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111: 25: 1424: 1419: 86: 389:,. Between 2 August to 31 December, 1799 she recaptured schooner "Cynthia", Unknown English sloop, French schooner "Helen", recaptured Danish brig "Helen", recaptured brig "Brothers" sometime in November, recaptured schooner "Harriet" in January, 1800. On 2 February, 1800 she recaptured armed merchant ship "Portland" in the Sale Rock Passage , she had been captured by a privateer on 25 January ( 369:. While the French ship carried fourteen 9-pounders, four 6-pounders, and crew of 250, the American cutter had only fourteen 4-pounders and seventy men. After a nine-hour battle, however, the French ship was forced to surrender. A few days earlier she had a running battle with a French lugger that escaped due to springing of the Pickering's masts. Sometime in October she and 987: 330:
recaptured American brig "Fair American" captured by 3 French letters of marque the previous day. On 1 May, 1799 she, and USS George Washington recaptured American brig "Francis", captured by a French privateer. "Francis" was Captained by Joshua Preble, Lieutenant Edward Preble's brother.
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on 20 August, and was never heard from again. She is presumed to have been lost with all hands in a gale in September, but this was never proven. This storm is also thought to have sunk
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recaptured American merchant schooner "John" on 15 August, 1799. On 16 September, 1799 she captured (recaptured?) schooner Atalanta, condemned by prize court and sold in August, 1800.
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continued to cruise in the West Indies, and before her return to the United States had captured four French privateers, including
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recaptured brig "Henrich". On 27 December, 1799 she captured a French privateer, possibly "Voltiguese".
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on 18 October 1799. The Frenchman was well fitted out and manned and should have been able to capture
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from January through June 1799, when he was promoted to captain and took command of the frigate
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She returned to New Castle, Delaware on 21 July. Ordered to join Commodore
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On 21 April, 1799 she exchanged fire with Fort Dup Vieux and Fort Royall,
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was permanently transferred to the Navy on 20 May and re-designated USS
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was a brig, the 1st brig built for the UCRC Service, in the
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Topsail schooner
long tons
United States Revenue Cutter Service
United States Navy
Quasi-War
France
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of State
Newburyport
Massachusetts
Revenue Cutter Service
Boston
Commodore
Barry
West Indies
Edward Preble
Essex
Guadeloupe
USS George Washington
Master Commandant
Benjamin Hillar
USS Ganges
USS Merrimack
privateer

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