Captain John Smith 1779 - the ship"Tartar"

[Barrie Green]

Thank you gules for your data and have added it to all the bits and pieces about Capt. John Smith's 'Tartar'. No more data has been found about the 'Cups' but I have been sent several accounts of Capt. John Smith's drowning with 3 of his men on 24 March 1797 off the coast of Scilly when his boat, while going from the shore  to the 'Lord Mulgrave' of which he was the Commander,  was overturned by a violent gust of wind etc. So I have been able to tidy up that part of his life.

Kind regards - Faith

[gules]

Unfortunately I don’t have a copy of the Declaration for the Tartar as I only had time to photograph vessels from Scottish ports. However I did find mentions to both vessels in Lloyds List I’ve put the images online.
http://www.1812privateers.org/LL%20Tartar-Lord%20Mulgrave.jpg
Look in the “The Marine List” section
An excellent source for maritime information is
http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/

[Barrie Green]

A lovely bit of extra data - thank you gules, all these bits and pieces are so valuable - and to see the 'Lord Mulgrave' mentioned as well!

In appreciation, Faith.