iss ▁women ▁artists ▁Category : Sw iss ▁contemporary ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Min erva ▁was ▁the ▁French ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁Min erve , ▁a ▁former ▁private er ▁from ▁Bor de aux , ▁that ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁captured ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁Samuel ▁End er by ▁& ▁S ons ▁purchased ▁her ▁c . 1 8 0 5 ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁wh aler . ▁She ▁was ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Peru ▁circa ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁after ▁a ▁crew man ▁had ▁killed ▁her ▁captain ▁and ▁her ▁crew ▁had ▁mut in ied . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁capture ▁Min erve ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁private er ▁from ▁Bor de aux . ▁Her ▁first ▁cru ise ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁under ▁Captain ▁Eug ène ▁Lang lo is . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁July ▁ ▁re capt ured ▁Am elia , ▁late ▁Donald son , ▁master , ▁which ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁Min erve ▁had ▁captured . ▁Am elia ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁from ▁Sav ann ah ▁to ▁London ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁captured . ▁Amazon ▁sent ▁Am elia ▁into ▁P ly mouth . ▁ ▁re capt ured ▁William , ▁Le Q ues ne , ▁master , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sail ing ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁to ▁Gu ern sey ▁when ▁Min erve ▁captured ▁her . ▁William ▁arrived ▁at ▁C ork . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁brig ▁Cult iv ator . ▁Ind ef at ig able ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁in