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schooner armed with eight guns, and seven gunboats, each armed with two guns. They opened fire on the approaching row boats and might have destroyed the attack had
Lieutenant Fleming not led his three boats to the smaller of the brigs and boarded her. After about ten minutes of hand-to-hand fighting, the British captured her and were sailing her out, pursued by the other Spanish vessels, which continued to fire on them. The British returned fire from their prize and their boats and the Spanish vessels withdrew.
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Because of the distance they had to row, the
British were unable to approach closely until 4am, by which time the moon had risen, they had been spotted, and the Spaniards alerted. The Spanish vessels consisted of two naval brigs, one of 20 guns and 180 men, and another of 12 guns and 90 men, a
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served in the
Caribbean, repeatedly recapturing merchant ships that had fallen victim to French privateers. Thirteen months after being captured she ran aground while pursuing enemy ships. When they were unable to refloat
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sailed towards them she hit a sandbank. Seeing that she was aground, the enemy vessels came towards her in the late afternoon, and at dusk took up position in line abreast ahead of her. During the night
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s crew endeavoured to lighten her, but were unable to free her. At five in the morning
Violett surrendered, but not before he and the crew were able to set fire to
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British took the corvette into service under her existing name, commissioning her at Jamaica under Lieutenant Colin Campbell. In June
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at Port Royal. The court martial honourably acquitted them all, and praised
Lieutenant Violet's gallant conduct. It presented him his
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and take to her boats. The enemy ships then took all 55 men prisoner.
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and he determined to try to cut them out. On the night of 6 January
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268:The captured vessel turned out to be the brig
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441:"with a very handsome eulogium."
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193:expedition in 1806 by boats from
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653:. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot.
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334:and sent them into Jamaica.
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1433:Maritime incidents in 1808
670:Shipwrecks in the Americas
544:American Historical Review
122:7 January 1806, by capture
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649:Hepper, David J. (1994).
630:Grocott, Terence (1997).
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815:January (unknown date):
668:Marx, Robert F. (1987).
306:, Grantham, master, off
226:In January 1806 Captain
1413:Brigs of the Royal Navy
1116:August (unknown date):
706:Vela, Rubén E. (2017).
478:United service magazine
135:General characteristics
947:April (unknown date):
784:HM Hired armed cutter
687:Winfield, Rif (2008).
353:, Staples, master, as
189:, launched in 1804. A
16:Brig of the Royal Navy
1000:June (unknown date):
480:(1834), Part 1 p.273.
373:On 14 February 1808,
185:was the Spanish brig
1428:Ships built in Spain
980:HM Hired armed ship
393:and three gunboats (
377:was cruising in the
347:Francisco de Miranda
1234:Gardiner and Joseph
672:. New York: Dover.
634:. London: Chatham.
399:Teniente de fragata
501:The London Gazette
369:Grounded and burnt
242:arrived some five
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18:
1284:Flying Fish
1212:Lord Nelson
590:Vela (2017)
542:Documents,
496:"No. 15909"
387:New Granada
363:Lady Nugent
361:recaptured
355:Lady Nugent
351:Lady Nugent
337:In August,
326:recaptured
278:swivel guns
191:cutting out
1423:1804 ships
1407:Categories
1228:Experiment
1222:Amphitrite
1160:Amphitrite
851:Hirondelle
829:Amphitrite
786:Lord Keith
765:Shipwrecks
641:1861760302
624:References
343:Port Royal
202:Royal Navy
162:Complement
1293:HMS
1282:HMS
1271:HMS
1260:HMS
1251:Proselyte
1249:HMS
1180:HMS
1169:HMS
1140:Alexander
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1109:Charlotte
1097:HMS
1066:HMS
1057:Delphinen
1055:HMS
1044:HMS
1033:HMS
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991:HMS
982:Harlequin
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950:Paramatta
940:Adventure
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888:HMS
877:HMS
866:HMS
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838:HMS
817:HMS
806:HMS
795:HMS
775:Agincourt
445:Citations
432:HMS
395:cañoneras
383:Cartagena
332:Valentine
320:Valentine
316:Valentine
252:Franchise
240:Franchise
232:Franchise
197:Franchise
152:Sail plan
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1305:Nadezhda
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1150:Majestic
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826:12 Feb:
804:31 Jan:
793:24 Jan:
782:15 Jan:
772:14 Jan:
434:Arethusa
274:coehorns
248:Campeche
170:Armament
119:Acquired
76:Captured
68:Launched
57:Namesake
1358:Rachael
1273:Jupiter
1258:6 Dec:
1247:5 Dec:
1202:Nikolai
1192:Travers
1189:7 Nov:
1171:Volador
1137:8 Oct:
1099:Centaur
1064:8 Aug:
1053:7 Aug:
993:Capelin
930:Bermuda
919:Widgeon
901:Electra
879:Astraea
819:Delight
797:Carrier
391:Volador
341:was at
308:Heneagn
244:leagues
230:of HMS
222:Capture
173:12 guns
114:Spanish
111:Builder
28:History
1368:Ceylon
1327:Lively
1315:Aurora
1119:Dundee
1068:Jaseur
1035:Pickle
1014:Netley
840:Raposa
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559:№4240.
532:№4171.
518:№4160.
421:Raposa
414:Raposa
409:Raposa
405:Raposa
375:Raposa
359:Raposa
339:Rapsoa
324:Raposa
296:Raposa
270:Raposa
211:Raposa
206:Raposa
187:Raposa
182:Raposa
105:Raposa
51:Raposa
1240:Glory
1182:Crane
1130:Maria
1003:Eliza
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328:Eliza
312:Eliza
304:Eliza
300:Union
255:'
143:173 (
61:Vixen
40:Spain
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