Vice admiralty court give the name of Paragons master as "J. Gardner". Sir John Sherbrooke also sent into Halifax Columbia, which had been sailing from Savannah. Sir Sir John Sherbrooke had captured Columbia, a brig of 98 tons (bm), S.Holland, master, on 15 May. Columbia had been sailing from Savannah to Boston with a cargo of 173 bales of cotton and a quantity of reeds. On 24 May San Gabriel arrived at Halifax. She had been sailing from Havana to New York when the American privateer Alexander had captured her. Sir John Sherbrooke recaptured San Gabriel on 19 May and sent her into Halifax. The Vice admiralty court restored San Gabriel, A. Drummond, master, to her owners. On 18 December 1813, the prize agents advertised the distribution of prize money for the following captures: Sloops Red Bird, Apollo, Betsey, and FameBrig ColumbiaSchooners Mary, Paulina, and CarolinePrivateer schooner Governor Plummer, of six guns and a crew of 100 men. as well as salvage for the recapture of the ship , brig Paragon, and sloop General Hodgson. Next, Sir John Sherbrooke sailed in company with and the schooner . Together the three captured 11 American vessels between 7 and 9 April.Sir John Sherbrooke provided reinforcements for Shannon prior to her famous victory over the USS Chesapeake, although Sir John Sherbrooke was not present at the battle. Sir John Sherbrooke had gathered 50 Irish volunteers when on 26 May 1813 she recaptured Duck, which was transporting them as laborers from Waterford to Newfoundland. Duck had been the prize of the American privateer General Plummer, which Sir John Sherbrooke had captured two days latter. Twenty-two of the laborers agreed to transfer from Sir John Sherbrooke to Shannon.Sir John Sherbrooke also began the chase of the notorious American privateer schooner Young Teazer, which British naval ships, including and then took up. The chase ended with Young Teazer's destruction at the hands of a member of her own crew who feared capture because he had violated his parole resulting from a previous capture. Merchantman Far larger than most colonial privateers, Sir John Sherbrooke required a constant supply of American captures to pay for her large crew. Following the destruction of most American shipping during the war, Sir John Sherbrooke became unprofitable to operate as a privateer and her owners sold her in 1814. Her new owners then employed her as a merchant ship.Lloyd's Register (LR) for