The London Gazette
812:The London Gazette
579:In September 1807
444:, under Commander
1010:978-1-84832-204-2
745:, pp. 465–6.
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551:letter of marque
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280:British service
250:British service
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183:Tons burthen
175:Displacement
155:Sold in 1811
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85:25 June 1800
59:
29:
21:HMS Diligent
862:"No. 16158"
842:"No. 16251"
828:, no. 4160,
807:"No. 15987"
769:, no. 4066,
556:In October
531:Cape Engana
448:, captured
354:. Although
290:bow chasers
77:August 1800
1028:1800 ships
1022:Categories
906:References
883:, no.4264,
611:Carthagena
525:was seven
462:Concarneau
440:On 28 May
413:Magicienne
318:Royal Navy
275:carronades
238:Complement
673:Citations
596:HMS
570:Diligente
529:south of
523:Diligente
516:Diligente
466:Diligente
311:HMS
74:Laid down
969:(1867).
949:(1830).
929:(1828).
915:(1837).
757:, p.351.
663:Venganza
607:Braganza
598:Arethusa
562:Prudente
558:Diligent
539:Napoleon
535:Napoleon
512:Diligent
508:Diligent
485:Diligent
450:Diligent
422:Diligent
418:Diligent
408:Diligent
404:Diligent
399:Diligent
389:Diligent
367:Diligent
356:Diligent
346:Vigilant
341:Diligent
322:Prudente
307:Diligent
302:Diligent
259:Armament
136:Prudente
121:Acquired
115:Diligent
93:May 1806
90:Captured
82:Launched
60:Diligent
25:HMS Wolf
581:Prudent
527:leagues
385:Lorient
380:RĂ©gulus
192:⁄
129:Renamed
66:Builder
39:History
1007:
988:
543:Samana
504:Dacres
492:Renard
481:Renard
473:Renard
458:Renard
442:Renard
426:Renard
313:Renard
207:Length
50:France
649:Notes
574:Polly
487:'
377:, in
352:No. 6
1005:ISBN
986:ISBN
643:Wolf
637:Fate
627:Wolf
623:Anne
619:Wolf
615:Anne
603:Wolf
592:Wolf
585:Wolf
514:(or
506:had
330:Wolf
326:Wolf
300:HMS
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222:Beam
169:Brig
165:Type
152:Fate
143:Wolf
141:HMS
134:HMS
113:HMS
110:Name
56:Name
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