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Saturday, 30 May 2015

British warship recaptured Danish merchant brig from French privateer according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsche courant dated 16 March 1793

An item reported that a Danish brig loaded with timber underway towards London, England was captured on 23rd February off Yarmouth, England was captured by a French privateer but recaptured by a warship on the 28th which latter ship escort British troops towards the Netherlands.