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282:, on 13 October 1778. She was described as being a ship of 650 tons, armed with 14 guns, and under the command of Louis David, master. A prize crew then took her into port, where the Royal Navy purchased her for the sum of ÂŁ5,650 on 1 December 1778, renaming her as a courtesy to Viscount Hinchinbroke, eldest son of
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and take the troops up the river himself. He used small boats that would ground in the shallows and have to be dragged by hand. At one point, a barefoot Nelson led a small group of sailors to capture the out fort of San
Bartholomew. The force eventually did reach Fort San Juan and captured it, but
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was to take troops to the mouth of the San Juan River and wait for their return. The troops would go 70 miles up the river, take the fort, and then go on to capture other
Spanish possessions. The expeditionary force was small, it was the dry season and so the river was low, and the climate was
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December, when Captain Charles Hotchkys replaced him. Hotchkys's replacement, in February 1781, was Captain George Stoney, who in turn was replaced by Captain Sylverius Moriaty in June 1781. Moriaty was one among many navy personnel who suffered in the unhealthy climate of the
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Markham makes no mention of the sinking and subsequent court martial. It reports that on 28 February he completed his task and that on 13 March he was appointed to command the
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crew of 200 men died and the whole expedition too was decimated. Nelson himself became ill, and debilitated by dysentery, withdrew
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and brought the remainder of the expedition back to
Jamaica. (Nelson and Collingwood had served together three years earlier in
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Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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