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Monday 25 May 2015

British ship Endeavour captured Spanish ship Estrella Divina according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemse courant dated 9 March 1805

An item reported that the British ship Endeavour of Liverpool, England captured on 8 February the Spanish ship Estrella Divina underway from Vera Cruz, Mexico towards Barcelona, Spain loaded with a rich cargo and 268.950 piasters. She was the seized by the British frigate Egyptienne (1) and taken to Falmouth, England after the cash was handed over to the Egyptienne.

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1. The 40-gun 5th rate captured from the French at Alexandria, Egypt on 2 September 1801 and which was sold to be broken up on 30 April 1817?