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ARCHER
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Gun-brig
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Built in 1801, Blackwall.
Sold in 1815. |
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- 1803 Lieut. John SHERRIFF, Downs. Employed in the protection of trade along the English coast Boulogne blockade.
On 3 January 1804 Capt. OWEN reinforced ARCHER with Lieut. PAYNE and some men from IMMORTALITE and ordered her close the shore near Boulogne where she fell in with and captured the French lugger gun-vessel No. 432, one 18 and one 12-pounder. She was commanded by an Enseigne de Vaisseau with five seamen and there were 26 grenadiers of the 36th. regiment with a lieutenant. Some of the soldiers with two sailors escaped in a boat during the running fight. There were no casualties on either side although ARCHER had part of her rigging damaged. - Afterwards ARCHER and GRIFFIN captured four vessels out of a convoy of 10 or 11, including some gun vessels, which was slipping along the coast under the cover of darkness. They were a dogger, a schuyt laden with gin and two fishing boats with timbers and knees for boats. They each had several soldiers on board. The captures were made under heavy fire from the shore.
- 1804 Lieut. William PRICE, off Boulogne.
on 20 July high winds forced some 45 brigs and 43 luggers moored in the Boulogne Roads to get under weigh.
ARCHER, BLOODHOUND and HARPY were ordered to close and fire on any which tried to stand off from the land.
By the following morning only about 20 enemy vessels still remained and they began to run singly towards Etaples.
The gale drove a large number of the brigs and luggers ashore and many were wrecked. - ARCHER took part in the attack by Capt. HONEYMAN's squadron on the Dunkirk flotilla off Cap Gris Nez on 24 April during which seven schuyts were captured (see FURY). Rear-Ad. DOUGLAS ordered ARCHER to cruise off Cap Gris Nez during the night and at daylight the following morning Lieut. PRICE saw two of the enemy gunboats which had drifted off the land. He gave chase and by 6 o'clock he had taken possession of No. 44, one 24-pounder and two 12-pounders, and 26 men; and No. 58 with the same armament.
- 1808 Lieut. C. LASCELLES, North Sea.
- 1811 Lieut. L. SMITH, N. North Sea.
- 1812 Sheerness. Commissioned in January 1813 by William SLAUGHTER, Downs.
- 1815 Ditto, to America.
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