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s bow, while the other attacked her quarter. MacBride concentrated his fire on the ship on his quarter, forcing her to break away, while he turned his attention to the ship off his bow. After thirty minutes this ship surrendered, while the other attempted to escape. MacBride wore around and chased
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s men, and escaped. The Crown offered a pardon to anyone (other than the actual perpetrator himself) to any of the smugglers that provided information that would result in the arrest of the perpetrator and the other smugglers. The Crown also offered a reward of £100 to the same end.
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was commissioned in August 1782 under her first captain, Lieutenant John Osborn. Osborn was promoted to the rank of master and commander in
January 1783, and remained in command until 1786. During this time
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on 16 February 1782. MacBride's report, though it convinced the
Admiralty to acquire the two ships, was apparently greeted with 'much mirth, on account of the singular manner in which it was worded'.
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under the alias John
Hardapple. The two vessels were estimated to have cost upwards of £20,000. Their career as privateers was short-lived. They managed to capture only a single British fishing
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off the Ram Head to intercept any smuggling boats that might attempt to land. When she discovered a small cutter lying-to, and several boats near the unknown vessel,
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each.' He described them as 'perfectly new, and alike; sail as fast as the Artois, and are the completest privateers I ever saw.'
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had one man killed and six wounded in the whole engagement. Impressed by MacBride's report, the
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131:General characteristics
16:Sloop of the Royal Navy
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271:Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
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