An item reported that on the 9th the British ship of the line HMS Leviathan (1), sloops Talbot (2) and Echo (3) and the gun brig Protector (4) left Portsmouth, England towards Cork, Ireland escorting a fleet of ships. Among the latter ships were the Adeona captain Wilson and the Canada captain Crawleij both bound for Demerara.(5)
Notes
1. 3rd Rate Leviathan, launched at Chatham dockyard, England on 9 October 1790, convict ship in 1816, target in 1846, sold in 1848 and with an armament of 74 guns.
2. Sloop, launched at the shipyard of Heath, Teignmouth, England on 22 July 1807, sold on 23 November 1815, with an armament of 18 guns.
3. Brig sloop, Cruizer-class, launched at the shipyard of Pelham, Frindsbury England on 1 July 1809, broken up in 1817, with an armament of 18 guns.
4. Gun brig, launched at the shipyard of Warren, Brightlingsea, England on 1 February 1805, survey vessel in 1817, sold to be broken up in 1833 and an armament of 12 guns.
5. Since 1815 was Demerara part of the British colony British Guiana nowadays Guyana. Until 1815 a Dutch colony.
