[2] At daybreak on 10 August 1797 44-gun Arethusa, commanded by Captain Thomas Wolley, was in the Atlantic Ocean at 30°49′N 55°50′W / 30.817°N 55.833°W / 30.817; -55.833 when she sighted three ships to windward.

She had sustained considerable damage to her sails and rigging, and lost two seamen killed and eight wounded, including Ensign Dubourdieu.

Gaiete was commissioned into the Royal Navy in June 1798 under Commander Edward Durnford King for service in the North Sea.

[12] In late 1800, after Durnford King was promoted to Acting-Captain of Leviathan[13] Commander Richard Peacocke became captain.

On the following day, HMS Magnificent, which was anchored in Prince Rupert's Bay under Captain John Giffard's command,[15] sent a party of marines ashore to restore order.

The rebels were drawn up on the Upper Battery of Fort Shirley with three of their officers as prisoners and presented arms to the other troops.

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