#schooner dominica

[ltwilliammowett]

Cannon swab bucket, taken from the British Schooner "DOMINICA" August 5th 1813

Beside each muzzle loading ship's cannon there always stood a large bucket of water. Immediately after the cannon was fired a gunner was required to "swab out" the interior of the cannon barrel with a very wet mop to extinguish any remaining sparks from the previous discharge. Failure to do so could result in the cannon immediately exploding once a fresh powder charge was introduced into the muzzle.

These Swab Buckets always used Brass/Copper bands to prevent the possibility of a spark being unintentionally generated had they used steel that a true hazard during naval warfare.

[clove-pinks]

The "Decatur" and "Dominica" in moderate gale (port view) by Worden Wood (American, 1880–1943) (Yale Art Gallery)

Happy War of 1812 Wednesday to those who celebrate: here's a painting of a single ship action that is surprisingly overlooked in many accounts of the naval War of 1812, despite being an American victory. HMS Dominica was a small British schooner commanded by Lieutenant Barrett. In the summer of 1813, Dominica encountered the American privateer Decatur off Bermuda.

Rather than try to run, as most privateers would when chased by a Royal Navy vessel, Decatur's commander decided he would engage. He was Dominique Diron, an experienced French privateersman, as bold as he was cocky. The two engaged in a fierce, close-quarters action, and by the end 'not more than three men' in fighting shape were left on the British schooner. Her lieutenant was killed and the midshipman next in command, Nichols, was badly wounded. The losses on board were so horrific, and the command team so thoroughly destroyed, that the crew had not even managed to throw their secret signal code book overboard before capture. Charles Simpson, a British official who worked to secure parole for Nichols and the surviving crewmen, blamed Lieutenant Barrett's inexperience with schooners (coupled with Diron's long privateering experience) for the embarrassing defeat.

— Nicholas James Kaizer, Revenge in the Name of Honour: The Royal Navy’s Quest for Vengeance in the Single Ship Actions of the War of 1812

I have not been able to find much more information about Captain Diron, despite the wonderful description of him "as bold as he was cocky." The battle between Dominica and Decatur is also described in the 1907 book The Free Lances: Stories of the Sea Fighters of All Nations in Their Long Cruising and Desperate Battling for Honor and Treasure by Captain Jack Brand (Google Books), which confirms that Diron was basically a Freelance Professional British-Hater:

A French-American privateer captain was the hero of another fight which was one of the most ferocious actions on the high seas, the loss in killed and wounded being greater than in eight of the famous sloop-of-war duels in which the American navy was so successful in this war. [...] Captain Diron himself was a noted privateer who had enjoyed a brilliant and successful career as a French privateer during the long wars with England, and who found the American service extremely congenial.

Victory at Bermuda, the Capture of HMS Dominica by American Privateer Decatur, by Maarten Platje, 2018.

[talktomeinclexa]

Not All Treasure's Silver and Gold

By: TalktomeinClexa

Warnings: None

Ratings: Mature

Status: Complete

Summary: “Capitaine, it’s The Flame.”

Of course, of all the pirates that buccaneered in the Caribbean, she had to encounter the worst of them. The Flame was the most dreaded pirate ship to date. No one could remember exactly when it had appeared, as very few sailors had survived an encounter with the frigate and its crew. It was rumoured to be led by the most vicious pirate; a heartless killer only known by their title: The Commander. Clarke could feel beads of sweat running down her back, but it was with a poised voice that she gave her next order. “Ready the cannons!”

***

Chapter 1

The sun was beating down on this summery day of 1716. Standing at the forecastle, Captain Clarke Griffin was enjoying the cooling mist that formed every time the bow hit a wave. That morning, The Arkadia had left Roseau, Dominica’s main harbour, and was well on its way back to Guadeloupe, thanks to the tailwinds. If the weather remained clement, they should reach Polis before sunset.

The island, located between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, had been the theater of deadly conflicts. After years of war, the French and English had agreed to stop fighting over Dominica and declared a neutral territory in 1660. In recent years, however, more and more French had established permanent settlements and coffee plantations. In hopes to officially add Dominica to the French West Indies without any bloodshed, the governor of Guadeloupe had sent Clarke and her brigantine to meet with the most prominent family among the settlers, the Collins.

The 22-year-old blonde had beamed at the chance to prove her worth. Female sailors were still a rarity, and female captains in the Caribbean could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yet, the young woman had never let her gender or natural beauty deter her from her dreams to command her own ship. After studying medicine with her mother for years, just shy of her 18th birthday, she had stolen a schooner with the help of her childhood friends and sailed around the island. Her parents were furious. The obstinate character of their daughter was a frequent source of lamentation at the Griffin household. But they were forced to admit that the young woman made a pretty good captain. Despite his initial reluctance, the governor of Guadeloupe granted her the commandership of a schooner. Since that day, Captain Griffin and her loyal friends had accomplished many missions for the governor and the Kingdom of France. Beginning with some menial courier tasks, they had been promoted to the transport of distinguished guests and precious cargo.

Having noticed Clarke’s natural leadership and negotiation abilities, the governor entrusted her with this recent diplomatic mission. Sadly, the Collins turned out to be an arrogant, idiotic bunch, refusing Guadeloupe’s support. The youngest son, Finn, even had the nerve to ask for her hand in marriage. The silly boy stated that with a good match such as him, she would not have to be forced to dress like a man and undertake such an unladylike profession. If both Wells and Octavia had not been there to hold her back, she would have castrated him there and then. Suffice to say that the mission was not a success. Clarke was eager to return to Polis, where she would enjoy the taverns’ cheap ale with her companions.

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[collegegeek]

American Revolutionary War battles

Recently they did work on history, wrote an essay on the theme of revolutionary wars in America. A lot of blood has been shed on our land, war is evil. It begins in offices and ends there, but hundreds of thousands of young people die. Here is a list of battles, sorted by chronology.

Battle Date Colony/State Outcome

Powder Alarm

* September 1, 1774 Massachusetts British soldiers remove military supplies

Storming of Fort William and Mary

* December 14, 1774 New Hampshire Patriots seize powder and shot after brief skirmish.

Battles of Lexington and Concord

April 19, 1775 Massachusetts Patriot victory: British forces raiding Concord driven back into Boston with heavy losses.

Siege of Boston

April 19, 1775 –

March 17, 1776 Massachusetts Patriot victory: British eventually evacuate Boston after Patriots fortify Dorchester heights

Gunpowder Incident

* April 20, 1775 Virginia Virginia governor Lord Dunmore removes powder to a Royal Navy ship, standoff is resolved peacefully

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

May 10, 1775 New York Patriot victory: Patriots capture British posts at Ticonderoga and Crown point

Battle of Chelsea Creek

May 27–28, 1775 Massachusetts Patriots victory: Patriots capture British ship Diana

Battle of Machias

June 11–12, 1775 Massachusetts Patriot forces capture the HM schooner Margaretta

Battle of Bunker Hill

June 17, 1775 Massachusetts British victory: British drive Patriot army from the Charlestown peninsula near Boston but suffer heavy losses

Battle of Gloucester

August 8, 1775 Massachusetts Patriot victory

Siege of Fort St. Jean

September 17 –

November 3, 1775 Quebec Patriot victory: Patriots capture British force and subsequently overrun Montreal and much of Quebec

Burning of Falmouth

October 18, 1775 Massachusetts British burn Falmouth

Battle of Kemp's Landing

November 14, 1775 Virginia British victory

Siege of Savage's Old Fields

November 19–21, 1775 South Carolina Patriot victory: Patriots defeat loyalist force

Battle of Great Bridge

December 9, 1775 Virginia Patriot victory: Lord Dunmore's loyalist force is defeated

Snow Campaign

December 1775 South Carolina Patriot campaign against loyalists in South Carolina

Battle of Quebec

December 31, 1775 Quebec British victory: British repulse Patriot assault on Quebec city

Burning of Norfolk

January 1, 1776 Virginia British bombard Norfolk and Patriots destroy what they see as a loyalist stronghold

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

February 27, 1776 North Carolina Patriot victory: loyalist force of Regulators and Highlanders defeated

Battle of the Rice Boats

March 2–3, 1776 Georgia British victory

Battle of Nassau

March 3–4, 1776 Bahamas Patriots raid against the Bahamas to obtain supplies

Battle of Saint-Pierre

March 25, 1776 Quebec Patriot victory

Battle of Block Island

April 6, 1776 Rhode Island British victory

Battle of The Cedars

May 18–27, 1776 Quebec British victory

Battle of Trois-Rivières

June 8, 1776 Quebec British victory: Patriots forced to evacuate Quebec

Battle of Sullivan's Island

June 28, 1776 South Carolina Patriot victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet

June 29, 1776 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Lindley's Fort

July 15, 1776 South Carolina Patriot victory: Native Americans attack repulsed

Battle of Long Island

August 27, 1776 New York British victory: in the largest battle of the war the Patriot army is outflanked and routed on Long Island but later manages to evacuate to Manhattan

Landing at Kip's Bay

September 15, 1776 New York British victory: British capture New York City

Battle of Harlem Heights

September 16, 1776 New York Patriot victory: Patriots repulse British attack on Manhattan

Battle of Valcour Island

October 11, 1776 New York British victory: British defeat Patriot naval force on Lake Champlain, but victory comes too late to press the offensive against the Hudson valley

Battle of White Plains

October 28, 1776 New York British victory

Battle of Fort Cumberland

November 10–29, 1776 Nova Scotia British victory

Battle of Fort Washington

November 16, 1776 New York British victory: British capture 3,000 Patriots on Manhattan in one of the most devastating Patriot defeats of the war

Battle of Fort Lee

November 20, 1776 New Jersey British victory: Patriots begin general retreat

Ambush of Geary

December 14, 1776 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Iron Works Hill

December 22–23, 1776 New Jersey British victory

Battle of Trenton

December 26, 1776 New Jersey Patriot victory: Patriots capture Hessian detachment at Trenton

Second Battle of Trenton

January 2, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Princeton

January 3, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory: Patriots defeat a small British force, the British decide to evacuate New Jersey

Battle of Millstone

January 20, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory

Forage War

January–March 1777 New Jersey Patriots harass remaining British forces in New Jersey

Battle of Punk Hill

March 8, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Bound Brook

April 13, 1777 New Jersey British victory

Battle of Ridgefield

April 27, 1777 Connecticut British victory

Battle of Thomas Creek

May 17, 1777 East Florida British victory

Meigs Raid

May 24, 1777 New York Patriot victory

Battle of Short Hills

June 26, 1777 New Jersey British victory

Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

July 5–6, 1777 New York British victory

Battle of Hubbardton

July 7, 1777 Vermont British victory

Battle of Fort Ann

July 8, 1777 New York British victory

Siege of Fort Stanwix

August 2–23, 1777 New York Patriot victory: British fail to take Fort Stanwix

Battle of Oriskany

August 6, 1777 New York British victory

Second Battle of Machias

August 13–14, 1777 Massachusetts British victory

Battle of Bennington

August 16, 1777 New York Patriot victory

Battle of Staten Island

August 22, 1777 New York British victory

Battle of Setauket

August 22, 1777 New York British victory

First Siege of Fort Henry

September 1 or 21, 1777 Virginia Patriot victory

Battle of Cooch's Bridge

September 3, 1777 Delaware British victory

Battle of Brandywine

September 11, 1777 Pennsylvania British victory

Battle of the Clouds

September 16, 1777 Pennsylvania Battle called off due to rain

Battle of Freeman's Farm

September 19, 1777 New York British tactical victory: First of the two

Battles of Saratoga

Battle of Paoli

September 21, 1777 Pennsylvania British victory

Siege of Fort Mifflin

September 26 –

November 15, 1777 Pennsylvania British victory

Battle of Germantown

October 4, 1777 Pennsylvania British victory

Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery

October 6, 1777 New York British victory

Battle of Bemis Heights

October 7, 1777 New York Patriot victory: Second of the two

Battles of Saratoga

, British under Burgoyne driven back and forced to surrender 10 days later

Battle of Red Bank

October 22, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Gloucester

November 25, 1777 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of White Marsh

December 5–8, 1777 Pennsylvania Patriot victory

Battle of Matson's Ford

December 11, 1777 Pennsylvania British victory

Battle of Barbados

March 7, 1778 Barbados British victory

Battle of Quinton's Bridge

March 18, 1778 New Jersey British victory

North Channel Naval Duel

April 24, 1778 Great Britain Patriot victory

Battle of Crooked Billet

May 1, 1778 Pennsylvania British victory

Battle of Barren Hill

May 20, 1778 Pennsylvania Indecisive

Mount Hope Bay raids

May 25–30, 1778 Rhode Island British victory

Battle of Cobleskill

May 30, 1778 New York British-Iroquois victory

Battle of Monmouth

June 28, 1778 New Jersey Draw: British break off engagement and continue retreat to New York

Battle of Alligator Bridge

June 30, 1778 East Florida British victory

Wyoming Massacre

July 3, 1778 Pennsylvania British-Iroquois victory

First Battle of Ushant

July 27, 1778 Bay of Biscay Indecisive

Siege of Pondicherry

August 21–October 19, 1778 India British victory

Battle of Newport

August 29, 1778 Rhode Island British victory

Grey's raid

September 5–17, 1778 Massachusetts British victory

Invasion of Dominica

September 7, 1778 Dominica French victory

Siege of Boonesborough

September 7, 1778 Virginia Patriot victory

Attack on German Flatts

September 17, 1778 New York British-Iroquois victory

Baylor Massacre

September 27, 1778 New Jersey British victory

Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga

October 2–16, 1778 Indian Reserve Patriot victory

Battle of Chestnut Neck

October 6, 1778 New Jersey British victory

Little Egg Harbor massacre

October 16, 1778 New Jersey British victory

Carleton's Raid

October 24-November 14, 1778 Vermont British victory

Cherry Valley Massacre

November 11, 1778 New York British-Iroquois victory

Battle of St. Lucia

December 15, 1778 St. Lucia British victory

Capture of St. Lucia

December 18–28, 1778 St. Lucia British victory

Capture of Savannah

December 29, 1778 Georgia British victory

Battle of Beaufort

February 3, 1779 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Kettle Creek

February 14, 1779 Georgia Patriot victory

Siege of Fort Vincennes

February 23–25, 1779 Indiana Patriot victory

Battle of Brier Creek

March 3, 1779 Georgia British victory

Battle of Chillicothe

May 1779 Quebec Patriot victory

Chesapeake raid

May 10–24, 1779 Virginia British victory

Capture of Saint Vincent

June 16–18, 1779 St. Vincent French victory

Battle of Stono Ferry

June 20, 1779 South Carolina British victory

Great Siege of Gibraltar

June 24, 1779 – February 7, 1783 Gibraltar British victory

Capture of Grenada

July 2, 1779 Grenada French victory

Tryon's raid

July 5–14, 1779 Connecticut British victory

Battle of Grenada

July 6, 1779 Grenada French victory

Battle of Stony Point

July 16, 1779 New York Patriot victory

Battle of Minisink

July 22, 1779 New York British-Iroquois victory

Penobscot Expedition

July 24-August 29, 1779 Massachusetts British victory

Battle of Paulus Hook

August 19, 1779 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of Newtown

August 29, 1779 Indian Reserve Patriot victory

Capture of Fort Bute

September 7, 1779 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Lake Pontchartrain

September 10, 1779 West Florida Patriot victory

Boyd and Parker ambush

September 13, 1779 Indian Reserve British-Iroquois victory

Action of 14 September 1779

September 14, 1779 Azores British victory

Siege of Savannah

September 16-October 18, 1779 Georgia British victory

Battle of Baton Rouge

September 20–21, 1779 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Flamborough Head

September 23, 1779 Great Britain Patriot victory

Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

October 16-November 29, 1779 Guatemala British victory

Action of 11 November 1779

November 11, 1779 Portugal British victory

First Battle of Martinique

December 18, 1779 Martinique British victory

Action of 8 January 1780

January 8, 1780 Spain British victory

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

January 16, 1780 Portugal British victory

Battle of Young's House

February 3, 1780 New York British victory

San Juan Expedition

March–November, 1780 Guatemala Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Fort Charlotte

March 2–14, 1780 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory

Siege of Charleston

March 29-May 12, 1780 South Carolina British victory: British recapture South Carolina following the battle

Battle of Monck's Corner

April 14, 1780 South Carolina British victory

Second Battle of Martinique

April 17, 1780 Martinique Patriot victory

Battle of Lenud's Ferry

May 6, 1780 South Carolina British victory

Bird's invasion of Kentucky

May 25-August 4, 1780 Virginia British victory

Battle of St. Louis

May 25, 1780 Louisiana Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Waxhaws

May 29, 1780 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Connecticut Farms

June 7, 1780 New Jersey British victory

Battle of Mobley's Meeting House

June 10–12, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Ramsour's Mill

June 20, 1780 North Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Springfield

June 23, 1780 New Jersey Patriot victory

Huck's Defeat

July 12, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Bull's Ferry

July 20–21, 1780 New Jersey Loyalist victory

Battle of Colson's Mill

July 21, 1780 North Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Rocky Mount

August 1, 1780 South Carolina Loyalist victory

Battle of Hanging Rock

August 6, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Pekowee

August 8, 1780 Quebec Patriot victory

Action of 9 August 1780

August 9, 1780 Atlantic Spanish victory

Battle of Camden

August 16, 1780 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Fishing Creek

August 18, 1780 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Musgrove Mill

August 18, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Black Mingo

August 28, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Wahab's Plantation

September 20, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Charlotte

September 26, 1780 North Carolina British victory

Battle of Kings Mountain

October 7, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory: halts first British invasion of North Carolina

Royalton Raid

October 16, 1780 Vermont British victory

Battle of Klock's Field

October 19, 1780 New York Patriot victory

La Balme's Defeat

November 5, 1780 Quebec British-Iroquois victory

Battle of Fishdam Ford

November 9, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Blackstock's Farm

November 20, 1780 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Fort St. George

November 23, 1780 New York Patriot victory

Battle of Jersey

January 6, 1781 Jersey British victory

Battle of Mobile

January 7, 1781 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Cowpens

January 17, 1781 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Cowan's Ford

February 1, 1781 North Carolina British victory

Capture of Sint Eustatius

February 3, 1781 Sint Eustatius British victory

Battle of Haw River

February 25, 1781 North Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Wetzell's Mill

March 6, 1781 North Carolina British victory

Siege of Pensacola

March 9-May 8, 1781 West Florida Patriot-Spanish victory

Battle of Guilford Court House

March 15, 1781 North Carolina British victory

Battle of Cape Henry

March 16, 1781 Virginia British victory

Siege of Fort Watson

April 15–23, 1781 South Carolina Patriot victory

Battle of Porto Praya

April 15, 1781 Cape Verde Draw

Battle of Blandford

April 25, 1781 Virginia British victory

Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

April 25, 1781 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Fort Royal

April 29, 1781 Martinique French victory

Action of 1 May 1781

May 1, 1781 France British victory

Battle of Fort Motte

May 8–12, 1781 South Carolina Patriot victory

Siege of Augusta

May 22-June 6, 1781 Georgia Patriot victory

Siege of Ninety-Six

May 22-June 6, 1781 South Carolina British victory

Invasion of Tobago

May 24-June 2, 1781 Tobago French victory

Action of 30 May 1781

May 30, 1781 Barbary Coast British victory

Battle of Spencer's Ordinary

June 26, 1781 Virginia British victory

Francisco's Fight

July 1781 Virginia Patriot victory

Battle of Green Spring

July 6, 1781 Virginia British victory

Naval battle of Louisbourg

July 21, 1781 Nova Scotia Franco-Patriot victory

Battle of Dogger Bank

August 5, 1781 North Sea British victory

Invasion of Minorca

August 19, 1781 – February 5, 1782 Minorca Franco-Spanish victory

Lochry's Defeat

August 24, 1781 Quebec British-Iroquois victory

Battle of the Chesapeake

September 5, 1781 Virginia French victory

Battle of Groton Heights

September 6, 1781 Connecticut British victory

Battle of Eutaw Springs

September 8, 1781 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Lindley's Mill

September 13, 1781 North Carolina Patriot victory

Long Run Massacre

September 13, 1781 Virginia British-Iroquois victory

Siege of Yorktown

September 28-October 19, 1781 Virginia Franco-Patriot victory: Cornwallis surrenders his force of over 7,000

Battle of Fort Slongo

October 3, 1781 New York Patriot victory

Siege of Negapatam

October 21-November 11, 1781 India British victory

Battle of Johnstown

October 25, 1781 New York Patriot victory

Second Battle of Ushant

December 12, 1781 Bay of Biscay British victory

Battle of Videau's Bridge

January 2, 1782 South Carolina British victory

Siege of Brimstone Hill

January 11-February 13, 1782 St. Christopher Franco-Patriot victory

Capture of Trincomalee

January 11, 1782 Ceylon British victory

Capture of Demerara and Essequibo

January 22-February 5, 1782 Demerara and Essequibo Franco-Patriot victory

Battle of Saint Kitts

January 25–26, 1782 St. Christopher British victory

Battle of Sadras

February 17, 1782 India French victory

Capture of Montserrat

February 22, 1782 Montserrat French victory

Battle of Wambaw

February 24, 1782 South Carolina British victory

Gnadenhütten massacre

March 8, 1782 Ohio

Battle of Roatán

March 16, 1782 Guatemala Patriot-Spanish victory

Action of 16 March 1782

March 16, 1782 Strait of Gibraltar British victory

Battle of Little Mountain

March 22, 1782 Virginia British-Iroquois victory

Battle of Delaware Bay

April 8, 1782 New Jersey Patriot victory

Battle of the Saintes

April 9–12, 1782 Dominica British victory

Battle of Providien

April 12, 1782 Ceylon French victory

Battle of the Black River

April–August, 1782 Guatemala British victory

Battle of the Mona Passage

April 19, 1782 Mona passage British victory

Action of 20–21 April 1782

April 20–21, 1782 Bay of Biscay British victory

Capture of the Bahamas

May 6, 1782 Bahamas Patriot-Spanish victory

Crawford expedition

May 25-June 12, 1782 Quebec British-Iroquois victory

Naval battle off Halifax

May 28–29, 1782 Nova Scotia British victory

Raid on Lunenburg

July 1, 1782 Nova Scotia Patriot victory

Battle of Negapatam

July 6, 1782 Ceylon British victory

Hudson Bay Expedition

August 8, 1782 Rupert's Land Franco-Patriot victory

Siege of Bryan Station

August 15–17, 1782 Virginia Patriot victory

Battle of Blue Licks

August 19, 1782 Virginia British-Iroquois victory

Battle of the Combahee River

August 26, 1782 South Carolina British victory

Battle of Trincomalee

August 25-September 3, 1782 Ceylon French victory

Siege of Fort Henry

September 11–13, 1782 Virginia Patriot victory

Grand Assault on Gibraltar

September 13, 1782 Gibraltar British victory

Action of 18 October 1782

October 18, 1782 Hispaniola British victory

Action of 6 December 1782

December 6, 1782 Martinique British victory

Action of 22 January 1783

January 22, 1783 Virginia British victory

[ayquebella]

Vintage Dominica Island Caribbean Country Silver & Enamel Travel Shield Charm Pendant

Wonderfully cute, silver and enamel travel charm pendant representing the Commonwealth of Dominica, the “Nature Island of the Caribbean,” situated between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Dominica is a beautiful country with lush mountainous rainforests, natural, volcanically heated, hot springs, waterfalls and rivers, botanic gardens with rich and diverse flora and fauna, and sandy beaches.

This very pretty, tiny travel charm pendant with a schooner in the bright blue ocean waters, sailing by the mountainous volcanoes will evoke memories of Caribbean dreams on your favorite charm bracelet or necklace!

[somefield]

Hurricane relief charity print (2 week limited run)

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/barnaby/queen-of-legs/

My neighborhood has gotten pretty smashed up recently. The northern Caribbean islands are a complete mess from Irma and Dominica just a suffered direct hit from Maria, and is absolutely devastated. There are a lot of relief efforts being put together here in Barbados to send aid directly to the victims, and I'd like to do what I can to help.

I'm releasing a completely new print 'Queen of Legs', available in 4 sizes. The print will be available from September 20th to October 4th. All profits from the print run will be put towards supplies and support for the relief effort. Additionally, any other prints purchased from my iNPRNT store during this period will be treated as charity sales.

I'll be working with ships like Schooner Ruth (who just returned from a 30 ton delivery of supplies to Anguilla) and others.

[christine-the-fabulous]

I'm here to help the Budweiser boycott. Depicting immigrants of any kind coming into and dirtying this pure country and any point in history is disgusting. Here are the beers we should not be drinking. (List stolen from a friend of a friend.) Fellow patriots- Here's to a successful boycott. Never drink any of these products again! "If you are with the boycott Anheuser Busch crowd, this lists the companies currently held by ABI: 10 Barrel Brewing Co (USA) 911 (Dominican Republic) Absolut Cut (Sweden) Alexander Keith's (Canada) Keith's IPA Keith's White Keith's Dark Keith's Red Keith's Light Keith's Regular Keith's Hop Series Andes (Argentina) Antarctica (Brazil) Aqua Fratelli Vita (Brazil) AstikA (Bulgaria) Baisha (China) BagBier (Russia) BagBier BagBier Classicheskoye BagBier Krepkoye BagBier Nashe Bass (United Kingdom) Baviera (Paraguay) Beck's (Germany) Beck's Dark Beck's Oktoberfest Beck's Premier Light Belle-Vue (Belgium) Belle-Vue Kriek Belle-Vue Kriek Extra Belle-Vue Framboise Belle-Vue Gueuze Bergenbier (Romania) Best Damn Brewing Company Best Damn Root Beer Best Damn Apple Ale Birra del Borgo (Italy) Blue Point Brewing Company (USA) Blue Star (Canada) Boddingtons (United Kingdom) Bogotá Beer Company (Colombia) Bohemia (Brazil) Bohemia Pilsen Bohemia Escura Bohemia Weiss Bohemia Royal Ale Bohemia Confraria Bohemia Oaken Bohemia (Dominican Republic) Bohemia Light (Dominican Republic) Cervecerias Chile (Chile) Báltica (Chile) Becker (Chile) Borsodi (Hungary) Borsodi Bivaly Borsodi Polo Borsodi Sör Borostyán (Hungary) Boomerang (France) Bosteels Brewery (Belgium) Tripel Karmeliet Pauwel Kwak Deus Brahma (Global) Brahva Gold (Guatemala) Brahva Beats (Guatemala) Breda (The Channel Islands) Still Available Breckenridge Brewery (USA) Budweiser Budweiser Chelada Bud Dry Bud Extra Bud Ice Bud Ice Light Bud Lime Budweiser Black Crown Budweiser Magnum Budweiser Select Budweiser Select 55 Bud Light Bud Light Chelada Bud Light Lime Bud Light Platinum Busch Busch Light Cafri (South Korea) Camden Town (UK) Caracu (Brazil) Cass (South Korea) Cass Fresh Cass Light Cass Red Cass Lemon Cass Beats Chernihivske (Ukraine) Chernihivske Svitle Chernihivske Premium gold Chernihivske Mitsne Chernihivske 4ezz Chernihivske Bile Chernihivske Bila Nich Chernihivske N/A Chernihivske Pab Lager Corona (Outside of US) Devils Backbone Diebels (Germany) Diekirch (Luxembourg) Diekirch Grand Cru Diekirch Grande Réserve Diekirch Exclusive Dimix (Germany) Dommelsch (Netherlands) Dommelsch Pilsener Dommelsch Ice Dommelsch Dominator Double Deer (China) E-Generation Premium Light Dry Beer Dutch Gold (Netherlands) Eiken Artois Elysian Brewing Company (USA) Four Peaks[2] (USA) Franziskaner Weissbier (Germany) Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Alkoholfrei Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Leicht Franziskaner Weissbier Kristallklar Gilde Ratskeller (Germany) Golden Road (USA) Goose Island Brewery (USA) Guaraná Antarctica (Brazil) Guaraná Brahma (Brazil) GuoGuang (China) Haake-Beck (Germany) Harbin (China) Hasseröder (Germany) Hertog Jan (Netherlands) Primator Oud Bruin Grand Prestige Tripel Dubbel Winterbier Bockbier Meibock Hoegaarden (Belgium) Hougaerdse Das Hop Hound Amber Wheat Jinlin (China) Jinlongquan (China) Draft Refreshing Julius (Belgium) Jupiler (Belgium) Jupiler N.A. Jupiler Blue Jupiler Tauro Karbach (USA) KK (China) Kamenitza (Bulgaria) Klinskoye (Russia) Klinskoye Svetloye Klinskoye Zolotoye Klinskoye Luxik Klinskoye Redkoye Klinskoye Arriva Klinskoye Samurai Kokanee (Canada) Kokanee Kokanee Gold Kokanee Light Kokanee Frost Kootenay True Ale La Bécasse (France) La Bécasse Kriek La Bécasse Raspberry La Bécasse Gueuze Labatt Family (Canada) Acquired in 1995 Labatt Blue Labatt Blue Dry Labatt Blue Light Labatt Club Labatt .5 Labatt Lite Labatt Lucky Lager Labatt 50 John Labatt Classic Labatt Genuine Labatt Extra Dry Lager Labatt Wildcat Labatt Ice NOTE: The U.S. version of Labatt is distributed by North American Breweries due to antitrust issues. Lakeport Family (Canada) Acquired in 2007 Lakeport Pilsener Lakeport Honey Lager Lakeport Strong Lakeport Ice Lakeport Ale Lakeport Light Lakeport Red Steeler Brava Wee Willy Landshark Leffe (Belgium) Leffe Brown Leffe Blonde Leffe Ruby Leffe Printemps Liber (Brazil) Löwenbräu (Germany) Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei Löwenbräu Dunkel Löwenbräu Löwen Weisse Löwenbräu Original Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier Löwenbräu Premium Pils Löwenbräu Radler Löwenbräu Schwarze Weisse Löwenbräu Triumphator Löwenbräu Urtyp Malta Morena (Dominican Republic) Marathon (Brazil) Michelob Michelob Light Michelob AmberBock Michelob Dunkel Weisse Michelob Honey Lager Michelob Honey Wheat Michelob Irish Red Ale Michelob Marzen Michelob Pale Ale Michelob Porter Michelob Ultra Michelob Ultra Amber Michelob Ultra Lime Cactus Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry Michelob Ultra Tuscan Orange Grapefruit Michelob Golden Draft Michelob Golden Draft Light Mill Street Brewery (Canada) Mousel (Luxembourg) Natural Light Natural Ice Pivara Trebjesa (Montenegro) Nik Cool Nik Gold Nikšicko pivo Nikšicko tamno Noroc (Romania) Oculto Oland Export Ale (Canada) OB (South Korea) Oranjeboom (Netherlands) Oranjeboom Premium Pilsener Oranjeboom Oud Bruin Oranjeboom Premish Malt Original (Brazil) Permskoye Gubernskoye (Russia) Permskoye Gubernskoye Svetloye Paceña (Bolivia) Paceña Pico de Oro Paceña Pico de Plata Huari Bock Ducal Piedboeuf (Belgium) Piedboeuf Blond Piedboeuf Brown Piedboeuf Triple Pilsen (Paraguay) Presidente Light (Dominica Republic) Presidente Black (Dominican Republic) Quilmes (Argentina) Red Bridge (Luxembourg) Red Shiliang (China) Rifey (Russia) Rohan (Ukraine) Rohan Lehke Rohan Tradytsiyne Rohan Monastyrske Temne Rohan Veselyi Monach Rohan Bezalkoholne Ron Barceló (Dominican Republic) Rolling Rock Rock Light Safir (Belgium) Santai (China) Schooner Lager (Canada) Sedrin (China) Shock Top Belgian White Sibirskaya Korona (Siberian Crown)(Russia) Skol (Brazil) Spaten (Germany) Spaten Alkoholfrei Spaten Diät-Pils Spaten Münchner Hell Spaten Oktoberfestbier Spaten Optimator Spaten Pils St. Pauli Girl (Germany) St. Pauli Girl Lager St. Pauli Girl Special Dark St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic Stella Artois (Global) Artois Bock Peeterman Artois Stone Mill Pale Ale Sukita (Brazil) Taller (Ukraine) Tinkov Russian Lager (Russia) Tolstiak (Russia) Tolstiak Dobroye Tolstiak Svetloye Tolstiak Zaboristoye Tolstiak Krepkoye Tolstiak Grechisnoye Turning Point (Canada) Stanley Park Hell's Gate Vieux Temps (Belgium) Wild Series Wild Blue Wild Black Wild Red Whitbread (United Kingdom) (purchased from Whitbread Group plc in 2001) Yali (China) Yantar (Ukraine) Zagrebačka pivovara (Croatia) Božićno pivo Ožujsko pivo Ožujsko Cool Ožujsko Izzy Ožujsko Strong Fresssh by Ožujsko Tomislav ZiegenBock Zizhulin (China) Zhujiang (China) Zenda (Perú)"

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@Regrann from @spartananimalkingdom - #Repost @saltorwha ・・・ 🇩🇲 Kestrel liner agencies CACS has chartered a schooner vessel the 'Admiral Bay 2' to take relief supplies to Dominica on Tuesday. 🇩🇲 The vessel can carry 125 tonnes and has space of 480 square metres.⛴ Williams Industries has already committed to sending supplies.🔨 Glacial Ice: water💧. Jada builders: supplies 🔧 and Preconco: supplies🔩.Innotech: supplies also🛠. Popular Discount food items. 🍪 If you or any of your family members wish to send relief supplies to Dominica private individuals can bring big items to the Port on Tuesday. 🇩🇲 Small items in boxes can be taken to warehouse #19 Gas Alley Cane Garden st Thomas (which is close to Structural Systems) from 9.00 am on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday until 730 pm. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL.📦 CACS will wrap them an place them on pallets for shipping. 🚚 Let's come together and help our brothers and sisters in their time of need. For more information contact 2316261.🇩🇲 - #regrann

[ltwilliammowett]

A sponge bucket, marked with a broad arrow and a name plate: TAKEN FROM THE BRITISH SCHOONER "DOMINICA" AUGUST 5TH.1813

Next to each ship's gun there was always a large bucket of water. Immediately after firing the cannon, the gunner had to " sponge " the inside of the cannon barrel with a very wet mop to extinguish any residual sparks from the previous discharge. If this was not done, the cannon could explode immediately as soon as a new powder charge was introduced into the muzzle.

She was a captured French Ship "Duc de Wagram" taken in 1809 and pressed into British Service. And was later captured by an American Privateer off Charlestown, part of Greater Boston, on August 5th 1813 but later recaptured by the British on 22nd May 1814.

Possibly the bucket was taken as a momento by an American Sailor.

[ltwilliammowett]

Victory at Bermuda, the Capture of the HMS Dominica by American Privateer Decatur, by Maarten Platje 2018

The Dominica became a French privateer, 14 guns with three masts as schooner with the name, Duc de Wagram in 1805. Already four years later she fell into the hands of Admiral Alexander Cochrane who accepted her as HMS Dominica in the Royal Navy. Until 1813 she successfully hunted three merchant ships and one American privateer. Until August 5, 1813 when she escorted a packet ship and fell into the hands of the American schooner Decatur.

Decatur was more lightly armed, though more heavily manned, and prevailed in the fight. The British lost 18 men killed, 42 wounded, and 70 captured, including the wounded, with Barrette being among the killed. The Americans had five men killed and 15 wounded. The court martial on 3 January 1815 of the surviving officers and men of Dominica acquitted them for her loss.

The British agent at Charleston, South Carolina, wrote a letter suggesting that the cause of the loss was "to be attributed entirely to the Want of Knowledge of and Experience in the Management of a Schooner, on the part of Captain Barrette... and the Vessel herself being extremely difficult to Work." The same agent also reported that Decatur's crew was of French origin, "chiefly, if not all, Blacks, and Mulattoes" and that on boarding they had behaved with utmost cruelty, slaughtering the wounded on deck. A letter from the Judge of the District Court stated that the prisoners had been treated with the utmost humanity. The same letter described Dominica as little damaged by shot because she had been taken by boarding. Dominica was recommissioned in Charleston as the French letter of marque Dominique.

On 22 May 1814 she was recaptured and reinstated into the service of the Royal Navy. The Decatur was captured by the HMS Rhin on 5 June 1814 and was probably also taken into service, about her fate from then on nothing is known anymore.

The Dominica sailed 1815 in the West Indies to escort a convoy, but there she ran aground on a reef off Bermudas and sank.

[ayquebella]

Vintage Dominica Island Caribbean Country Silver & Enamel Travel Shield Charm Pendant

Wonderfully cute, silver and enamel travel charm pendant representing the “Nature Island of the Caribbean,” the Commonwealth of Dominica, situated between Guadeloupe and Martinique. Dominica is a beautiful country with lush, mountainous rainforests, natural, volcanically heated hot springs, waterfalls and rivers, botanic gardens with rich and diverse flora and fauna, and sandy beaches. This very pretty and petite, travel charm pendant, with a schooner in the bright blue ocean waters, sailing by the mountainous volcanoes, will evoke memories of Caribbean dreams on your favorite charm bracelet or necklace!