Armed Neutrality of the Northern Powers : Russia, Sweden, Prussia, and Denmark (Jan-Jun 1801).

Notes:

17 Jan 1801 orders came down this day to Plymouth to lay an embargo on all Swedish and Danish vessels in this port, about thirty-five sail were immediately stopped.

16 Feb 1801 Mr. T. Lockyer, jun., is appointed Superintendent of the detained Swedish and Danish vessels at this port, Plymouth, with orders to muster their crews once a week.

23 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Nautilus, which arrived yesterday from Santa Cruz, brought a large cargo of wines for the victualling-office here. She is one of twenty-four Swedes and Danes, chartered by the Admiralty to fetch wines and brandies for the Royal Navy, which are especially protected by the Privy Council and Admiralty from the embargo. By Captain Dennes is learnt, that on the 8th inst. in lat. 34 N. 51 W. long. 15, about the latitude of Gibraltar, it being a start calm, the Nautilus then laying-to, and fine clear weather, at seven A. M. heard a very heavy cannonade, similar to the broadsides of a fleet engaging, which lasted from that period till three quarters of an hour before eleven A.M. and then gradually ceased. During the stay of Captain Dennes, La Grande Marche French privateer, of 18 guns and 160 men, arrived at Palma, near Teneriffe, with El Modene di Dios, of 900 tons, and El Muriato, 400 tons, richly laden, from the Rio de la Plata, for Lisbon ; her prize is, the New Lioness, Ritchie, from London, but last from this port, for Jamaica, with a valuable cargo.

18 Jun 1801 preparatory orders came down this day to say the Swedish ships detained here under embargo, would be released in a few days by the King's Order in Council.

20 Jun 1801 the order in council arrived to Mr. T. Lockyer, jun, superintendent of detained Swedish ships, with an order for their liberation, on which they all hoisted their colours. The number of neutrals under embargo at this port were, Danish twenty-seven, Russian one, Swedish twenty-seven ; total sixty-five sail.

N.B. Many of the vessels detained under these orders are only noted elsewhere under the name of the vessel that detained them.