Armed with 2 guns, 2 swivels and 30 men, captured by the sloop Port d'Espagne (16 guns), commanded by Lieutenant Stewart, off the Leeward Islands 6 June 1807. A report of the Admiralty Office dated 29 August 1807 described the capture of the Mercede, armed with 2 guns and 2 swivels with 30 men in the Golf of Paria by the Port d'Espagne. The Mercede was disguised as a neutral schooner, of her crew were 3 killed, 1 drowned and 3 wounded due to the fight.
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.
