"From thence she sailed to Havana, where she arrived on 12 February, 1814; took in cargo of produce of Cuba and left the port of Havana on 25 March, 1814, under protection of a British convoy bound to Bermuda.
"After parting with the convoy, she was captured on 19 April, 1814, in N. lat. 38 degrees, W long. 60 degrees, by the private armed schooner Roger, and brought into Wilmington, N.C., for adjudication. The master and all the crew, except the mate and two seamen, were taken out and kept on board the privateer until 4 August, when they were sent in to be examined.
"A claim was interposed by the master for the ship as property of Martin Krause, of Riga, one of the house of trade of M&I Krause of that place."
The ship had been carrying 1520 boxes of sugar and 144 quintals of Campechy wood. A certificate was found on board that the ship had been built in Finland.
--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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