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In 1810 Reynolds discovered that Sälö Fjord, then little known to the British, was a good place of refuge during gales on the Swedish coast. He surveyed it and reported that it was busy.
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before the Royal Navy returned her to her owners. She was so successful that the Norwegian merchants offered a considerable reward for
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The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV
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spent from end 1812 to 1814 re-fitting at Sheerness. If so, she was not on the rolls of the Royal Navy.
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Anderson gives the day as 23 April, Winfield gives it as 24 April, and Gossett gives it as 25 April.
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may have been the cutter under the command of John Feaste, of 72 tons burthen, that sailed under a
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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Men of Marque: A History of Private Armed Vessels out of Baltimore During the War of 1812
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was wrecked in the Kattegat in October, near the Sälö Beacon, but with no loss of life.
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sailed off after failing in three attempts during the two-hour running fight to board
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from this capture was from an abatement of duties on a cargo of deals (planks) from
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after a fight of over an hour in which Wilson and several of his men were wounded.
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as she had left Baltimore for France months in advance of the outbreak of war.
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as being armed with eight 3 and 6-pounder guns, and having a crew of 30 men.
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tons (bm). She served the Royal Navy from 4 May 1809 to 11 November 1811.
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served the Royal Navy in 1809 and is described as being of 40
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met with more success in her prize-taking as she captured:
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Cranwell, John Philips, and William Bowers Crane (1940)
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being sunk, but does not report any court martial date.
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Danish schooner No. 100 (2 November), in company with
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Whilst under the command of Lieutenant John Reynolds,
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in prize money; an ordinary seaman received 15s 6d.
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These two vessels yielded Reynolds a total of £16 3
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One month later, on 21 November 1810 1109: 997: 995: 756: 731: 706: 683: 1117:Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy 1067: 357:was forced to surrender but sank off 155:Some of her first captures included: 47:There was also an hired armed lugger 752:. 22 January 1811. pp. 140–141. 992: 513:The next day the British privateer 13: 549:Part of the money that accrued to 132:commenced cruising in The Sleeve ( 14: 1133: 989:Cranwell and Crane (1940), p.381. 801:. 23 November 1811. p. 2268. 392:was in company when the gun-brig 1081:A History of American Privateers 1060:Gossett, William Patrick (1986) 951:. 1 February 1812. p. 2221. 891:. 3 November 1812. p. 2222. 841:. 3 November 1812. p. 2221. 821:. 7 December 1811. p. 2369. 702:. 29 October 1811. p. 2099. 361:, on the Swedish coast north of 1046:Anderson, Roger Charles (1910) 1027: 983: 955: 935: 931:. 27 August 1814. p. 1740. 915: 895: 875: 866: 857: 825: 805: 727:. 14 August 1810. p. 1229. 599: 582: 569: 560: 372:Still, on 14 July she captured 16:Two vessels served the British 668: 647: 605:Cranwell and Crane state that 543: 435: 346:, while in the company of the 109:The second hired armed cutter 102:The second hired armed cutter 1: 1079:Maclay, Edgar Stanton (2004) 1039: 911:. 10 July 1813. p. 1365. 384:. On 13 October she captured 74:The first hired armed cutter 67:The first hired armed cutter 1050:. (London: C. Gilbert-Wood). 772:. 4 June 1811. p. 1048. 620: 490:", of five guns and 50 men. 7: 10: 1138: 1075:. Vol. 5. R. Bentley. 1057:. (New York: W.W. Norton). 342:However, on 25 April 1811 51:, and a number of British 680:- accessed 28 March 2015. 475:British privateer cutter 854:Gossett (1986), pp.78-9. 642:The Gentleman's magazine 536: 416:Reynolds removed to the 294:Sloop No. 98 (14 March); 78:carried nine 12-pounder 1083:. (Digital Antiquaria). 863:Anderson (1910), p.344. 665:Winfield (2008), p.395. 653:Winfield (2008), p.394. 609:had no commission as a 455:The hired armed lugger 142:, the hired armed ship 1087:Winfield, Rif (2008). 872:Wandell (1915), p.369. 55:that carried the name 1033:Maclay (2004), p.200. 973:Ships of the Old Navy 961:Gossett (1986), p.85. 1064:. 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Royal Navy
Hired armed
cutter
Gunboat War
letters of marque
carronades
bm
Kattegat
Talbot
Charles
Ariel
Idas
Hired armed cutter Swan
Uddevalla
Gothenburg
Urgent
galliot
Nimble-class cutter
Nimble
letter of marque
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letter of marque






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