The valuable cargo on Sir Sidney Smith, which was totally lost, was the subject of cases in New York and London courts.

[1] On 26 January 1809 Sir Sidney Smith, Branford, master, had to put back to Portsmouth because she had become leaky.

In January 1811 Lloyd's List reported that Sir Sidney Smith had arrived at Dover from Demerara.

The news item in Lloyd's List stated that General Armstrong was armed with 19 guns.

[7] The loss of Sir Sidney Smith gave rise to the case "Frederick Jenkins et al. (General Armstrong) v. Goods and merchandise from Sir Sidney Smith (1813)", in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.