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La Recompence (Récompense) | 23395 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 10 | BG | |
| Nationality | République Française | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1804 | BG | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BG | |
| Category | Privateer | BG | |
| Ship Type | Schooner | BG | |
| Captured | 14.2.1804 | BG | |
Antilles Area
His Majesty's Sloop Cyane , at sea ,
SIR , February 14, 1804 .
I beg leave to inform you His Majesty's Sloop under my command fell in with , and , after a chase of 8 hours , captured La Recompence SVeneh schooner privateer , of 10 6-Pounders , and 70 men , out 55 days, and had captured the Mariana (retaken by the Heureux) , from Glasgow , bound to Barbadoes . The Recompence was taken about 30 Leagues to Windward of Barbadoes ; her guns thrown overboard during the chase .
I am, Sir, &c.
Joseph Nourse