Two days into the first cruise in April 1813, they spotted and chased a ship five times bigger than the Crown. After a two and a half hour chase, they captured the brig Sibac of Boston, put on a prize crew and transferred the Sibac's seven-man crew to the Crown in handcuffs.
The crew was not happy when the HMS Atalante arrived on the scene and claimed partial capture so it could get a cut of the prize money.
Captain Solomon Jennings of the Crown so loudly protested that British Captain Frederick of the Atalante forced two of the Crown's crew into the Royal Navy, which was a highly unusual action when dealing with British privateers.
The Vice Admiralty in Halifax did not hear the case for several months. In the meantime Jennings put into Shelburne and discharged his prisoners and replaced the two crew that had been impressed.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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