Lugger, armed with 14 guns and 120 men, captured by the Virginia (38 guns), commanded by E. Brace, at sea 28 September 1807. A letter dated 28 September 1807, written by E. Brace described the capture of the lugger Jesus Maria Josef, armed with 14-12pdr and 120 men, when she left St. Sebastian 1 September when she was captured just 45 men left and some Spanish prisoners in the morning of the 27th. She was well appointed and armed 'and to have been commanded by a dashing enterprising character, too well acquainted with our coast, having captured '35 prizes of which 9 on his last voyage. Her captain was killed in this action.
Sources
The spelling of the names is English so mighty not exactly correspond with the original Spanish spelling. The list published in the Naval Gazetteer was not complete, compared with the The Naval Chronicle
The Naval Gazetteer, published by J.W. Norris&Co., 1827, p. 529-530. Digitalized version.
The Naval Chronicle vol XVIII, July-December 1807, p. 227, 345-346, 432, 510 and 514-515. Digitalized version.
Sources
The spelling of the names is English so mighty not exactly correspond with the original Spanish spelling. The list published in the Naval Gazetteer was not complete, compared with the The Naval Chronicle
The Naval Gazetteer, published by J.W. Norris&Co., 1827, p. 529-530. Digitalized version.
The Naval Chronicle vol XVIII, July-December 1807, p. 227, 345-346, 432, 510 and 514-515. Digitalized version.
