Le Bougainville

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 16th of July 2026 05:14

Eurydice, at Sea, Lat 48. 42N Long 12. 5 W: Captain W Bathurst to Captain Larcom – I am happy to inform you, that at half past seven PM, I came up with and captured the vessel we received information of yesterday at noon; which proved to be the Bougainville, French brig privateer, of St Maloes, Citizen Jaques le Bon [sic], commander, of 128 tons, mounting 14 guns of different calibre, and 67 men; out three days, and had made no capture. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 May 1801]

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 16th of July 2026 05:12

Portsmouth, 16 May 1801: Yesterday arrived the Eurydice, of 24 guns, Capt Bathurst, after convoying the Quebec fleet to a certain latitude. On her return she captured the Bougainville French privateer, of 14 guns, 60 men; and the Gustavus Adolphus, a Danish East Indiaman, laden with teas and china, which she detained in the Channel; both of which are arrived. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 May 1801]