Alexis Grassin

[2] In early 1806, Grassin captured Clio after an action of half an hour; Clio had escaped French naval cruisers shortly before she ran into Général Ernouf[3][4] Between 1 July 1806 and 30 September 1807, he captured the merchantmen Elisabeth, Tabago, Adventure, Culmore, Mermaid, Swallow, and Argus,[5] for a total value of 663 000 francs.[3] In September he made a brief cruise on the privateer Revanche before returning to Général Ernouf.[9] On 16 June 1809,[10] Grassin departed Guadeloupe on Dame Ernouf, arriving at Lorient on 28 July.[10] Dame Ernouf was armed en guerre but laden with sugar, cotton, and coffee, and furthermore ferried Geneviève Miloent, wife of Jean Augustin Ernouf, governor of Guadeloupe, along with her handmaid and three slaves.[12] In late December, Diligent arrived in Saint-Nazaire from Philadelphia, laden with despatches from the French ambassador to the USA.
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