Indian (1815 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Indian (ship).

History
United States
BuilderNew York
Launched1813
Capturedc.1814
United Kingdom
NameIndian
Acquiredc.1815 by purchase of a prize
FateCondemned March 1821
General characteristics
Tons burthen197, or 210 (bm)

Indian was launched in 1813 in New York, possibly under another name. She entered British records in 1815, probably as a prize. In 1820 she sailed to Valparaiso, where she got caught up in the conflict between Spain and the independence movement in Peru and Chile. She was condemned at Valparaiso in March 1821.

Career[]

Indian first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1815.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1815 Elder Sarjeant & Co. London–St Thomas LR
1819 Elder
Crozier 		Sarjeant
Briant 		Liverpool–Charleston LR
1821 Crozer Crozer London–Valparaiso Register of Shipping; repairs 1819

Fate[]

Indian was caught up in the conflict between Spain and the local independence movement in South America. The Chilean squadron had detained Edward Ellice and Lord Suffield at Callao in December 1820; the Spanish authorities had seized Grant. The report listed a number of other vessels, British and American, such as Indian, that had also been detained by one side or the other.[2]

On 18 February 1821, 89 days after a whale sank Essex, Indian, Crozier, master, spotted and rescued three survivors.[3]

Edward Ellice, Lord Suffield, and Indian, which Lord Cochrane's squadron had detained, arrived at Valparaiso on 1 March 1821 for adjudication.[4] A later report was that the Prize Court at Valparaiso had condemned Indian and her cargo. Edward Ellice and Lord Suffield had not yet been adjudicated. However, Commodore Thomas Hardy, Commander-in-Chief on the South America Station, was present in HMS Superb and stated that he would not allow any of the property to be touched.[5] An advice dated 8 August at Santiago de Chili reported that Edward Ellice and Lord Suffield had been restored, with their cargoes.[6]

There is no record of Indian being restored, and she disappeared from online records.

Citations[]

  1. ^ LR (1815), Supple. pages "I", Seq.№I70.
  2. ^ LL 20 March 181, №5577.
  3. ^ "SOUTH AMERICA". Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), 6 August 1821; Issue 1943.
  4. ^ LL 12 June 1821, №5600.
  5. ^ LL 4 September 1821, №5624.
  6. ^ LL 16 November 1821, №5645.
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