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tow his prize away. The line became snagged on a rock, and had to be cut for the safety of both vessels. When dawn broke the next day Bowen discovered that the French had risen up against the prize crew and retaken the ship, sailing her into Cadiz. Now bereft of his prize, Bowen returned to port empty handed, writing to Jervis that 'As we feel conscious of having done out duty, to the utmost of our power, we endeavour to console ourselves with the expectation of our conduct being approved.' Jervis confirmed this, writing
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under pressure from French forces, and helped to resupply them until it was deemed necessary to evacuate them. He ably oversaw the withdrawal, but received a wound to the face from French shot while assisting in the evacuation of the last of the troops. He received notes of praise from Rear-Admiral
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s barge and a number of small boats. The boats rushed the frigate and the boarding party stormed her successfully. The boarding party killed or drove off all of her crew, with the exception of twenty whom Bowen took prisoner, among them the captain and lieutenant. Finding that there were no
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and departed on another cruise, capturing several small vessels on 12 and 13 November, sending them to Gibraltar, and on 22 November he learned from an American brig that he had encountered off Cape St. Mary's, that a Spanish ship bound for
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prisoners aboard, Bowen manned the cannon and fired a broadside into the fort. He then took his prisoners off and returned to the British ships. Only the contrary wind prevented Bowen from sailing the frigate out as well.
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1980:1797 deaths
1975:1761 births
1177:George Bass
1173:Third Fleet
1142:Parliament.
1079:Terpsichore
1059:Terpsichore
1044:Terpsichore
1036:Terpsichore
1025:Terpsichore
1017:Terpsichore
1006:Terpsichore
920:Terpsichore
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907:Terpsichore
894:Terpsichore
864:Terpsichore
848:Terpsichore
779:Terpsichore
759:Terpsichore
754:Terpsichore
596:Third Fleet
526:of Admiral
501:West Indies
360:John Jervis
318:joined the
248:Terpsichore
232:John Jervis
191:James Bowen
149:Terpsichore
1969:Categories
1893:required.)
1853:References
1777:Campbell.
1744:Campbell.
1722:Campbell.
1704:Campbell.
1682:Campbell.
1662:Campbell.
1638:Colledge.
1623:Campbell.
1608:Campbell.
1593:Campbell.
1556:Campbell.
1538:Campbell.
1460:Campbell.
1422:Campbell.
1400:Campbell.
1380:Campbell.
1356:Campbell.
1332:Campbell.
1300:required.)
1272:Laughton.
1163:Jervis Bay
1148:Ilfracombe
991:Union Jack
982:first rate
903:Montevideo
794:Guadeloupe
774:Chesapeake
677:Martinique
592:Navy Board
528:Hugh Pigot
479:Foudroyant
475:Foudroyant
451:Foudroyant
426:Foudroyant
400:Hirondelle
371:Foudroyant
367:Foudroyant
355:Foudroyant
349:midshipman
335:ship-sloop
281:Ilfracombe
209:Royal Navy
196:John Bowen
105:Royal Navy
73:Allegiance
43:Ilfracombe
1237:Citations
1227:HMS
1112:grapeshot
1029:HMS
1021:Algeciras
975:HMS
872:HMS
859:Cartagena
852:HMS
843:Gibraltar
831:North Sea
763:HMS
752:HMS
745:HMS
733:Undaunted
726:HMS
717:Undaunted
715:HMS
711:Bien Venu
704:Promotion
685:Bien Venu
673:Barbadoes
666:HMS
659:Caribbean
634:into the
581:HMS
574:HMS
564:Promotion
558:Lord Howe
546:Lord Howe
536:HMS
517:HMS
494:HMS
487:HMS
419:HMS
390:HMS
379:HMS
353:HMS
340:Lightning
328:HMS
320:guardship
309:HMS
302:HMS
262:grapeshot
246:HMS
236:Caribbean
193:(brother)
187:Relations
147:HMS
140:HMS
133:HMS
114:1779–1797
1901:(1818).
1840:Clarke.
1801:Clarke.
1571:Clarke.
1520:Clarke.
1505:Clarke.
1490:Clarke.
1475:Clarke.
1314:Clarke.
1168:Atlantic
949:bowsprit
925:Mahonesa
874:Mahonesa
868:Mahonesa
824:Mahonesa
783:Daedalus
765:Daedalus
648:Spithead
554:Dominica
524:flagship
489:Blenheim
397:corvette
345:Hannibal
324:the Nore
311:Hannibal
253:Tenerife
215:and the
198:(nephew)
129:Commands
91:Service/
63:Tenerife
1440:Tracy.
1257:Tracy.
1219:Vestale
1204:sailed.
1171:of the
977:Emerald
942:Vestale
929:Vestale
916:Vestale
887:Vestale
879:guineas
787:Halifax
747:Veteran
632:Paragua
588:Stately
583:Stately
538:Jupiter
496:Adamant
330:Dunkirk
316:Emerald
304:Emerald
294:Jamaica
174:†
142:Veteran
123:Captain
1954:
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1122:Legacy
1040:Pallas
1031:Pallas
854:Pallas
628:Borneo
622:, the
612:Bengal
576:Prince
483:Pegase
471:Artois
467:Artois
463:master
455:Artois
431:PĂ©gase
421:Artois
404:sweeps
392:Lively
269:London
170:
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93:branch
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1187:Notes
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901:from
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737:Zebra
728:Zebra
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694:Boyne
668:Boyne
289:James
285:Devon
135:Zebra
47:Devon
1952:ISBN
1933:ISBN
1821:ISBN
1217:The
1071:and
1063:Dido
781:and
689:fort
630:and
543:brig
338:HMS
119:Rank
53:Died
40:1761
37:Born
1879:doi
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322:at
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