detainment led to further pecuniary misfortunes for Keene. In April 1808 Captain Frederick Warren replaced Brougton. The French privateer Plutus on 4 July 1808 captured Commerce, which had been sailing from the Halifax to Jamaica. Meleager recaptured Commerce three days later and sent her into Jamaica. Fate On 30 July 1808 Meleager, under the command of Captain Frederick Warren, had been sailing from Port Royal, Jamaica, when in the evening the master, believing that land in sight was Portland Point, set a course that would take her well clear of land. Still, less than half an hour later lookouts spotted broken water ahead; although the helmsman attempted to turn Meleager, she struck. Efforts to get her off or to stem the inflow of water were unsuccessful. During the night the crew took down the masts and made rafts; once daylight arrived the task became to get everyone safely on shore. A line was strung to the shore of Bare Bush Key and all but three crewmen made it safely ashore. For the next few days the crew worked to salvage a large amount of stores and the guns. On 30 August Captain Warren, his officers and crew went before a court martial on at Port Royal. The court martial ruled that the wrecking was probably due to the master mistaking Braziletto Hill for Portland Point and so setting a wrong course. The court martial board warned Warren and the master to be more careful in the future and to pay closer attention to the courses they steered and the distances they had covered. Citations and references Citations References Frigates of the Royal Navy 1806 ships Ships built in England Maritime incidents in 1808 Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea