Derrepente

Posted by grammont on Tuesday 2nd of August 2022 20:14

A further check of the London Gazette found this:

July 7, 1798.

Pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the Thirty third of His present Majesty, Notice is hereby given, that Accounts of Sales of Du Gay Trouin, French Privateer, captured the 15th of July, 1797, the Derrepente, Spanish Privateer, captured tbe 26th of August, 1797, the Fabius, French Privateer, captured the 4th of September, 1797, and the Brune, French
Privateer, captured the l0th of October, 1797, by His
Majesty's Ship Doris, and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, will be delivered into the Registry of the said Court.

Thomas Maude, Westminster, and John Roche, jun. Gove Agents.

so neither date is the actual date of capture.

Posted by Robert Pennyfather on Tuesday 2nd of August 2022 17:30

Date of capture shown as 1798 but Notes show it should be 1797.