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Saturday, 30 May 2015

Anonymous privateer captured British ship Hope and Swedish ship Apolonaes according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haarlemse courant dated 4 April 1805

An item reported that a  rowboat privateer captured in the roads of Port à Port the British merchant Hope coming from Newfoundland and the Swedish ship Apolonaes captain Peters coming from London, England and both destined towards Port à Port . The Hope was recaptured by a British ship, the Swedish ship was sent to Vigo, Spain.