Note 20 — INTRODUCTION.
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List of the Portuguese Fleet that came out of the Tagus on the 29th of November, 1807.
Guns.Commanded by
Principe Real84,—Adm. Manoel da Cunha. —Capt. Manoel da Canto.
Rainha de Portugal74,—Capt. Francisco Manoel Soetomayor. —The Princess Dowager and younger daughters came in this ship.
Conde Henrique74,Capt. Jose Maria de Almeida.
Medusa74,Capt. Henrique de Souza Prego.
Affonso d'Abuquerque64,—Capt Ignacio da Costa Quinatella. —The Queen and family in this ship.
D. Joam de Castro64,Capt. Don Manoel Juan Souça.
Principe do Brazil74,Capt. Garçaŏ.
Martim de Freitas64,Capt. Don Manoel Menezes.
FRIGATES.
Minerva44,Capt. Rodrigo Lobo.
Golfinho36,Capt. Luiz d'Acunha.
Urania32,Capt. Tancos, Conde de Viana.
Cherua Princesa S.S.20,Commanded by a lieutenant.
BRIGS.
Guns.Commanded by
Voador22,Lieut. Fs. Maximilian.
Vingança20,Capt. Nicolas Kytten.
Gaivota22.
SCHOONER.
Curiosa12,Hoisted French colours and deserted.
Of these vessels, the Martin Freitas is now the Pedro Primero. The Principe Real is the receiving ship at Rio. The Rainha de Portugal is at Lisbon, as well as the Conde Henrique. The Medusa is the sheer hulk at Rio. The three other line-of-battle ships either broke up or about to be so. Of the frigates, the Minerva was taken by the French in India. The Golfinho is broken up, and the Urania was wrecked on the Cape de Verde Islands. The Voador is now a corvette. The Vingança is broke up, and the Gaivoto is now the Liberal.
List of the Ships that remained at Lisbon.
Guns.
S. Sebastao64,Unserviceable without thorough repair.
Maria Prima74,Ordered for floating battery—not fitted.
Vasco de Gama74,[21]Under repair, nearly ready.
Princesa de Beira64,Ordered for floating battery.
FRIGATES.
Fenix48,In need of thorough repair (broke up at Bahia).
Aamazona44, Do. Do. ( Do. at Lisbon).
Perola44, Do. Do. ( Do. at Lisbon).
Trítaõ40,Past repair.
Veney30,Past repair.