''Nancy'' was launched in 1792 and traded with Quebec. In 1793 she made one voyage for the British
East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...
(EIC). On her return, the
Sierra Leone Company
The Sierra Leone Company was the corporate body involved in founding the Freetown, second British colony in Africa on 11 March 1792 through the resettlement of Black Loyalists who had initially been settled in Nova Scotia (the Nova Scotian Settler ...
purchased her, one of
several vessels the company purchased to support their colony for Free Blacks. As she traded with Sierra Leone, a French privateer captured her, though the British
Royal Navy
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recaptured her only days later. She then traded more widely. A French squadron captured her in 1805 and burnt her.
Career
''Nancy'' first appeared in the 1792 volume of ''
Lloyd's Register
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'' with A. Patterson, master, Phynn & Co., owners, and trade London—Quebec.
[''Lloyd's Register'' (1792), №N310.]
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EIC voyage (1793-1795): Captain Alexander Patterson sailed from the Lizard
The Lizard () is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The southernmost point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at SW 701115; The Lizard, also known as Lizard village, is the most southerly region on the ...
on 29 December 1793, bound for Bengal. ''Nancy'' reached Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...
on 20 June 1794. She left Bengal on 3 September and by 25 September was at Madras
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian ce ...
. From there she reached Saint Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
on 10 December, and Kinsale on 12 February 1795. She arrived at Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a Chalk Group, chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, East Sussex, Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters, Sussex, Seven Sisters.
Beachy Head is located within the administrative ar ...
on 26 February.[British Library: ''Nancy'' (2).]
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On 2 April 1801, as ''Nancy'', Davidson master, was returning from Sierra Leone, the French privateer ''Braave'' captured ''Nancy'' at .['']Lloyd's List
''Lloyd's List'' is one of the world's oldest continuously running journals, having provided weekly shipping news in London as early as 1734. It was published daily until 2013 (when the final print issue, number 60,850, was published), and i ...
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№4142.
/ref> Four days later, recaptured ''Nancy''. ''Nancy'' arrived at Plymouth before 14 April.[ ''Cambrian'' shared the prize money with and .
The ]Peace of Amiens
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having taken effect in early 1802, ''Nancy''s new owners, operating out of Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...
, started trading with France. With the resumption of war with France, they started trading more widely, sailing ''Nancy'' to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and finally, the West Indies.
Fate
On 7 June 1805, ''Nancy'', Cook, master, sailed from Antigua in a convoy of 15 merchantmen under the escort of and .Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
under the escort of the frigate .[James (1837), Vol. 3, p.351.] However, on her way ''Sirène'' encountered several British frigates. She escaped after burning the merchantmen on 17 June.[''Lloyd's List'' №4252.]
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*{{cite book, last = James, first = William, authorlink = William James (naval historian), year = 1837, title = The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV., publisher = R. Bentley
1792 ships
Age of Sail merchant ships
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