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APPENDIX.
Date. | BOAT ACTIONS. | CAPTURED VESSELS. |
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1810 | ||
13 Feb. | Boats of Christian VII., Armide, and Seine, under Lieutenant H. G. Guion. | Attack on nine French gun-boats, and capture of one — Basque Road. |
1 May | Boats of Néréide, at Jacotel, Commander Willoughby | The Fort taken. |
28 June | Boats of Amphion, Active, and Cerberus, under Lieutenant Slaughter. | Capture of twenty-five vessels at Grao. |
27 Sept. | Boats of Caledonia, Valiant, and Armide, under Lieutenant A. Hamilton. | Storming batteries at Pointe de Ché Basque Road. |
4 Nov. | Boats of Blossom, under Lieutenant Samuel Davies | Capture of Caesar privateer. |
23 Nov. | Bomb and mortar vessels, and boats of the Cadiz fleet, under Captain (late Sir R.) Hall. | Attack and destruction of shipping at Port St. Mary. |
24 Dec. | Boats of Diana, under Lieutenant Rowe | Destruction of French frigate L’Elize. |
1811 | ||
4 May | Boats of Belle Poule and Alceste, under Lieutenant McCurdy | Destruction of 14-gun brig at Parenza. |
30 July | Boats of Minden, under Lieutenant Lyons | Capture of Fort Marrack, Java. |
2 Aug. | Boats of Quebec, Raven, Exertion, Redbreast, Alert, and Princess Augusta, under Lieutenant Samuel Blyth. | Capture of three Danish gun-brigs in the River Jahde. |
20 Sept. | Boats of Victory, under Lieutenant Purcell | Capture of Danish gun-boats. |
4 Dec. | Boats of the Sultan, Lieutenant Anderson | Capture of Le Languedocienne. |
1812 | ||
4 April | Boats of Maidstone, Lieutenant McMeekan | Capture of French Xebec. |
1 Sept. | Boats of Bacchante and Weazel, under Lieutenant O’Brien | Action with and capture of gun-boats. |
17 Sept. | Boats of Eagle, Lieutenants Cannon and Moore | Action with and capture of seventeen gun-boats, at Maestro. |
29 Sept. | Boats of the Aboukir, Ranger, and gun-boats, under Commander Henry Stuart. | Attack on Mittau, Riga, and capture of officers and men of the enemy. |
1813 | ||
6 Jan. | Boats of Bacchante, under Lieutenant D. H. O’Brien | Capture of five gun-brigs, coast of Calabria. |
21 Mar. | Boats of Brevdageren and Blazer, Lieutenant Devon | Capture of two Danish gun-boats in Elbe. |
28 April | Boats of Orpheus, Lieutenant Dance | Capture of Danish letter of marque, at Whampoa. |
April & May | Boats of Marlborough, Maidstone, Dragon, Statira, Dolphin, Fantome, Mohawk, Highflyer, Racer, under Captain Lawrence and Lieutenant Westphal, and personal command of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn. | French Town and Havre-de-Grâce, destruction of fort and cannon foundry. |
2 May | Boats of Repulse, Undaunted, Volontaire, and Redwing, Lieutenant J. Shaw. | At Morgion, battery blown up, and six vessels captured. |
1814 | ||
8 April | Boats of Hogue, Endymion, Maidstone, and Boxer, under Lieutenant Henry Pyne. | Connecticut, destruction of twenty-seven American vessels. |
24 May | Boats of Elizabeth, under Lieutenant M. Roberts | Capture of L’Aigle. |
14 Dec. | Boats of Tonnant, Norge, Bedford, Ramillies, Royal Oak, Armide, Seahorse, Cygnus, Trave, Sophie, Meteor, Belle Poule, Gorgon, Alceste, and Diomede, under Captain Nicholas Lockyer. | Capture of six gun-vessels and a sloop. |