Amelia (1796 ship)
Amelia was a ship of 1000 or 1400 tons (bm), built at Demaun.[1] In 1796 the British East India Company (EIC) engaged her to carry rice from Bengal to Britain for the account of the British government. On her return, as she approached Britain a French squadron captured her. By some reports the capture took place in the Bay of Biscay.[1] However, Lloyd's List reported that a squadron of French frigates had captured an East Indiaman, "supposed to be the Amelia, from Bengal", with a cargo of rice and sugar. The capture apparently took place off the Western Isles, and the captors sent their prize into Corunna.[2] The next issue of Lloyd's List confirmed that Amelia had been sent into Corunna, and identified her master as "Crawford".[3][Note 1]
The EIC charged the loss of the cargo to "his Majesty's Government".[5]
Reportedly, a Bombay house later purchased Amelia and sold her to the Portuguese at Macao.[1]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Phipps (184), pp.172 & 188.
- ^ Lloyd's List №2854.
- ^ Lloyd's List №2855.
- ^ Hackman (2001), p.222.
- ^ Report... (1830), Vol.2, p. 977.
References
- Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0905617967
- Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta), (1840) A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time .... (Scott).
- Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the present state of the affairs of the East India Company, together with the minutes of evidence, an appendix of documents, and a general index, (1830).