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>A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and >Beering's Straits, ...: Band 1 - p. 324 > >Otto von Kotzebue - 1821 >There were three ships tying in the harbour, two of >which, a large three-masted vessel, and a handsome >brig, belonged to Tamaahmaah, who had purchased them >in exchange for sanders-wood. The three-masted vessel, >which' bears the name of Albatross, serves at present >as a transport for provisions from Woahoo to Owhyee, >but will in future be sent under Tamaahmaah's flag >with sanders-wood to Canton, to exchange it for >Chinese goods. The English government has engaged to >respect his flag everywhere, and to support his trade >in Canton, and these islanders will undoubtedly make >rapid advances in civilization if their trade with >Canton prospers. The brig bears the name of the Queen >Kahumanna; and, according to its size, can carry >eighteen guns: it is built like a ship of war, for >quick sailing; and, at present, serves Tamaahmaah in >the place of such a ship. This brig, which is said to >sail very fast, was originally built by the French as >a privateer, and at that time bore the name of La >Grande Guimbarde. She was taken by the English, and >sold to English merchants, who gave her the name of >the Forester of London. Captain Piggot, who had made >many voyages in this ship from Western America to >Canton, came with her to the South Sea, where the >oargain with Tamaahmaah was concluded, as already >mentioned. After -the sale of the ship, Alexander >Adams, Captain Piggot's second officer, entered into >the king's service, became her commander, and, as >such, receives a salary of fifty piastres a month, and >all kinds of provisions, which are daily sent to him >gratis. The crew consists of six Europeans and several >natives. The third ship, the Traveller of >Philadelphia, under the American flag, was just >sailing when I arrived with the Rurick. The owner, >whose name is Wilcox, brother to the American consul >in Canton, came to pay me a visit. Mr. Wilcox had left >Canton several years, and loaded his ship with a cargo >of Chinese goods, to carry on a contraband trade with >the Spanish colonies, on the west coasts of America; >but he was very unfortunate. In Valparaiso he was in >danger of losing his ship, and only a fortunate chance >saved him from imprisonment. After many fruitless and >dangerous attempts to dispose of his cargo in South >America, he sailed, exhausted by the long voyage, to >Botany Bay, to recover himself, and to take in >provisions; and there the governor of Port Jackson >gave him a letter from the King of England to >Tamaahmaah, with several presents, among which were >some handsomely embroidered uniforms. Mr. Wilcox >further told me, that a very fine ship was building at >Port Jackson, by order of the English government, for >Tamaahmaah. From all this it must be concluded that >England has taken the Sandwich Islands under her >particular protection, perhaps already, in silence, >considers them as her property, and will certainly take >>Does this mean that she was rigged as a brig and >>called the "Forrester"? What does "sW&Cmstly CB12" >>mean? >> >>>1810 F.P. = French Prize >>>279t 14ft >>>10-6pdr >>>LR class A2 in 1813 >> >>What does "LR" mean? >> >>>LR1814 T.Wilson Lo.CHrn (master Jennings) >>>LR1816 T.Wilson Lo.CHrn (master Jennings) >>>LR1818 Wilson Lo.CGH (master Jennings) - 9 years old. >>> >>>Unfortunately I have found no more data, as she is >not >>>listed by "Nomenclature des navires" nor by RN lists >>>of prizes I possess. >>> >>>Any ideas >> >>Alain Demerliac, <i>Nomenclature des navires français >>de 1800 à 1815</i> includes about 1,400 privateers but >>does not have an index entry for either "Grande >>Guimbarde" or "Guimbarde." No entry for either in >>Jacques Vichot, <i>Répertoire des navires de guerre >>français</i>, which has some privateers. If this >>vessel was ever a French privateer, it would seem to >>have been an unofficial or illegal one, and therefore >>really a "pirate" ship rather than a privateer. My >>Cassel's French dictionary labels "guimbarde" as >>"colloquial" with the meanings of "rickety old coach, >>boneshaker; jew's harp; grooving plane." "Grande >>guimbarde" might have been a description rather than a >>name.

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