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was commissioned in January 1798. She was laid down in November 1797 and planned to be launched in December. She was 62 feet long and 57 feet at the keel (French feet), and was pierced for 12 guns. At the time of her commissioning under Jean Hedde she reportedly carried six 6-pounders and had a crew
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The British and Dutch came to an agreement in autumn 1799 that they would, within certain limits, permit each other's fishermen to fish without interference. Therefore, on 25 March 1800 Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan wrote a letter to Admiral
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sank, having taken more than 40 shots between wind and water. She was an entirely new vessel, the largest to have sailed out of Calais, and was six days into a one-month cruise, but had taken nothing.
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sighted a cutter sailing towards them. The cutter's movements and signals suggested an enemy vessel, so O'Neill executed several deceptions to decoy her closer. When she came close enough
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of 55 men. The discrepancy between the number of guns per French records and the number per her captors is an open issue. It may represent simply a discrepancy in the enumeration of
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was a 40-ton ("of load") lugger commissioned in Boulogne in May 1793 under Pierre-Louis-Nicolas Hardouin with 8 swivel guns and 6 smaller pieces (swivel-mounted, large caliber
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Naval Chronology, Or an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events from the Time of the Romans, to the Treaty of Peace 1802: With an Appendix
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to the West Indies but on arrival had to give up command due to there being an officer there who had also been appointed to command her.)
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O'Neill frequently carried messages from Duncan to the Dutch authorities at the Texel and earned their. On one occasion, when supplies on
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repulsed her, before a broadside brought down the lugger's main and mizzen masts, and took away her fore yard; at that point the lugger
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had only two men lightly wounded. Webb just succeeded in evacuating all the prisoners and getting his own boarding party back, when
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Bay observed a French vessel of 12 to 14 guns and 50 to 60 men working her way towards some coasters, and capturing a sloop. The
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were running low, the Dutch commodore, Commodore Capelle, sent O'Neill an abundant supply of provisions with a warm note.
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was among the vessels that captured 12 outward-bound Greenland ships. The other vessels included the hired armed cutter
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in the North Sea until he received promotion to Commander in January 1801. Earlier, he had commanded the gun-brig
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At the time of her capture two of her prizes were in sight and Wright hoped to recapture them. As it happened,
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concerning a British fisherman's complaint that a Dutch privateer had chased him, and dispatched O'Neill and
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was under the command of Lieutenant Charles Webb on 12 December 1796 when she captured the French privateer
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to deliver the letter. de Winter replied that the privateer had been French, and so beyond his control.
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stated that the privateer was reported to have captured a vessel sailing from Liverpool to Bremen.
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Her contract ran from 16 October 1794 to 2 November 1801. As a cutter she had a burthen of 202
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La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 A 1815
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British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
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La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 A 1799
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then returned to Yarmouth, but had to sail on to the Nore to replenish her
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to cruise off the Texel. On 1 February, north of the Texel,
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shared in the proceeds of the capture on 3 October of
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A few days after O'Neill's promotion, on 4 and 5 May,
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On 25 April 1800 O'Neill received an appointment to
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Princess Caroline left from 1047: 467:On 2 March 1801, observers on shore in 1291: 1299:Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy 868:. 27 February 1798. pp. 184–185. 475:were alerted, as was a detachment of 283:, which were Dutch fishing vessels. 72:, later the Navy converted her to a 511:succeeded in recapturing the sloop 392:until she wrecked in January 1800. 178:At some point before October 1797, 13: 14: 1310: 1253:, Volume 5. (London: T. Egerton). 1158:. 25 December 1802. p. 1378. 955:. 19 November 1805. p. 1452. 915:. 14 December 1799. p. 1296. 848:. 11 November 1797. p. 1107. 808:. 26 November 1796. p. 1151. 339:, and had not captured anything. 327:fired a few shots and the cutter 777:Schomberg (1815), Vol. 5, p.120. 1142: 1122: 1102: 1082: 1031: 1011: 991: 975:. 4 February 1800. p. 116. 959: 939: 935:. 9 February 1802. p. 141. 919: 899: 872: 852: 832: 812: 659: 645: 1138:. 24 August 1802. p. 906. 1007:. 18 March 1800. p. 2746. 828:. 3 October 1797. p. 959. 792: 771: 759: 625: 604: 209:At 7.a.m. on 25 February 1798 16:Variously-named cutter to brig 1: 1195:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 1176:(in French). Éditions Ancre. 1165: 1098:. 11 April 1801. p. 394. 1027:. 27 April 1802. p. 433. 194:, of North Shields. Webb and 175:, of Wells, on 21 September. 1066:. 3 March 1801. p. 254. 680: 582:captured the fishing vessel 7: 1118:. 12 May 1804. p. 612. 734:Warship Histories, vol viii 622:, and part of the squadron. 614:, Greenwich, confirms that 10: 1315: 1044:- Accessed 18 August 2016. 255:Between 2 and 6 May 1798, 202:, of Whitby, and the brig 98: 32:under contract during the 1191:Demerliac, Alain (2003). 1172:Demerliac, Alain (1999). 590:shared by agreement with 198:also recaptured the ship 130:George, Prince of Wales's 34:French Revolutionary Wars 1279:National Maritime Museum 1249:Schomberg, Isaac (1815) 1216:"O'Neill, Terence"  884:Accessed 18 August 2016. 738:National Maritime Museum 612:National Maritime Museum 597: 727:"NMM, vessel ID 371041" 229:. She turned out to be 1257:Winfield, Rif (2008). 114:, who had hoisted his 1242:Royal Naval Biography 1236:"Watson, James"  1222:Royal Naval Biography 896:, p. 224, â„–1819. 789:, p. 225, â„–1835. 483:and the hired lugger 134:Caroline of Brunswick 103:In March—April 1795, 610:The database of the 294:. Also in September 182:recaptured the ship 169:Marechall de Cobourg 140:on 28 March 1795 in 768:, Vol. 3, pp.114-8. 341:Marshall de Cobourg 325:Marshall de Cobourg 321:Marshall de Cobourg 317:Marshall de Cobourg 288:Marshall de Cobourg 250:Marechal de Cobourg 196:Marechal de Cobourg 192:Blackest and Ridley 180:Marshall de Cobourg 152:Marshall de Cobourg 38:Marshall de Cobourg 28:served the British 25:Marechal de Cobourg 1155:The London Gazette 1135:The London Gazette 1115:The London Gazette 1095:The London Gazette 1063:The London Gazette 1024:The London Gazette 1004:The London Gazette 972:The London Gazette 952:The London Gazette 932:The London Gazette 912:The London Gazette 865:The London Gazette 845:The London Gazette 825:The London Gazette 805:The London Gazette 620:Marshal de Cobourg 527:Marshal de Cobourg 450:The hired cutters 112:John Willett Payne 54:Marquis de Cobourg 22:hired armed vessel 1283:Warship Histories 1281:, as part of the 716:, pp. 314–6. 594:in the proceeds. 578:Three days later 573:Juffrow Catharine 315:sent O'Neill and 206:, of Sunderland. 1306: 1272: 1246: 1238: 1226: 1218: 1206: 1187: 1160: 1159: 1146: 1140: 1139: 1126: 1120: 1119: 1106: 1100: 1099: 1086: 1080: 1077:Demerliac (2003) 1074: 1068: 1067: 1054: 1045: 1035: 1029: 1028: 1015: 1009: 1008: 995: 989: 983: 977: 976: 963: 957: 956: 943: 937: 936: 923: 917: 916: 903: 897: 894:Demerliac (1999) 891: 885: 876: 870: 869: 856: 850: 849: 836: 830: 829: 816: 810: 809: 796: 790: 787:Demerliac (1999) 784: 778: 775: 769: 763: 757: 756: 754: 752: 747:on 2 August 2011 746: 740:. Archived from 731: 723: 717: 711: 696: 690: 674: 663: 657: 649: 643: 629: 623: 608: 462:Kleine Charlotte 447:, among others. 286:On 14 September 126:William Lechmere 90: 89: 88: 84: 46:Marshall Cobourg 42:Marshall Cobourg 1314: 1313: 1309: 1308: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1303: 1289: 1288: 1269: 1203: 1184: 1168: 1163: 1147: 1143: 1127: 1123: 1107: 1103: 1087: 1083: 1075: 1071: 1055: 1048: 1036: 1032: 1016: 1012: 996: 992: 988:, pp. 3–4. 986:Marshall (1827) 984: 980: 964: 960: 944: 940: 924: 920: 904: 900: 892: 888: 877: 873: 857: 853: 837: 833: 817: 813: 797: 793: 785: 781: 776: 772: 766:Naval Chronicle 764: 760: 750: 748: 744: 729: 725: 724: 720: 714:Marshall (1832) 712: 699: 693:Winfield (2008) 691: 687: 683: 678: 677: 664: 660: 650: 646: 630: 626: 609: 605: 600: 550:Jusfrouw Dirkje 345:ordnance stores 190:, and the brig 161:off Dungeness. 132:official wife, 101: 86: 82: 81: 80: 50:Marquis Cobourg 17: 12: 11: 5: 1312: 1302: 1301: 1274: 1273: 1267: 1254: 1247: 1231:Marshall, John 1227: 1211:Marshall, John 1207: 1201: 1188: 1182: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1161: 1141: 1121: 1101: 1081: 1079:, p. 333. 1069: 1046: 1039:Naval Database 1030: 1010: 990: 978: 958: 938: 918: 898: 886: 871: 851: 831: 811: 791: 779: 770: 758: 718: 697: 695:, p. 388. 684: 682: 679: 676: 675: 658: 644: 624: 602: 601: 599: 596: 554: 553: 547: 541: 519:had captured. 100: 97: 19:His Majesty's 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1311: 1300: 1297: 1296: 1294: 1287: 1286: 1284: 1280: 1270: 1268:1-86176-246-1 1264: 1260: 1255: 1252: 1248: 1244: 1243: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1223: 1217: 1212: 1208: 1204: 1202:2-903179-30-1 1198: 1194: 1189: 1185: 1183:2-906381-24-1 1179: 1175: 1170: 1169: 1157: 1156: 1151: 1145: 1137: 1136: 1131: 1125: 1117: 1116: 1111: 1105: 1097: 1096: 1091: 1085: 1078: 1073: 1065: 1064: 1059: 1053: 1051: 1043: 1040: 1037:Paul Benyon, 1034: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1014: 1006: 1005: 1000: 994: 987: 982: 974: 973: 968: 962: 954: 953: 948: 942: 934: 933: 928: 922: 914: 913: 908: 902: 895: 890: 883: 880: 875: 867: 866: 861: 855: 847: 846: 841: 835: 827: 826: 821: 815: 807: 806: 801: 795: 788: 783: 774: 767: 762: 743: 739: 735: 728: 722: 715: 710: 708: 706: 704: 702: 694: 689: 685: 672: 667: 662: 655: 654: 648: 642:captured her. 641: 637: 636:blunderbusses 633: 628: 621: 618:was actually 617: 613: 607: 603: 595: 593: 589: 585: 581: 576: 574: 570: 569: 564: 563: 558: 551: 548: 545: 542: 539: 535: 532: 531: 530: 528: 524: 520: 518: 514: 510: 505: 503: 499: 495: 490: 488: 487: 482: 478: 474: 473:Sea Fencibles 470: 465: 463: 459: 455: 454: 448: 446: 445: 440: 439: 434: 433: 428: 427: 422: 421: 416: 415: 410: 409: 404: 403: 398: 393: 391: 390: 385: 380: 378: 374: 373: 367: 365: 361: 355: 353: 348: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 309: 307: 303: 299: 298: 293: 289: 284: 282: 281:Jonge Adriana 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 253: 251: 247: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 176: 174: 170: 166: 164: 160: 157: 153: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 106: 96: 94: 77: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 26: 23: 1276: 1275: 1261:. 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Index

hired armed vessel
Royal Navy
French Revolutionary Wars
cutter
brig
bm
Commodore
John Willett Payne
pennant
Jupiter
William Lechmere
George, Prince of Wales's
Caroline of Brunswick
Cuxhaven
Greenwich
lugger
Mary Port
leagues
Cromer
struck
Spencer
Ranger
Duncan
struck
Helvoet
ordnance stores
de Winter
Tromp
Mastiff
Fox

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