Pincher, 1827
Type: Schooner ; Armament 5
Launched : 1827 ; Disposal date or year : 6 Mar 1838
Disposal Details : Capsized off the Owers: all lost ; Lieut. Thomas Hope
Notes:

Nassau, New Providence 17 Jul 1828 Refitting.

Portsmouth 6 Sep 1829 By the Druid, arrived from Jamaica, the Pincher was at the Bahamas, and among the Keys suppressing piracy.

11 Apr 1830 has chased a slave schooner, which appears to have arrived recently from the coast of West Africa, into the harbour at Matanzas, Cuba, and Lieutenant W. S. Tulloh, Pincher's commanding officer, writes to the Governor of Matanzas requesting details regarding the schooner in accordance with G.B.'s Treaty with Spain, but, apart from the usual long rant, merely discovers that the vessel's name is Santa Rosa, and supposed details regarding her commanding officer and to whom she is consigned etc.

13 April 1830 has arrived at Havana and writes to the British Commissioner regarding his findings concerning the Rosa, who in turn writes to the Captain General of Cuba ie the Governor of the Island, F.D. Vives, who responds to the effect that he will go through the process of investigating the story, but that the has little intention of really doing much about it, but not quite saying that, but that is the way of doing things here. Spain may have a Treaty with Great Britain that makes slave trading illegal, but we in Cuba are making too much money out of it and will therefore only comply with the instructions that we receive from the mother country where it suits us so to do.

21 Aug 1831 arrived at Jamaica, from Bermuda.

Bermuda 27 Oct 1832 arrived and waiting to be refitted.

Jamaica 18 May 1833 arrived from a cruise.

Bermuda 14 Nov 1833 Reported to be refitting.

Halifax 21 Oct 1834 Refitting.

Portsmouth 21 Mar 1835 reported to have arrived Jamaica from Bermuda 26 Jan.

8 Aug 1835 departed Jamaica.

7 Jan 1836 detained the Spanish slave schooner Ninfa 17 May 1836 has been furnished with instructions under the Treaty with Spain for the suppression of the Slave Trade by the Flag Officer, North America and West Indies Station.

12 Jul 1836 detained at Cay Sal, off Matanzas, whilst bound from Rio Pongo to Cuba with 300 slaves, having originally observed her on the 9 Jul., the Spanish slave schooner Preciosa. Prize money appears to have been paid for the slaves, but restitution of the vessel, and or damages in lieu ordered by the Mixed Court dealing with the case.

16 Dec 1836 boarded the Spanish brigantine General Laborde, Don Vincente Yaragoza, master, off the port of Gibara, on the north coast of Cuba and found her to be fitted as a slaver in all respects. However, despite there being no objection to her detention by the Mixed Court the Spanish element of the court refused to condemn the vessel and, thus, restitution was ordered, with the Spanish authorities subsequently allowing her to depart Havana, following which it is understood that she landed some 700 slaves a little further along the coast from Havana. The local British representatives advised Viscount Palmerston in London accordingly.

23 Apr 1837 arrived at Sierra Leone with Edward Jousiffe, for trial for breaches of the Slave Trade Abolition Act.

20 May 1837 departed for Gambia, and England.

19 Sep 1840 was sold out of the service in 1838, and subsequently employed in the fruit trade, has not since been heard of, and is presumed lost.