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SUCCESS
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Built in 1740, Hull.
Broken up in 1779. |
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- 1742 Capt. William THOMSON, South Carolina. In July she was with General Oglethorpe in Georgia, which was under attack by the Spanish from Florida, commanded by the Governor of St. Augustine in person. On the 5th. a large Spanish fleet of 32 sail, consisting of three ships of 20 guns, two large snows, three schooners, four sloops, the rest half galleys, after hovering about the Bar for 7 days, came into Jekyll Sound with a strong easterly wind. A letter from Mr John SMITH on board the SUCCESS frigate, dated at Charlestown in South Carolina, 14 July 1742 tells what happened then. 'The Spaniards landed nearly 300 men a little below Gascoigne's Plantation, a the same time hoisting a Red Flag no quarter given or taken) at the mizzen-top-masthead of one of the largest ships. Oglethorpe, having done all he could to annoy the enemy as they landed, and having spiked the guns and burnt the bombs, was at last obliged to retire with his troops from the camp at St. Simon's to Frederica, 7 miles up the river. SUCCESS escaped to Charlestown.
- 1755 Capt. John ROUS. In April she arrived in Boston after a passage of three days from Halifax.
- A letter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dated July 18th. 1755.
- The French have abandoned their fort at St. John's River and in so far as in their power demolished it. As soon as the forts upon the Isthmus were taken, captain Rous sailed from thence, with three twenty-gun ships and a sloop, to look into St. John's River, where it was reported there were two French ships of thirty-six guns each. He anchored off the mouth of the river and sent his boats to reconnoitre; they found no ships there, but on their appearance the French burst their cannon, blew up their magazine, burnt everything they could belonging to the fort, and marched off. The next morning the Indians invited captain Rous on shore, gave him the strongest assurance of their desire to make peace with the English; and pleaded in their behalf, that they had refused to assist the French upon this occasion, although earnestly pressed by them. Some of their chiefs are expected in Halifax in a few days.
- In 1757 Capt. ROUS came under the orders of Adm. HOLBURNE, who sent him with a small squadron to gather intelligence concerning the French fleet at Louisburg.
- "On the 19th. July 1757 the following ships were sent out: the Success, of twenty-two guns, captain Rous; the Elphingham, of twenty, and the Speedwell, of twelve, with one of the best sailing transports. It is said their orders were to send the transport vessel as near the mouth of the harbour as possible, who might feign herself to be a prize and decoy a pilot, with whom she should immediately to the general and admiral; or, if she should be discovered and chased, the ships of war in the offing might get between the enemy and the land, and probably make a prize to obtain intelligence."
- On his return to port he removed into the WINCHELSEA (24).
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