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sailed on 15 December 1809 from Basse-terre, Guadeloupe, with a small squadron in search of a French squadron reported to be in the area. Over the next two days two frigates and two sloops joined them.
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herself apparently sustained no casualties. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the NGSM with clasp "Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809" to all surviving claimants from the action.
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was under the command of Lieutenant Jonathan Widdicombe Dyer. She capsized in the West Indies on 31 October 1814 while pursuing an American privateer.
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captured in 1805 and took into service under her existing name. She participated in an engagement and a campaign that earned her crews clasps to the
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in January and February 1810. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the NGSM with clasp "Guadaloupe" to all surviving claimants from the action.
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then followed to provide support. Once they had determined that British frigates could anchor, they withdrew. Late that afternoon
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to purchase a sword or such other object of his choosing as a token of their appreciation for his service as commander of
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as a schooner. However, a listing of vessels on the Leeward Islands station as of 1 July 1812, shows the gun-brig
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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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caught fire when her crew fired their guns into her hold to scuttle her, and exploded. This set fire to
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On 24 March 1810, the inhabitants of St Thomas presented Lieutenant Edward F. Dwyer with a gift of 140
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Schooner: 68 ft 8 in (20.9 m) (overall); 53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) (keel)
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Brig: 72 ft 8 in (22.1 m) (overall); 57 ft 2 in (17.4 m) (keel)
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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was a fine vessel, well worth taking into the Royal Navy, which advice the Navy took.
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The squadron sighted two French ships on 17 December and gave chase. These were the
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from a schooner to a brig. The letter from the inhabitants of St Thomas refers to
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A first-class share of the prize money for Guadeloupe was worth £113 3s
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d; a sixth-class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £1 9s
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came in, anchored, and engaged the two French ships. The 74-gun
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had been carrying a cargo of coal from Cork to Jamaica;
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Dudley, William S.; Crawford, Michael J., eds. (1985).
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British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859
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were in company on 13 March 1813 when they captured
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Government Printing Office. 362:Lieutenant Charles Finch commissioned HMS 215:Schooner:8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) 972:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1814 285:was a French privateer schooner that the 776:. 24 September 1814. pp. 1923–1924. 701: 19:For other ships with the same name, see 738: 736: 734: 732: 730: 668: 642:d; a sixth-class share was worth £1 1s 628:A first-class share was worth £71 14s 584: 509:while she served as a guardship there. 307:captured the French privateer schooner 850: 754: 203:Brig:21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) 27: 218:Brig:9 ft 0 in (2.7 m) 71: 39: 7: 113:Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) 14: 512:At some point the Navy converted 335:had left a convoy on 28 October. 1507: 1502: 742:James (1837), Vol. 5, pp.189-91. 73: 41: 840:. 7 February 1818. p. 268. 688:. 26 January 1849. p. 243. 917:. Vol. 6. Challamel ainé. 914:Batailles navales de la France 879:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. 118:"Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809" 1: 820:. 20 March 1813. p. 581. 490:Still under Finch's command, 799:Dudley & Crawford (1985) 723:. 4 March 1806. p. 294. 442:) cannonaded the batteries. 1542:Schooners of the Royal Navy 291:Naval General Service Medal 1568: 1552:Maritime incidents in 1814 1310:September (unknown date): 18: 1537:Privateer ships of France 1497: 1075:February (unknown date): 875:Hepper, David J. (1994). 412:to try for an anchorage. 135: 34: 30: 1379:October (unknown date): 1037:January (unknown date): 136:General characteristics 1547:Brigs of the Royal Navy 926:. Seaforth Publishing. 909:Troude, Onésime-Joachim 311:after a 12-hour chase. 922:Winfield, Rif (2008). 531:captured the schooner 350:. Cochrane noted that 16:Brig of the Royal Navy 1282:Départment des Landes 496:capture of Guadeloupe 400:Volant Vashon Ballard 789:, Vol. 24, pp.103-4. 527:On 24 November 1812 494:participated in the 394:On 17 December 1809 366:in Antigua in 1808. 301:On 16 December 1805 144:Schooner, later brig 1341:Sir John Sherbrooke 331:had captured after 315:, which was out of 837:The London Gazette 817:The London Gazette 773:The London Gazette 720:The London Gazette 685:The London Gazette 1519: 1518: 1303:General Armstrong 933:978-1-86176-246-7 757:, pp. 80–81. 704:, pp. 364–5. 277: 276: 100:1805 (by capture) 1559: 1511: 1506: 1490: 1480: 1459: 1449: 1438: 1428: 1417: 1407: 1396: 1386: 1375: 1364: 1354: 1344: 1334: 1317: 1306: 1296: 1285: 1275: 1257: 1241: 1230: 1219: 1208: 1198: 1188: 1165: 1155: 1145: 1134: 1124: 1113: 1102: 1092: 1081: 1071: 1060: 1049: 1033: 1023: 1013: 1003: 992: 965: 958: 951: 942: 937: 918: 904: 890: 871: 854: 848: 842: 841: 828: 822: 821: 808: 802: 796: 790: 784: 778: 777: 764: 758: 752: 743: 740: 725: 724: 711: 705: 699: 690: 689: 676: 657: 655: 654: 650: 647: 641: 640: 636: 633: 626: 620: 618: 617: 613: 610: 604: 603: 599: 596: 589: 432:and the frigate 172: 171: 170: 166: 81: 78: 77: 76: 49: 46: 45: 44: 28: 1567: 1566: 1562: 1561: 1560: 1558: 1557: 1556: 1522: 1521: 1520: 1515: 1493: 1483: 1477:Lord Wellington 1473: 1467:Other incidents 1462: 1452: 1441: 1431: 1420: 1410: 1399: 1389: 1378: 1367: 1357: 1347: 1337: 1320: 1309: 1299: 1288: 1278: 1260: 1244: 1233: 1222: 1211: 1201: 1191: 1168: 1158: 1148: 1137: 1127: 1116: 1105: 1095: 1084: 1074: 1063: 1052: 1036: 1030:Roxburgh Castle 1026: 1016: 1006: 995: 989:Queen Charlotte 985: 974: 969: 934: 921: 907: 893: 887: 874: 865: 862: 857: 849: 845: 830: 829: 825: 810: 809: 805: 797: 793: 787:Naval Chronicle 785: 781: 766: 765: 761: 753: 746: 741: 728: 713: 712: 708: 702:Winfield (2008) 700: 693: 678: 677: 670: 666: 661: 660: 652: 648: 645: 643: 638: 634: 631: 629: 627: 623: 615: 611: 608: 606: 601: 597: 594: 592: 590: 586: 581: 569: 360: 299: 168: 164: 163: 162: 154:Schooner: 121 ( 106: 79: 74: 72: 47: 42: 40: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1565: 1563: 1555: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1534: 1524: 1523: 1517: 1516: 1498: 1495: 1494: 1492: 1491: 1481: 1470: 1468: 1464: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1453:Unknown date: 1450: 1439: 1429: 1418: 1408: 1397: 1387: 1376: 1365: 1355: 1345: 1335: 1318: 1307: 1297: 1286: 1276: 1258: 1242: 1231: 1220: 1209: 1199: 1189: 1166: 1156: 1146: 1135: 1125: 1114: 1103: 1093: 1082: 1072: 1061: 1050: 1034: 1024: 1014: 1004: 993: 982: 980: 976: 975: 970: 968: 967: 960: 953: 945: 939: 938: 932: 919: 905: 895:James, William 891: 885: 872: 861: 858: 856: 855: 853:, p. 152. 843: 823: 803: 801:, p. 180. 791: 779: 759: 744: 726: 706: 691: 667: 665: 662: 659: 658: 621: 583: 582: 580: 577: 568: 565: 359: 356: 298: 295: 275: 274: 273: 272: 266: 258: 254: 253: 252: 251: 248: 247:HM schooner:35 245: 244:At capture:102 240: 236: 235: 226: 222: 221: 220: 219: 216: 211: 207: 206: 205: 204: 201: 196: 192: 191: 190: 189: 186: 181: 177: 176: 175: 174: 159: 150: 146: 145: 142: 138: 137: 133: 132: 131:Foundered 1814 129: 125: 124: 123: 122: 119: 116: 108: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 87: 83: 82: 80:United Kingdom 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 37: 36: 32: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1564: 1553: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1543: 1540: 1538: 1535: 1533: 1530: 1529: 1527: 1514: 1510: 1505: 1501: 1496: 1489: 1488: 1482: 1479: 1478: 1472: 1471: 1469: 1465: 1458: 1457: 1451: 1448: 1447: 1440: 1437: 1436: 1430: 1427: 1426: 1419: 1416: 1415: 1409: 1406: 1405: 1398: 1395: 1394: 1388: 1385: 1384: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1366: 1363: 1362: 1356: 1353: 1352: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1326: 1325: 1319: 1316: 1315: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1298: 1295: 1294: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1267: 1266: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1250: 1243: 1240: 1239: 1232: 1229: 1228: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1200: 1197: 1196: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1181: 1175: 1174: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1157: 1154: 1153: 1147: 1144: 1143: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1126: 1123: 1122: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1104: 1101: 1100: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1073: 1070: 1069: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1042: 1041: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1005: 1002: 1001: 994: 991: 990: 984: 983: 981: 977: 973: 966: 961: 959: 954: 952: 947: 946: 943: 935: 929: 925: 920: 916: 915: 910: 906: 903:. 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Index

HMS Elizabeth
Naval General Service Medal (NGSM)
bm
Schooner
Brig
carronades
chase guns
Royal Navy
Naval General Service Medal
Kingfisher
Guadaloupe
carronades
HMS Melville
flûtes
Loire
Seine
Volant Vashon Ballard
Blonde
Thetis
Sceptre
Freya
Cygnet
Hazard
Ringdove
struck
capture of Guadeloupe
guineas
Surprise
Opossum
Spider

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