Arbuthnot (schooner)
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Arbuthnot was a British armed schooner or possibly a privateer brig which was off the coast of America in 1778. She was named after Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot.
- According to the London Gazette 17 April 1782.
- The newspaper contains
Notices of the payment of prize money for the capture of American and French vessels, and the recapture of British vessels, as directed by the Admiralty Court:
Notice to the officers and company of "...His Majesty's armed brig "Cabot,"[1] Edward Dod, Esq., Commander who were actually on board on taking the brigantine "Les Deux Amis", and recapture of the ship York[2] In the year 1778 (in company with the "Arbuthnot" armed schooner) that they will be paid their shares of the said prizes on Wednesday th 24th of April at the French Horn in Crutched-Friars Street, London"
- The newspaper contains
- A second source states that Arbuthnot was a privateer brig and states that she was the prize of Fair American[3] an American privateer.
- The Diary of Simeon Perkins vol 1, 1766-1780, pub. 1948
Saturday 29 Nov 1777. The privateer Arbuthnot [from Halifax, Nova Scotia] arrives, and the Captain Dalton, come to sell me the wreck mentioned above. [A sloop taken by Arbuthnot and grounded near the Ragged Islands.]
Wednesday 31 Dec 1777. The schooner Arbuthnot, Capt. Dalton, a tender to the Rainbow, arrives.
Friday 27 March 1778. Publicover [?] boat from LeHave says Capt. Dalton is at LeHave, and talks of coming here.
Saturday 18 April 1778. Several shallops have arrived from Halifax. They say the Cabot and Arbuthnot are sailed on a cruise along this shore.
Sunday 19 April 1778. The Brig Cabbot, Capt. Dodd, and the schooner Arbuthnot, Capt. Dalton, come into the harbour.
Monday 20 April 1778. Capt. Dod, Capt. Dalton, and I believe the Doctor came to my house. I read to them Thomas Pierce, junr., deposition of his being taken by the Privateer, and obliged to Pilot her.
Tuesday, Liverpool, 21 April 1778. The Cabot Brig, and Arbuthnot Schooner sailed last evening to the westward.
Monday 4 May 1778. Capt. Dalton, in the Arbuthnot is arrived. He was ashore last evening. Lieut. Topson also on shore. They took off about 30 Frenchmen.
Friday 8 May 1778. One of the wounded Frenchmen is dead. Is buried by the Overseers of the Poor.
Tuesday 12 May 1778.The Ship has orders by Cap. Dalton, who arrived last night, to proceed immediately to Halifax.
- A further reference lists the ship in company with others.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Cabot was a US vessel which was captured by the British in 1777 and became part of the Royal Navy's fleet
- ^ Originally Betsy, York was a British sloop-of-war purchased in 1777 in North America. In 1778, she was captured by the French, but then recaptured.
- ^ Nautical Research Guild, Inc
- historical references, 31:198
- prize of Fair American, 31:194, 196
- ^ Nautical Research Guild, Inc
- Brigs:
- American brig-of-war, drawing, 6:95
- British vessel, ca. 1745, drawing, 25:53
- engraving, small Spanish vessel, 19:262
- engravings by Baugean, 23:1, 27:109
- etching by Ozanne, 12:1
- plans:
- -British 10-gun brig, 22:152
- -British 18-gun vessel, from Steel, 35:196, 205
- -hull, from Steel's Elements of Naval Architecture, 31:136-137
- -for Danish vessel, ca. 1846, 27:146-147
- print of Danish brig from Wede collection, 9:123
- rig, drawing, 25:90
- see
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- Swedish vessel in Baugean engraving, 27:109
