10 October

On the 10th of October 1795, the HMS Mermaid captured the French brig Brutus.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...ch-brig-Brutus


The Great Hurricane of 1780, also known as Huracán San Calixto, the Great Hurricane of the Antilles, and the 1780 Disaster is probably the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record.

http://www.sailsofglory.org/showthre...Day-10-October