On This day 4th December

[David Manley]

1775 - HMS Fowey captured the American Washington 50 miles SE of Cape Ann, Massachusetts

1799 - HMS Atalante captured the French privateer Succes off Dungeness

1799 - the ever-busy HMS Racoon captured the French privateer lugger Vrai Decide in the Channel.

1811 - Boats from HMS Sultan cut out the French brigs Languedoc and Castor from Bastia, Corsica

[Comte de Brueys]

Coog seems to be on a vacation.:confused:

...or did your 44 gun 5th rate super frigate Indefatigable suprised his "Old Ironside" somwhere at the American East Coast, Mr. Manley? ;)

[csadn]

Coog seems to be on a vacation.:confused:

...or did your 44 gun 5th rate super frigate Indefatigable suprised his "Old Ironside" somwhere at the American East Coast, Mr. Manley? ;)

I think Coog's already posted all the American stuff; Mr. Manley is now scrambling to catch up. :)