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Monday 25 May 2015

French privateer le Général Perignon captured three British merchant ships according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 6 March 1806

An item reported that the French privateer le Général Perignon of Saint Malo, France sent tow of her British prizes respectively of 400 and 300 tons and both loaded with rum, sugar, coffee and so on to this harbour. Furthermore captured she a 500 tons British ship with a similar cargo.