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came to anchor off Port Louis, Brisbane and six others were arrested on charges of piracy, the guns of the settlement spiked and the powder magazine blown. Duncan also offered passage to any from the settlement that wished to leave, and the majority of the population took up this opportunity to leave
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reports destruction of arms and a powder store, the remaining settlers later testified that there was great damage to private property. Towards the end of his life, Luis Vernet authorised his sons to claim on his behalf for his losses stemming from the raid. In the case lodged against the US
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to retire. He succeeded in delivering the orders despite concentrated enemy fire which severely wounded him and caused the loss of his right arm. For his gallant conduct he was thanked by
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and addressed the American legation there seeking protection from an American warship. In Montevideo, Trott was instructed to return to the islands and to ignore the warning, whilst the
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caused a rupture in Argentine-US relations for many years, after Argentina expelled the US representative during the diplomatic row that followed. Although the log of the
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on 3 February 1832, where those given passage were released, but Brisbane and six others remained as prisoners until 16 April, when they were transferred to the
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to protect American commerce, in part a response to Argentine proclamations on sealing and fishing in the South Atlantic. In July 1831, under orders from
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Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-36. Chapter XVIII.
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to put an end to what was regarded by the US as a "nest of pirates". On 31 December 1831, the
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On February 3, 1831, he married Martha Dandridge Aylett, granddaughter of American patriot
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The Dictionary of Falklands Biography (Including South Georgia): From Discovery Up to 1981
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The Dictionary of Falklands Biography (Including South Georgia): From Discovery Up to 1981
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and boarding her, the captain was ordered to quit the Falklands. Trott returned to
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to Buenos Aires to arrange for a trial. After this seizure of American vessels the
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whilst on patrol around the Falkland Islands, encountered the American sealer
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was allowed to continue sealing on Vernet's terms. Vernet returned in the
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Library of Congress - U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates - 1826
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was prepared to return to the islands and if necessary seize the
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Government for compensation, rejected by the US Government of
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Peter Pepper, Graham Pascoe (1 June 2008). "Luis Vernet". In
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reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
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was observed returning to Buenos Aires following the
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Rockaway Township, New Jersey
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
United States Navy
Commander
USS Lexington
War of 1812
Battle of Lake Champlain
Falklands Expedition
United States Navy
War of 1812
Rockaway Township, New Jersey
midshipman
Saratoga
Battle of Lake Champlain
gig
gunboats
Congress
Independence
Hornet
Guerriere
Cyane
Ferret
Patrick Henry
Lexington
Brazil Squadron
Luis Vernet
Military and Civil Commander
Falkland Islands
Buenos Aires
Matthew Brisbane

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