HMS Jaseur

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Jaseur, 1813
Type: Sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1813 ; Disposal date or year : 1845
BM: 387 tons
Notes:

27 Jun 1813 arrived Deal from Flushing.

29 Jun 1813 departed Deal this morning with a convoy of transports with troops and ordnance stores for the Baltic.

25 Jul 1813 arrived Portsmouth from the Downs.

3 Aug 1813 arrived Plymouth from Portsmouth.

4 Aug 1813 remains Plymouth with her convoy of transports etc. for St. Andero.

17 Aug 1813 departed Portsmouth with a convoy to Cork.

18 Aug 1813 Put back with the outward-bound convoy for Cork.

19 Aug 1813 departed Portsmouth this morning, with the wind at North ; but it shifting to the westward, they are now coming back to port.

17 Oct 1813, arrived Halifax, from Cork.

11 Nov 1813, arrived Halifax, the brig Ann, from Teignmouth to Newfoundland, captured by an American privateer, and recaptured by the Jaseur.

2 May 1814 captured a U.S. privateer, the 4 gun schooner Grecian, with 27 men.

6 Jun 1814 the Loire and Jasseur join the St.-Lawrence and ships' boats of the Albion and Dragon, but having retreated in to shallow water US flotilla remained safe.

15 Jun 1814 Narcissus joined the squadron in Chesapeake bay and various boats expeditions were carried out.

4 Jul 1814 the Severn arrived in Chesapeake bay. 19 Jul-12 Aug 1814 the arrival of a battalion of marines, and a detachment of marine artillery enabled the squadron to mount further expeditions ashore using the ships' boats of the Albion, Dragon, Loire, Jasseur, Narcissus, Severn and St.-Lawrence.

Aug 1814 a portion of the prize money resulting from the various actions in the Chesapeake became due for payment on 1 May 1835 : namely a dividend from the estate of the bankrupt agent Henry Abbott : no doubt one of the many fraudsters who ripped off matelots in those days : both officers and ratings being fair game.

1 Sep 1814, arrived Halifax, 10 days from the Chesapeake.

7 Oct 1814, the Severn arrived Halifax, from the Chesapeake, with the brigs Rifleman, and Jasseur.

20 Mar 1815, reported to be at Bermuda.

22 May 1815, arrived Halifax, from Bermuda.

29 Jun 1815, arrived Halifax, from a cruise and would appear to have detained and brought into harbour 8 American fishing vessels which were found at Ragged Island, a part of Nova Scotia. Escort also had similar problems about this time off Cape Canso.

5 Jul 1815 arrived Liverpool, N.S., from Halifax.

20 Jul 1815, arrived Halifax, from a cruise.

3 Sep 1815, arrived Halifax, in 18 days from Quebec.

27 Oct 1815 arrived Halifax, from a cruise to the westward.

4 Dec 1815, arrived Halifax, in 10 days from Bermuda.

5 Feb 1816, departed New York, for Bermuda.

31 Mar 1816, arrived Halifax, in 7 days from Bermuda, with the English mail for February.

24 May 1816, departed Halifax, for Bermuda.

26 Jun 1816, arrived Halifax, from Bermuda.

27 Nov 1821 Is in commission and based at Halifax.

26 April 1825 expected daily at Rio Janeiro.

6 Jan 1827 employed in the on the South America Station.

1 Apr 1827 Is reported at Callao to have departed for San Blas.

Jul 1827 expected to call at Callao on her way back to England.

25 Apr 1829 arrived Isle of France with specie.

15 Oct 1829 reported to be in New South Wales.

6 Oct 1830 at the Isle of France from whence she was about to sail on a seven weeks' cruise to the coast of Madagascar and the Bay of Sofala, in the Mozambique Channel, in search of slavers, Commander Francis Harding in command. On her passage from Assumption, touched at an uninhabited island, called Albadra, where they discovered and seized 1051 muskets, which were there secreted, and took them to the Isle of France, where they were condemned, and were to be sold for the benefit of the captors, Albadra being one of the small dependencies of that colony.

4 Dec 1830 was spoken with off the east end of Madagascar.

14 Jun 1831 departed Mauritius on a cruise.

25 Apr 1832 arrived Mauritius from the Cape of Good Hope.

22 Jun 1832 see a brief paragraph from the Isis giving a very rough summary of the problems being experienced on the Island of Mauritius.

24 Jun 1832 departed Mauritius for the Cape and England.

29 Sep 1832 arrived Falmouth from Mauritius, via the Cape, with news of the state of affairs from the former.

15 Oct 1832 was paid off into Ordinary at Sheerness, but has been inspected and found in need of an extensive repair.

Circa 29 Oct 1832 recommissioned at Sheerness.

20 Jul 1833 to be brought forward for commission at Portsmouth.

4 Jan 1834 Fitting out at Sheerness.

1 Aug 1834 cruising on the coast of Spain.

1 Oct 1834 remains at Gibraltar, occasionally cruising on the coast of Spain.

1 Jul 1835 on the Coast of Spain.

14 Nov 1835 is reported to be on the south coast of Spain.

2 Jan 1835 Reported to be on the Gibraltar and coast of Spain station.

13 Jan 1835 is reported to have departed Gibraltar for Malaga.

31 Jan 1835 is reported to be on the Coast of Spain.

7 Feb 1835 at Gibraltar.

12 Mar 1835 the Childers is understood to be relieving the Jaseur on the coast of Spain.

2 Jun 1837 was paid off Wednesday at Plymouth.

5 May 1839 Malta, As soon as the repairs to the Princess Charlotte are completed, the Admiral will sail for the Levant with the Vanguard, Minden, Asia, Rhadamanthus, and Jaseur.

8 May 1839 Malta, Jaseur departed to Corfu with orders from Admiral Stopford for the Rodney, Talavera, Bellerophon, and Castor, not to return to Malta, but to proceed directly to the Levant where the Admiral expected to join them in due course with the remainder of the fleet.

19 May 1839 Malta the Rodney, Bellerophon and Talavera, departed from Corfu prior to the arrival of the Jaseur, with her despatches, arriving here on 15th inst., and the Castor on the 16th. The projected cruise has now been cancelled.

12 Oct 1839 is reported to be on the coast of Spain.

2 April 1840 Malta, arrived from Corfu.

10 Apr 1840 Malta, the Bellerophon and Jaseur departed for Messina, Palermo, and Naples, followed shortly by the Hydra

25 May 1840 at Malta.

27 May 1840 Gibraltar, arrived from Malta, to relieve the Wasp.

23 Jul 1840 Gibraltar was in the Bay.

20 Aug 1840 was at Gibraltar.

21 Nov 1840 Purser Edward Heaslop (from Jaseur), appointed to Cyclops ;

21 Nov 1840 Purser Young (from the Admiral's office, Princess Charlotte), appointed to Jaseur.

3 Apr 1841 at Gibraltar,

14 Apr 1841 at Gibraltar.

31 May 1841 at Plymouth, taken in to Dock to have defects made good.

5 Jun 1841 taken out of Dock, and to be made ready for sea.

12 Jun 1841 Plymouth, went out to the Sound, and waits for orders.

22 Jun 1841 at Gibraltar.

4 Jul 1841 at Gibraltar.

20 Jul 1841 departed Lisbon on a cruise, and had arrived Gibraltar by 22 Jul 1841.

8 Aug 1841 reported to be cruising between Malaga and Carthagena.

17 Oct 1841 arrived at Gibraltar from Tangier.

11 Nov 1841 at Gibraltar.

18 Dec 1841 Commander William Alexander Willis, appointed to the Jaseur.

3 Feb 1842 at Gibraltar.

16 Mar 1842 departed Gibraltar for Tangier.

2 Apr 1842 at Gibraltar.

3 Apr 1842 departed Gibraltar for Barcelona.

16 Jun 1842 arrived Gibraltar from Malaga.

25 Jul 1842 at Gibraltar.

3 Sep 1842 arrived Spithead from Gibraltar, which she departed on 10 Aug ; she is understood to be paying off at Portsmouth shortly.

26 Sep 1842 came into harbour to be paid off, and with all stores returned by Friday, she was paid off on the 30th.

30 Sep 1842 First Class Petty Officer Christopher Airy was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal along with a gratuity of �15 ; in addition he was awarded a pension of �32 16s. For life.

10 Oct 1842 a court martial was held on board the St. Vincent of the Gunner of the Jaseur for absenting himself without leave and neglect of duty.

12 Oct 1842 re-commissioned at Portsmouth, with a complement of 130 men, although further reports suggest that the ship's company will be turned over to the recently launched Frolic?.

29 Oct 1842 it is understood that the crew of the Jaseur may be turned over to the Racer.

26 Nov 1842 after having been examined and condemned has been offered for sale by the Admiralty office but not disposed of until 1845.