but the news only arrived in New York on 20 June. After the frigate arrived in Nova Scotia with the news that war had been declared and that the , in company with the and the , had fired on her, Mackerel carried the news to Portsmouth, arriving there on 27 July. She was still at Portsmouth on 31 July when the British authorities seized the American ships there and at Spithead on the outbreak of the War of 1812. She therefore shared, with numerous other vessels, in the subsequent prize money for these vessels: Belleville, Aeos, Janus, Ganges, and Leonidas. On 14 August Mackerel accompanied Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, who was sailing to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on , together with , , and . Magnet disappeared during the voyage and was presumed foundered with all hands. Fate Lieutenant Thomas Hughes recommissioned her in December 1812 and remained in command into 1815. In October 1813 she was reported sailing from Cadiz to London. The Admiralty put the "Mackarel schooner, of 70 tons" up for sale on 30 November 1815. She was sold at Plymouth on 14 December 1815 for £400. Notes Citations References 1804 ships Ballahoo-class schooners Ships built in Bermuda