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LIBERTY
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Cutter-brig
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Purchased in 1779.
Sold in 1816. |
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- 1795 Lieut. George M'KINLEY, 04/1795, Guernsey and Jersey.
On 18 March 1796 Lieut. M'KINLEY and Lieut. GOSSETT of ARISTOCRAT offered their services to Capt. Sidney SMITH of DIAMOND to assist in an attack on a French convoy, of seven vessels protected by a corvette, which had been driven into Herqui. DIAMOND silenced one detached gun before the boats landed under her covering fire to capture a battery of three 24-pounders. LIBERTY was then able to approach the corvette which was anchored in shallow water and soon the enemy crew abandoned her and made for the shore. Because the enemy troops on the hills kept up a continual musket fire, the utmost that could be done was to burn the the corvette, the L'ETOURDIE of 16 guns with 12-pounders on the main deck. The merchant vessels were also destroyed except for one armed lugger which kept up her fire to the last.
Lieut. M KINLEY was promoted commander in May 1798 and appointed to OTTER. - 1799 Lieut. Mauritius Adolphus Newton STARK, Spithead.
- 1800 Lieut. Hugh COOK, 10/1799, Jersey.
A court martial was held aboard GLADIATOR at Portsmouth on the 15 April 1801 for the trial of Thomas HALL, William BEZEN and William HARRIS, all seamen, for desertion. On being found guilty they were each sentenced to receive 100 lashes.
In October 1803 Lieut. COOK was appointed Vice Ad. BLIGH's flag lieutenant at Leith. - 1803 Lieut. W. M. COURTNEY, cruising.
- 1805-7 Lieut. John CODD, Channel.
- 1808 Ditto, Leeward Is.
- 1811 Lieut. Chas. PUGH, Leeward Is.
- 1812 Lieut. GUISE, Leeward Is.
- 1814 Lieut. Edward SENHOUSE, Leeward Is.
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