I've seen this ship with the Hyder Ali spelling and the Hyder Ally spelling. Also sometimes spelled Hyder Alley.
From Wikipedia.
A privateer from Portland, Maine. Received a Letter of Marque in 1814 and sailed to the eastern Indian Ocean where she captured three prizes before the Royal Navy captured her.
The Hyder Ally sailed out of Portland Harbor under the command of Captain Israel Thorndike, who received a Letter of Marque on 18 January 1814. (I have also seen the ship commanded by an R. Thorndike. The Wikipedia article dies not say anything about Israel Thorndike sailing a privateer in 1814,so not sure if the commander's name is correct. Israel Thorndike was involved with privateering quite a bit during the American Revolution.)
One source says that after the capture of the HMS Boxer on 5 September 1813, that her guns went to arm the Hyder Ally. However, the list of Hyder Ally's guns and carronades does not match what the Boxer had.
--Brock-Perry
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