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APPENDIX.
Date. BOAT ACTIONS. CAPTURED VESSELS.
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.
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