The frigate Conqueror of the king of Siam in July 1837

In the The Chine Repository, vol.6 of October 1837, p. 256 (digitized by Google) was the following small news item published. In an earlier note on this weblog I was already able to pay to some attention to the Conqueror, but according to this news item there was a larger ship already laid down that year. Until now I haven’t more information about the latter ship. “The Singapore Free Press of 27th of July, notices the arrival at that port of the Siamese majesty's frigate "Conqueror" a vessel of 600 tons, just launched from the docks at Chantibun. She is armed with forty guns, of what calibre is not said; but, notwithstanding her warlike equipment and name, she is present to be employed only as a peaceful carrier of the goods of his golden footed majesty's subjects. Another vessel of 1000 tons has been laid down, and is to be similarly equipped and employed. The Malay pirates, expelled by the vessels of his Britannic majesty, from the immediate neighbourhood of Singapore, have taken refuge in the northern part of the gulf of Siam. War boats have been dispatched against them by the Siamese government, but as may be supposed, to no purpose - neither party having any desire for too near a contact. It is said that the king has directed the phrákláng, or foreign minister, to address the Straits government on the subject, requesting their aid in extirpating the pirates. We are glad to find so haughty a potentate as the Siayuthayan monarch entering into an unsought communication with a subordinate European government.”