Cartels
Notes:
17 Jan 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Betsy cartel, with seventy-nine British seamen from Morlaix, when she left, all persons from sixteen to fifty were put in requisition, and sent to Brest for the fleet.
23 Jan 1801 departed Plymouth Sound the French cartel Eliza, of Nantes, she carried away a Mons. Carnon (formerly acting surgeon for French prisoners in a prison-ship here, but exchanged), who came passenger in her from Nantes to this place, and was on the role equipage a seaman.
Extraordinary to relate, he escaped the vigilance of the guard-boats, got ashore, went to Falmouth, received �370 on some smuggling scheme, and returned to this port, where, though an hue and cry was raised, he contrived to get on board the Eliza, and was so concealed that she carried him clear off last night. P. Langmead, Esq., the Mayor, immediately issued a hand-bill to caution pilots in future not to run cartels into Catwater. Mons. Carnon was in so great a hurry to get off, that he left the �37O behind in a box of trinkets, now in the Mayor's possession.
7 Mar 1801 the John cartel, Capt Singleton, departed Plymouth with 45 French prisoners for Morlaix.
7 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth a French brig cartel with English prisoners from France.
8 Mar 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound the Eliza French cartel from Nantz to Falmouth, where she was carried by the English sailors, and convoyed here by the Telemachus cutter, having on board the celebrated M. Carnon, who escaped a few weeks since, went to Falmouth and returned here without a passport, and by some connivance escaped.
8 Mar 1801 came in the Betsey cartel from Morlaix, with the Captain of the Honduras packet.
10 Mar 1801 departed Plymouth Sound Eliza cartel, she was convoyed beyond the Eddystone by the Betsey gun boat.
19 Mar 1801 departed Plymouth Sound the John cartel for Morlaix.
24 Mar 1801 departed Plymouth Sound with French ladies and gentlemen with their families for Morlaix. They came from Cayenne in the last French corvette.
20 Mar 1801 wind S.W. Blows a Hurricane, with Rain at Plymouth. It blew last night, and until two P.M. this afternoon, with the fury of an equinoctial gale, with a tremendous rolling sea in the Sound and Catwater. The John cartel and Lord Nelson privateer, for St. Maloes, were out all night in the gale, but being excellent sea-boats they bore it well, though prudently, finding it increase, they made sail for this port, and arrived safe this morning.
19 Apr 1801 arrived Cawsand Bay, the Apollon French cartel, from Morlaix, with English prisoners. She was put under the care of a gun-boat, to prevent any improper connection with the shore.
18 May 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound a French cartel from Morlaix. She brings an account, that near 40,000 troops are assembling on all parts of the coast of France ; it is said for the purpose of invasion.
18 May 1801 the Transport Board have taken up the Eliza and Jane, Hammitt, at Plymouth, to carry to Morlaix convalescent and invalid French prisoners and children.
20 May 1801 departed Plymouth Sound the Betsey cartel, with General Repardy and suite, captured in the General Brune French corvette from Guadeloupe.
27 Jun 1801 came into Plymouth Sound a Cartel bark, from Nantz with English prisoners.
28 Jun 1801 departed Plymouth Sound the French Bark Cartel, for Nantz.
15 Jul 1801 departed Plymouth Sound the Betsey Cartel, Singleton, with a number of French prisoners, on exchange for Morlaix.
25 Jul 1801 came into Plymouth Sound the Betsey cartel, Singleton, master, direct from Brest. She brought over a French bulletin of the capture of the Hannibal, of 74 guns, Captain Ferris, in Algesiras Bay, the 5th instant.
19 Aug 1801 arrived Plymouth Sound from Morlaix, the Betsey Cartel, with some wounded men, of La Suffisante, who, in attempting to cut out an armed cutter, in Morlaix Roads, were discovered by a Danish brig, which gave the alarm, and a heavy firing ensued on the boats which were obliged to row back to the Suffisante with several men wounded.
11 Oct 1801 came into Plymouth Sound from Morlaix, the Betsey Cartel, Singleton ; she left it only yesterday morning, on Friday Morlaix was illuminated on the receipt of the ratification of the preliminaries of peace between England and France, being received from Paris by telegraph.
24 Dec 1801 came into Plymouth Sound yesterday, in 32 hours, from Morlaix, the John cartel, Captain Singleton, having several passengers on board.
7 Jan 1802 wind S.E. Fair. By Captain Singleton, of the John cartel, just arrived from Brest, is learnt, that one of the line of battle ships put back to that port dismasted in a gale of wind, and others were expected to follow.
27 Jan 1802 arrived Plymouth Sound the Union Tender, from Morlaix, after a passage of three days, where she had landed sick and convalescent prisoners, provisions were then cheap.
18 Feb 1802 arrived Portsmouth, Eleanor, Hicks, cartel from Cherbourg.
21 Feb 1802 accounts from Salcombe, state, the safe arrival there of the two cartels with prisoners for Morlaix, they were given up, and said to have foundered, having experienced the fury of the late hard gales of wind in the Channel.
24 Feb 1802 arrived Plymouth Sound a French brig cartel, she sails for Morlaix in a few days, with French invalided and convalescent prisoners, from the prison ships in Hamoaze.
28 Feb 1802 departed Plymouth Sound for Morlaix, a French brig cartel, with three hundred French convalescent and invalided French prisoners.
9 Mar 1802 by letters received Plymouth from Morlaix, brought by a cartel to a merchant here, it appears that so strict are the orders in all the ports of France, to prevent British goods from being landed of any description, that even a few barrels of anchovies, and some ling sent by the cartel as a present to a French merchant at Morlaix, were absolutely refused to be landed ; some loose dry ling was sent on shore with some difficulty. Provisions of all kinds were very dear, and likely to continue so.
18 Apr 1802 this afternoon as some French seamen were going in a boat to their cartel in Catwater, Plymouth, they danced so violently in the stern sheets as to capsize the boat, the water being low, none of them were drowned, but they had a complete ducking.
3 Sep 1803 since all communication has been cut off between Dover and Calais, the Nancy, cutter, departed Dover for Morlaix on the last tide, with French prisoners.
16 Sep 1803 the Nancy, Capt Middleton, returned to Dover having landed the French prisoners at Morlaix. On his return the captain stated that the Nancy was not suffered to enter the harbour, nor a single person, not even himself, permitted to go on shore, so very cautious are the French to prevent any information of their preparations being communicated to our government. On his arrival a French officer, with a detachment of Grenadiers was sent on board his vessel, who treated him with civility ; and with whom he had much conversation on the projected invasion. He assured the Captain of the fixed determination of Bonaparte to invade England ; and said, the most perfect confidence of success was entertained by the French army, and that if they can but succeed to land only 50,000 troops, they expect to be joined by twice as many here. The officer candidly declared to Captain Middleton that it was the prevailing opinion amongst the French troops, that until the French had subdued the English, there could be no peace in Europe. Everything that fell from the French office, who seemed a well informed man, proved that the people of France and military are totally ignorant of the great state of preparation in this country.
16 Nov 1803 the cartel Flora, Capt Cuming, arrived Plymouth from Morlaix with Count Jarlsburg, Danish ambassador and suite, who departed for London. Whilst at Morlaix the Flora was guarded by 2 French officers ; they only saw one vessel in harbour, a ketch, with about 150 troops on board.
26 Nov 1803 a cartel departed Portsmouth for Morlaix with French prisoners, including the French ladies taken on the Caroline, from Martinique ; the Consul of St Pierre, and several officers taken at that island.
21 Sep 1804 arrived Portsmouth the Ardent cartel, departed Morlaix 19 Sep. The Johannah, of Southampton, Capt Weeks, was to sail Thursday.
17 Oct 1803 the Jane passed through the downs for Morlaix with 70 aliens.
Circa 17 Nov 1804 the Thunderer intercepted a cartel from Jamaica off Morlaix and brought the vessel into Plymouth, the 300 French prisoners on board having risen up against the crew.