During the voyage, a young sailor named Robert Jeffery was discovered to have stolen the midshipmen's beer and Lake furiously ordered him to be marooned on the island of Sombrero.

As it turned out, Jeffery had been picked up by an American ship and was eventually discovered in Massachusetts three years later, working as a blacksmith.

[2] The action was fierce and resulted in Recruit losing her mainmast and suffering heavy casualties, including Napier, whose leg was broken by a cannon shot.

Sir Alexander Cochrane immediately landed marines to occupy the fort and turn its mortars, which had not been spiked, against the French.

[6] In 1847 the Admiralty authorized the issuance of the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Martinique" to all survivors of the campaign.

Shortly thereafter, Napier received promotion to Post-captain and appointment to command of Jason, but remained with Recruit for a few more months.

There they were blockaded until 14 April, when a British force under Major-General Frederick Maitland and Captain Philip Beaver in Acasta, invaded and captured the islands.

Recruit was present at the surrender of D'Hautpoul and Napier was temporarily appointed to command the captured ship of the line, but then transferred to Jason and sailed her back to Britain.

Napier protested to the Admiralty that had he not stayed on Recruit and contributed to the capture of D'Hautpoul he would have received a command, but to no avail.

The French privateer schooner Juno, from Saint-Malo, of 16 guns and 105 men, had that day captured Ranger as she was coming from the Brazils.

[d] In 1813, Recruit was trapped in ice off Cape Breton where over half her complement were taken ill with sicknesses related to a lack of fresh vegetables.

[15] On 2 November, Recruit and Doterel drove the letter of marque schooner Inca on the shoals at Cape Romain.