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PULTUSK (16) The French privateer L'AUSTERLITZ, taken by CIRCE in the West Indies on 5 April 1807.
Broken up in 1810.

  • 1808 Charles NAPIER, Leeward Is.
    On 17 July 1808 two boats from PULTUSK joined those from FAWN under Lieut. James ROBERTSON in cutting out a merchant schooner from under batteries at the N. E. end of Porto Rico and destroying and spiking the guns at one of the batteries.
    Captain NAPIER accompanied the expedition to gain some local knowledge from Lieut. ROBERTSON.
  • 1809 William ELLIOT, Leeward Is.
    On 12 December 1809 Capt. ELLIOT led the boats of PULUSK, THETIS, ACHATES, ATTENTIVE and BACCHUS to cut out the 16-gun-brig NISUS at Les Hayes in Guadeloupe.
    The 75 seamen and the marines of THETIS landed at some distance and had to work their way through almost impenetrable woods over a steep hill to reach the battery under which she was anchored.
  • Capt. ELLIOT surprised a enemy sentinel and, although he shot him with his pistol, the Frenchman was able to fire his musket and strike the captain's knee with the butt-end, causing severe contusions.
    The garrison, numbering about 300 men, fled as they approached and the brig surrendered when the guns of the fort were turned on her. She was brought out by Capt. Elliot who left Lieut. BELCHIER of THETIS to destroy the battery by spiking the guns and throwing the carriages and ammunition over the cliff.
  • The national corvette NISUS, commanded by Capt. Le Netvel, had sailed from L'Orient on 30 October with flour, beef and other provisions which were unloaded at Les Hayes on 1 December and she had was ready to sail with a cargo of coffee.
  • The naval medal was awarded for this action in 1847.
    NISUS was taken into the Royal Navy as GUADALOUPE.
    Six days later Capt. ELLIOT was able to give Ad. COCHRANE in POMPEE the news that two of the four French frigates which had sunk JUNON about 150 miles to windward of Guadeloupe were anchored nine miles to the north of Basse-Terre.
    (OBSERVATEUR escaped being sunk with JUNON by superior sailing).
    Capt. ELLIOT removed to HAZARD on 24 December 1809.
    Lieut. FLYNN, 03/1810.


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