▁ ▁Queen ▁finally ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁having ▁been ▁gone ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁four ▁months . ▁The ▁Times ▁: ▁The ▁Queen ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁leak y ▁state ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁all ▁dead ▁( except ▁eight ▁or ▁nine ) ▁and ▁those ▁very ▁ill ▁from ▁sc ur vy . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁touch ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁nor ▁at ▁St . ▁Hel ena , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁violent ▁dis order ▁of ▁the ▁sc ur vy ▁is ▁attributed . ▁Only ▁six ▁men ▁could ▁come ▁up ▁on ▁deck ▁when ▁she ▁came ▁in . ▁Had ▁the ▁wind ▁been ▁unf av ou rable , ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁all ▁per ished . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁Richard ▁O wen ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁for ▁Queen . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 7 9 3 - ear ly ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁Queen ▁was ▁sail ing ▁between ▁London ▁and ▁Ant igua , ▁and ▁armed ▁with ▁ten ▁ 9 - p ound er ▁guns . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁a ▁French ▁squad ron ▁of ▁three ▁fr ig ates ▁captured ▁Queen , ▁O wen , ▁master , ▁sail ing ▁from ▁San ▁Dom ingo ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁Don na ▁Maria , ▁S mit he am , ▁master , ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁but ▁a ▁British ▁squad ron ▁under ▁Captain ▁John ▁Bor l ase ▁Warren , ▁in ▁, ▁re capt ured ▁them ▁both . ▁The ▁re capt ure ▁took