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was under the command of Mate Thomas Downes when she wrecked on 13 May 1831, near
Tampico, Mexico. A local steam boat was towing her across the bar at Tampico but only succeeded in running her aground. Supposedly she was beaten to a wreck and her remains sold at auction on 25 May. Still, her crew
404:, which mounted four long 18-pounder and four medium 12-pounder guns and had a crew of more than 50, was taken in an action lasting 35 minutes. One or more of her crew and of the slaves on board were killed and others wounded in the battle.
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on 26 July 1826, for
Jamaica. In July 1827, Lieutenant James Beckford Lewis Hay replaced Holland. Lieutenant Martin Cole was appointed to replace Hay on 20 September 1828, but in October Lieutenant Joseph Sherer assumed command.
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s crew included two
Americans (one severely wounded by grapeshot in the capture), and five British subjects, including one "a free Black of Jamaica". Scherer turned the Americans over to
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Three of the
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Correspondence with the
British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, The Havana, Rio de Janeiro and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade
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was armed with one 12-pounder gun, had a crew of 21, and was carrying 206 captives; 79 men, 36 women, 48 boys and 43 girls. After
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A first-class share was worth £1118 17s 1d; a sixth class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £76 5s 8¼d.
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A first-class share was worth £533 13s 9d a sixth class share, that of an ordinary seaman, was worth £9 19s 11¼d.
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s capture one female child was born, and one woman died. Head money for 206 captives was paid in
February 1831.
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against a slave ship much larger and more heavily armed than herself. She was wrecked in 1831 near
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and were sentenced to death for piracy. Their sentence was commuted to transportation for life.
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Sherer received promotion to the rank of
Commander on 30 December 1829, for his successes.
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Warships in the Age of Sail 1817–1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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had left Africa in April 1829, with 562 Africans, but only 369 were still alive when
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Opposing the
Slavers: The Royal Navy's Campaign against the Atlantic Slave Trade
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293:, under the command of Lieutenant Joseph Sherer, captured the American vessel
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was captured, and 72 more died of "smallpox, diarrhea & scurvy" before
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286:. The troops' arrival calmed unrest among slaves on a plantation there.
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975:. Vol. 4, part 2. London: Longman and company. p. 348–349.
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State Papers, relating to Slaves in the
Colonies; Slave Trade
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The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to Present
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The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine
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53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) (overall); *40 ft
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453:. Head money for 400 captives was paid in February 1831.
308:, in among the Bahamas, near the Berry Islands or Rocks (
984:. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Infinity Publishing.
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400:, was under the command of Captain Ildefonso Martinez.
258:, that the Navy found defective and refused to accept.
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The Royal Navy replaced her in October with a second
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On 27 June 1829, she captured the Spanish slave ship
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282:, under the command of Captain Thomas McPherson, on
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204:, launched in 1826 at Jamaica and assigned to the
516:A first-class share of the prize money was worth
440:into Havana. Lieutenant Sherer discovered that
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
811:"Havana Slave Trade Commission - Midas"
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266:Lieutenant Edward Holland commissioned
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769:. 15 February 1831. pp. 295–296.
208:. She made three notable captures of
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1001:The African Diaspora to the Bahamas
188:1 × long 12-pounder gun on a pivot
14:
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172:7 ft 3 in (2.2 m)
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16:British anti-slavery patrol ship
785:, pp. 10–11 & 130–131.
687:. 1 October 1833. p. 1771.
278:landed a detachment of the 2nd
234:Commander-in-Chief, West Indies
1334:Maritime incidents in May 1831
945:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot.
815:The Liberated Africans Project
304:captured the Spanish schooner
200:was a schooner of the British
1:
156: in (12.4 m) (keel)
738:. London: R. G. Clarke. 1829
710:. 4 January 1831. p. 8.
467:. She served as a tender to
254:. There was a third vessel,
41:captures the Spanish slaver
1324:Schooners of the Royal Navy
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872:(1830), Vol. 33, pp.154-5.
18:
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941:Hepper, David J. (1994).
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841:"Monthly Naval Register"
634:Mid-Victorian RN vessels
112:General characteristics
51:National Maritime Museum
924:Grindal, Peter (2016).
164:18 ft (5.5 m)
1189:April (unknown date):
1018:Winfield, Rif (2014).
999:Tinker, Keith (2013).
980:Swanson, Gail (2005).
966:"Sherer, Joseph"
247:built on the lines of
972:Royal Naval Biography
911:: S. Low, Marston, Co
327:25.84167°N 77.75833°W
1329:Atlantic slave trade
1209:May (unknown date):
465:Willoughby Shortland
206:West Indies squadron
47:William John Huggins
1274:Duchess of Portland
982:Slave Ship Guerrero
800:, pp. 348–349.
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332:25.84167; -77.75833
323: /
280:West India Regiment
821:on 19 October 2017
766:The London Gazette
707:The London Gazette
684:The London Gazette
289:On 14 March 1829,
214:single-ship action
212:, one involving a
130:70, or 73, or 75 (
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1029:978-1-84832-169-4
618:, pp. 348–9.
380:25.917°N 77.283°W
300:On 7 April 1829,
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855:19 November
761:"No. 18776"
702:"No. 18764"
679:"No. 19089"
639:19 November
436:could take
398:Providencia
383: /
330: /
1319:1826 ships
1313:Categories
1192:Rockingham
1171:Shipwrecks
934:B01MYTNUEH
889:References
318:77°45′30″W
315:25°50′30″N
236:, ordered
202:Royal Navy
177:Complement
21:HMS Monkey
1271:13 Aug:
1253:Swiftsure
1243:Elizabeth
1211:HMS
1180:HMS
915:2 January
742:2 January
558:Citations
459:In 1830,
420:to port.
251:Assiduous
249:HMS
238:HMS
99:June 1826
1230:17 Aug:
1220:11 Aug:
1199:24 May:
1178:13 Apr:
963:(1835).
898:(1897).
476:Skipjack
396:, alias
185:Armament
121:Schooner
96:Acquired
1240:7 Dec:
1182:Pylades
825:12 July
656:, 9170.
470:Blossom
450:Grampus
416:escort
412:helped
371:77°17′W
368:25°55′N
341:Josepha
224:Origins
218:Tampico
151:⁄
88:Builder
58:History
1213:Monkey
1120:Nimble
1096:Nimble
1090:Monkey
1083:Magpie
1069:Magpie
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497:Monkey
488:Monkey
461:Monkey
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430:Monkey
414:Monkey
409:Nimble
359:Bimini
345:Josefa
306:Josefa
302:Monkey
295:Borneo
291:Monkey
276:Monkey
268:Monkey
262:Career
256:Nimble
245:Monkey
240:Magpie
197:Monkey
139:Length
82:Monkey
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1122:class
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1111:Union
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357:near
355:Midas
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284:Exuma
45:, by
43:Midas
1300:1832
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1024:ISBN
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986:ISBN
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930:ASIN
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857:2011
849:1870
827:2019
744:2012
641:2011
520:18 8
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