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Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Spanish privateer Estrella del Noste captured by the British Royal Navy in 1807

Armed with 2 guns and 35 men, captured by the Solebay (32 guns), commanded by A. Sproule, off the Leeward island 25 November 1807. A letter dated 25 November 1807, written by A. Sproul, described the capture of the lugger Estrelle del Noste of Vigo at one p.m., armed with 2-6pdr and swivels and 35 men and 9 British prisoners. The latter were crewmembers of the brig Liberty of London taken 23rd November.

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.