Hired armed cutter Princess Augusta
On 20 September, 45 miles northeast of Texel, she encountered two schooners that bore down on her and opened fire, killing two of Princess Augusta's crew and mortally wounding Scott.
In addition to the two men killed in the initial broadside, Princess Augusta had suffered three wounded, including Scott, who died the next morning.
[4] (Seven years later Thomas would be in command of the Hired armed cutter Queen Charlotte when he would participate in another, bloodier, but equally successful fight against great odds.
[7] On 13 June 1804, while under the command of Lieutenant John Tracey, Princess Augusta, with a crew of only 25 men,[8] encountered a 14-gun French privateer off Huntcliff.
The next day Princess Augusta recaptured Jena's prizes, Sophia and Courieur, one of them a Prussian ship, laden with timber and bound to London.
[17] As Carrier was returning to her station, together with Princess Augusta, at 9 a.m. she sighted a suspicious sail ten leagues from Goree.
[20] While cruising some 40 miles north-west of the Texel on the evening of 5 March Princess Augusta encountered a French privateer cutter.
[23] On 17 July, in company with Alert, Princess Augusta captured Femme Fama, Deux Freres, and Hilkje Maria.
[24] Princess Augusta was in company with the gun-brig Richmond and Skylark when they captured the Dutch fishing vessels Meernia, Johanna, and Stadt Olderberg on 20 August 1808.
[26] Ten days later, on 1 August, Princess Augusta and Alert were part of a small squadron cruising off the coast between the Texel and the Elbe.
The squadron received intelligence from earlier captures of four Danish gun brigs lying at anchor at the island of Nordeney, and Hawtayne sent in a cutting-out party of 10 boats.
[29] On 10 March 1812, Princess Augusta was in company with HMS Acquilon, Raven, and Prospero at the capture of the American brig John.
[30] On 9 April, Princess Augusta was in company with Leveret when they captured the Danish vessels Frau Catherina Elizabeth and Emanuel.
The squadron included Desiree, under Captain Arthur Farquhar, who was the overall commander, Calliope, Brev Drageren, Shamrock, Thrasher and gunboats.
[36][d] On 5 January 1814 Princess Augusta was part of Farquhar's squadron, comprising Desiree, Hearty, Blazer, Piercer, Shamrock, Redbreast, and eight gun-boats, at the capitulation of the town and fortress of Gluckstadt during the War of the Sixth Coalition.
[e] Princess Augusta spent the remainder of her service with the Royal Navy apparently cruising uneventfully, in that there is no record of any actions, and escorting convoys.
