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On 28 January 1797 the
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left the Cape on 12 April and arrived at and Bombay on 10 June. She reached
Malacca on 19 September and arrived at Whampoa on 2 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 28 December, reached St Helena on 22 April 1800, and arrived at The Downs on 25 June.
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reached Madras on 28 July. She was at Penang on 17 September and
Malacca on 31 October, before arriving at Whampoa on 4 December. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 4 March 1812, reached St Helena on 28 May, and arrived at The Downs on 22 July.
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Farquharson ordered his ships to advance in line of battle. The French retreated, convinced they were facing a superior force. Actually, the French outgunned the East
Indiamen both in terms of the number of guns and the weight of shot per gun.
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arrived on 18 August. The fleet left Rio on 1 September and later passed the Cape of Good Hope. To avoid French ships reported to be in the Indian Ocean, the fleet sailed towards
Western Australia, rather than to the Straits of Malacca.
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Janeiro on 1 August and Penang on 31 October. She arrived at Whampoa on 31 January 1802. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 30 March, reached St Helena on 10 July, and arrived at The Downs on 16 September.
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reached Penang on 14 September and arrived at
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had resumed and
Captain Pierce acquired a letter of marque on 20 April 1804. He sailed from Portsmouth on 9 June 1804, bound for China. She was part of a convoy of nine Indiamen, all bound for China:
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Benjamin Richardson acquired a letter of marque on 17 January 1811. (9) 1810/1 Madras and China. Captain Richardson sailed from Portsmouth on 12 March 1811, bound for
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Peter Esdaile was the managing owner. The other owners were Sir Benjamin Hammet, Edward Jeffries, Sir James Peter, and William Esdaile, plus one or two others.
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In May 1817 the EIC offered for sale goods that had been sold some years before but never collected. Among the lots were several lots of mother-of-pearl that
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The Indiamen sailed east and then up towards China. On 1 February the Fleet encountered a strong gale with violent squalls and rain; the storm did wreck
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Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 5 March, reached Malacca on 21 March and St Helena 30 June, and arrived at The Downs on 12 September.
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Captain Essex Henry Bond acquired a letter of marque on 18 October 1798. He sailed from Portsmouth on 31 December, bound for Bombay and China.
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returned from her last voyage the EIC declared her worn-out. On 10 June 1813 her registration was cancelled as demolition was complete.
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Capt Thomas Burston Pierce acquired a letter of marque on 27 February 1801. He sailed from Portsmouth on 19 May 1801, bound for China.
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Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Petitions Relating to East-India-built Shipping
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on 20 November. She reached St Helena on 7 January 1810, sailed from there on the 14th, and arrived at The Downs on 23 March.
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transited Bass Strait on 4 November, and arrived at Norfolk Island on 13 November, three days after the fleet had sailed on.
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Captain James Timbrell acquired a letter of marque on 7 March 1807. He sailed from Portsmouth on 18 April, bound for China.
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Transport vessels for the cancelled British invasion of Île de France (1794)
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reached the Cape on 20 October and St Helena on 4 December. She arrived at
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Naval Discipline: Subordination Contrasted with Insubordination
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war with France had resumed. Captain Edward Studd acquired a
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arrived there on 12 September. Homeward bound, she was at
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314:on 28 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the
525:on 25/26 March 1799. They were transporting the
256:1811:32 × 12&18-pounder guns + 3 swivel guns
879:Letter of Marque, p.89 - accessed 25 July 2017.
277:was launched on the River Thames in 1790 as an
156:Overall: 165 ft 5 in (50.4 m);
372:for having delayed her departure by 17 days.
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238:1794:36 × 12&4-pounder guns
91:EIC voyages:7-9 Andrew Timbrell
302:on 24 January 1791, bound for
88:EIC voyages 1-6: Peter Esdaile
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997:Early Explorers in Australia
352:The British government held
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122:General characteristics
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173: in (40.9 m)
611:provided the escort.
527:88th Regiment of Foot
898:Biden (1830), p.210.
889:Biden (1830), p.143.
632:The fleet sailed to
444:Bali Strait Incident
947:The London Gazette
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159:Keel: 134 ft
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698:and China.
638:Bass Strait
597:True Briton
306:and China.
266:Three decks
252:swivel guns
142:, or 1246 (
1026:1790 ships
1020:Categories
958:References
608:Athenienne
375:See also:
316:Second Bar
206:Complement
760:Citations
684:Rodrigues
606:HMS
602:Cuffnells
419:arrived.
324:St Helena
300:The Downs
196:Sail plan
117:Sold 1803
573:Arniston
519:Carnatic
499:Yarmouth
472:Woodford
428:Woodford
334:Between
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106:Launched
73:Namesake
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567:Neptune
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487:Ambonya
354:Raymond
320:Batavia
168:⁄
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41:History
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696:Madras
600:, and
470:, and
468:Canton
464:Boddam
460:Alfred
433:Alfred
412:Boddam
409:, and
407:Canton
402:Alfred
364:456 17
304:Bombay
289:Career
151:Length
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711:When
579:Ceres
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83:Owner
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