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Showing posts with label Burns Otway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burns Otway. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
N.C.'s War of 1812 Personalities-- Part 4: Otway Burns and Johnston Blakely
OTWAY BURNS-- From Onslow County. Ship captain and shipbuilder. Licensed privateer operating along the Atlantic Coast and captured many British ships and supplies.
JOHNSTON BLAKELY-- Lived in Wilmington and Pittsboro. Attended UNC and went into a Naval career, commanded several warships. Made quite a name for himself when he sailed around England during the war, destroying much British shipping.
On his last voyage, after capturing a valuable ship, he put a prize crew on board to take it to the United States and sailed east, but soon smoke was seen on the horizon and the fate of Captain Blakely and his crew are still unknown.
Later the N.C. General Assembly gave his young daughter a handsome tea service and provided money for her education.
--Brock-Perry
Monday, October 23, 2017
North Carolina's War of 1812 Personalities-- Part 2
Andrew Duppstadt will makes his presentation on the lives of five persons with North Carolina connections who played roles in the War of 1812.
The five are
Benjamin Forsyth
Dolley Payne Madison
Otway Burns
Johnston Blakely
Nathaniel Macon
I have written about many of these people in this blog.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Did the Cape Fear Region Play Any Significant Role in the War of 1812?
From the April 30, 2010, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "My Reporter" by Meston Vanoe.
No battles were fought in North Carolina, but the British did occupy Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands in the Outer Banks from July 12-16, 1813. This scared the state and the militia was called out, some going to Wilmington.
Johnston Blakely was a naval hero from Wilmington who commanded the sloop USS Wasp that captured the HMS Reindeer
Captain Otway Burns was from Onslow County and was a leading privateer. he is buried in Beaufort in a tomb topped with cannons from his ship, the Snap Dragon. His desk and a model of his ship are at the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
Brunswick County raised a company of volunteers for the North Carolina Militia.
After the war, the government increased the size of the Navy. Seven ships-of-the-line, the most powerful ships of their day, were built. One was the USS North Carolina which was launched in 1820 and commissioned in 1824.
--Brock-Perry
No battles were fought in North Carolina, but the British did occupy Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands in the Outer Banks from July 12-16, 1813. This scared the state and the militia was called out, some going to Wilmington.
Johnston Blakely was a naval hero from Wilmington who commanded the sloop USS Wasp that captured the HMS Reindeer
Captain Otway Burns was from Onslow County and was a leading privateer. he is buried in Beaufort in a tomb topped with cannons from his ship, the Snap Dragon. His desk and a model of his ship are at the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
Brunswick County raised a company of volunteers for the North Carolina Militia.
After the war, the government increased the size of the Navy. Seven ships-of-the-line, the most powerful ships of their day, were built. One was the USS North Carolina which was launched in 1820 and commissioned in 1824.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
A History of American Privateers-- Part 3: Wilmington, N.C.
Wilmington N.C. sent out three privateers.
The 5-gun schooner Hawk, under Captain W.H. Trippe, went to sea March 1814 with 68 men. Its only prize was the schooner Phoebe with a cargo of rum and molasses. It was sent to Wilmington.
On April 26, 1814, the Hawk was captured by the frigate HMS Pique while off Silver Keys.
The Lovely lass privateer was a 5-gun schooner under Captain J. Smith, USN. It went to sea in 1813 with a complement of 60 men.
In March it sent a captured schooner to New Orleans valued at $10,000. On May 4th, the HMS Circee chased it 19 hours causing the Lovely Lass to throw four guns overboard before it was captured. It had been out 40 days when captured
The most famous and successful was the 6-gun Snap Dragon commanded by Captain E. Pasteur and later by the famous Captain O. Burns.
--Brock-Perry
The 5-gun schooner Hawk, under Captain W.H. Trippe, went to sea March 1814 with 68 men. Its only prize was the schooner Phoebe with a cargo of rum and molasses. It was sent to Wilmington.
On April 26, 1814, the Hawk was captured by the frigate HMS Pique while off Silver Keys.
The Lovely lass privateer was a 5-gun schooner under Captain J. Smith, USN. It went to sea in 1813 with a complement of 60 men.
In March it sent a captured schooner to New Orleans valued at $10,000. On May 4th, the HMS Circee chased it 19 hours causing the Lovely Lass to throw four guns overboard before it was captured. It had been out 40 days when captured
The most famous and successful was the 6-gun Snap Dragon commanded by Captain E. Pasteur and later by the famous Captain O. Burns.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Back to the Snap Dragon
From Archive.org.
"406-412: Vessels captured on Spanish Main by the Snap Dragon privateer of Newbern (NC) divested of their valuables and burned. Three others taken by the same, valuable articles removed and given up to release prisoners.
"Sloop, a fine copper-bottomed vessel taken by the Snap Dragon and fitted as a tender and store ship."
So, three vessels weren't destroyed, but after valuables were taken off, used to transport prisoners. One ship taken was turned into a tender for the Snap Dragon.
--Brock-Perry
"406-412: Vessels captured on Spanish Main by the Snap Dragon privateer of Newbern (NC) divested of their valuables and burned. Three others taken by the same, valuable articles removed and given up to release prisoners.
"Sloop, a fine copper-bottomed vessel taken by the Snap Dragon and fitted as a tender and store ship."
So, three vessels weren't destroyed, but after valuables were taken off, used to transport prisoners. One ship taken was turned into a tender for the Snap Dragon.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Otway Burns' NC Highway Marker
From North Carolina Historical Markers.
Otway Burns, privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the Constitutional Convention of 1835. His home was three miles south.
Marker located at NC Highway 24, west of Swansboro, Onslow County./ Erected 1949.
--Brock-Perry
Otway Burns, privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the Constitutional Convention of 1835. His home was three miles south.
Marker located at NC Highway 24, west of Swansboro, Onslow County./ Erected 1949.
--Brock-Perry
Yet Some More on the Snap Dragon
From the 1813 privateers.org site.
SNAP DRAGON (532) schr. (privateer) W.R. Graham, master, captured June 30, 1814, by Martin. Otway Burns also built the first steamboat in North Carolina in 1818
Burns is regarded as one of North Carolina's greatest naval heroes in the War of 1812.with his privateer wealth. His desk and a model are displayed at the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
After the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy embarked on building a bigger, more powerful navy. The first of seven ships-of-the-line built was the USS North Carolina, which was launched in 1820 and commissioned in 1824. It was the largest and most powerful ship in the U.S. Navy at the time and a predecessor of World War II's battleship USS North Carolina.
--Brock-Perry
SNAP DRAGON (532) schr. (privateer) W.R. Graham, master, captured June 30, 1814, by Martin. Otway Burns also built the first steamboat in North Carolina in 1818
Burns is regarded as one of North Carolina's greatest naval heroes in the War of 1812.with his privateer wealth. His desk and a model are displayed at the North Carolina Maritime Museum.
After the War of 1812, the U.S. Navy embarked on building a bigger, more powerful navy. The first of seven ships-of-the-line built was the USS North Carolina, which was launched in 1820 and commissioned in 1824. It was the largest and most powerful ship in the U.S. Navy at the time and a predecessor of World War II's battleship USS North Carolina.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Snap Dragon in a Bottle
From Cardine's Ships in Bottle site. "Otway Burns. Snap Dragon."
You can buy a model of the Snap Dragon in a bottle for just $165-220.
The Snap Dragon was 85 feet on deck and carried a crew of between 25-100. Originally the Zephyr. The Snap Dragon was a preeminent 1812 Beaufort, NC-based privateer that captured 42 vessels valued at $4 million and even defeated British ships of equal size in battle.
In one engagement, the Snap Dragon fired sail maker needles at the British when their supply of iron shot ran out.
Its owner and commander, Otway Burns, retired a wealthy man after three cruises and later served in the North Carolina state legislature. Burnsville, NC, is named for him. He is buried at the Old Burying ground in Beaufort, NC.
The Snap Dragon was captured off Nova Scotia on its fourth cruise and became a British privateer and later a British merchant ship.
All You'd Ever Thought You'd Know About a Ship Named the Snap Dragon. --Brock-Perry
You can buy a model of the Snap Dragon in a bottle for just $165-220.
The Snap Dragon was 85 feet on deck and carried a crew of between 25-100. Originally the Zephyr. The Snap Dragon was a preeminent 1812 Beaufort, NC-based privateer that captured 42 vessels valued at $4 million and even defeated British ships of equal size in battle.
In one engagement, the Snap Dragon fired sail maker needles at the British when their supply of iron shot ran out.
Its owner and commander, Otway Burns, retired a wealthy man after three cruises and later served in the North Carolina state legislature. Burnsville, NC, is named for him. He is buried at the Old Burying ground in Beaufort, NC.
The Snap Dragon was captured off Nova Scotia on its fourth cruise and became a British privateer and later a British merchant ship.
All You'd Ever Thought You'd Know About a Ship Named the Snap Dragon. --Brock-Perry
NC's Otway Burns-- Part 3
Next, Burns and the Snap Dragon encountered five British warships. One, the HMS Garland, gave a two-hour chase. Two more British ships were encountered, but the Americans escaped.
Otway Burns went on to make three cruises and had several more encounters with enemy warships. Many captures were made and Burns became a wealthy man (as did his investors).
From his privateering-acquired wealth he became a shipbuilder.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been named after him. One, the DD-176, fought in World War I and the other, DD-586, fought in World War II. Plus, the town of Burnsville in North Carolina is named for him and has a statue.
--Brock-Perry
Otway Burns went on to make three cruises and had several more encounters with enemy warships. Many captures were made and Burns became a wealthy man (as did his investors).
From his privateering-acquired wealth he became a shipbuilder.
Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been named after him. One, the DD-176, fought in World War I and the other, DD-586, fought in World War II. Plus, the town of Burnsville in North Carolina is named for him and has a statue.
--Brock-Perry
Saturday, May 17, 2014
North Carolina's Otway Burns-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
Born 1775-August 25, 1820. Became famous in War of 1812 as a privateer and later a North Carolina state senator. Born near Swansboro, N.C..
Became a merchant captain and sailed along the east coast of the United States to Maine. At the onset of the War of 1812, he and his financial supporter Edward Pasteur, a physician and political leader from New Bern, purchased the Zephyria in New York City for $8.000 with intentions of using it as a privateer along the New England coast.
The ship was 147 tons, built in 1808 on West River, Maryland. It had a length of 85.5 feet, beam of 22.5 feet, drew 9 feet of water and was armed with one pivot gun and 5-7 other guns.
They renamed it the Snap Dragon and obtained a Letter of Marque in New York August 27, 1812, then sailing back to New Bern where they sold 50 shares for $260 each to eight other investors. (Already, they made a quick $5,000 on their investment).
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
Born 1775-August 25, 1820. Became famous in War of 1812 as a privateer and later a North Carolina state senator. Born near Swansboro, N.C..
Became a merchant captain and sailed along the east coast of the United States to Maine. At the onset of the War of 1812, he and his financial supporter Edward Pasteur, a physician and political leader from New Bern, purchased the Zephyria in New York City for $8.000 with intentions of using it as a privateer along the New England coast.
The ship was 147 tons, built in 1808 on West River, Maryland. It had a length of 85.5 feet, beam of 22.5 feet, drew 9 feet of water and was armed with one pivot gun and 5-7 other guns.
They renamed it the Snap Dragon and obtained a Letter of Marque in New York August 27, 1812, then sailing back to New Bern where they sold 50 shares for $260 each to eight other investors. (Already, they made a quick $5,000 on their investment).
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
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