▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ ▁of ▁four ▁ 1 2 - p ound er ▁car ron ades ▁and ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁The ▁prime ▁contract or ▁for ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁Good rich ▁& ▁Co ., ▁in ▁B erm uda , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁She ▁cru ised ▁for ▁some ▁seven ▁years , ▁sharing ▁in ▁several ▁capt ures ▁of ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁and ▁taking ▁some ▁herself , ▁before ▁a ▁French ▁private er ▁captured ▁her . ▁ ▁Service ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁George ▁H oney ▁at ▁J ama ica , ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁station . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁she ▁sa iled ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁William ▁B . ▁Champion . ▁Then ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁he ▁sa iled ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁Sub - L ie utenant ▁James ▁Young ▁under w ent ▁a ▁court ▁mart ial ▁ab o ard ▁Salvador ▁del ▁Mundo ▁at ▁P ly mouth . ▁One ▁charge ▁was ▁conduct ▁un be coming ▁an ▁officer . ▁Appar ently ▁he ▁had ▁sm oked ▁in ▁the ▁gal ley ▁with ▁the ▁crew ▁and ▁" perm itted ▁libert ies ▁der og atory ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁an ▁officer ". ▁A ▁second ▁charge ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁absent ▁without ▁leave ▁during ▁a ▁g ale ▁and ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁vessel ▁into xic ated . ▁The ▁court