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La Gloire | 19761 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 16 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Acquired | 1762 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Home Port | Bordeaux - Guyenne | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Privateer | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | BWAS-1714 | |
| Captured | 8.3.1762 | BWAS-1714 | |
Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Najh, of His Majesty's Ship the Milford, to Mr. Clevland. Dated at sea the 10th of March, 1762, and since arrived at Plymouth.
I beg you will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships of our seeing a sail on sunday the 7th Instant, at 10 in the morning, which we came up with at 10 at night, and engaged in Latitude 34° 15' N. and Longitude 15° 7' W. from the Meridian of London. We had the misfortune to have Capt. Man shot through the right thigh, at the beginning of the engagement, with a 6-pound ball : He expired about 3 on monday morning. Mr. Day, First Lieutenant, received a musquet ball in the middle of his forehead, about Half past Eleven, which he died of on wednesday morning, being most of the time delirious. I received some slight wounds, about Half past Two on monday morning, thwart my eyes, face, and hands, by a wad and splinters. Half an Hour after, the enemy struck, with the loss of her main and mizen masts, and fore top-mast. She proved to be the Glory, a Letter of Marque, Jean Raboteau, Master, from Passage near St. Sebastian, to St. Domingo, belonging to Bordeaux, 16 6-pounders, 10 swivels, and 94 men, 86 French Feet Keel, and 23 Feet Beam, pierced for 20 guns, loaded with wine, flour, brandy, bale goods, &c. and had been a Privateer of Bayonne. She sails very fast, and left Passage the 26th ult. had 6 men killed, and 18 wounded, some dangerousty. We had 1 private Man and 1 Boy killed ; and 13 wounded, Petty Officers and Seamen, all likely to do well. Immediately after she struck, we lost our main and mizen masts close by the board, with all there to belonging, our stays and rigging being shot away.