Captain Stevenson reported that the capture had occurred on 2 September 1814 about four miles off land.

Duck had been sailing from Port Cabras to Oratava and was carrying 100 tons of barilla.

[4] American records report that Duck was armed with two guns, and valued her at $21,000.

[5] She had 13 men on board, including the British consul resident at Porto Cabras.

The entry for Duck in the 1815 volume of LR carried the annotation "captured".