Corso, 1796
Type: Brig / sloop ; Armament 16
Taken : 1796 ;
Notes:

24 Aug 1798 captured the French privateer Francois in the Mediterranean.

21 Nov 1798, Tangier Bay, after seeing the convoy into the Bay of Gibraltar yesterday, I chased two French privateers, one of which, l'Adolphe, 6 carriage guns and 42 men, I captured in the evening, and the other was driven on shore about two miles to the westward of Tariff, but from the day being far advanced, and very hazy weather, I found it impossible, with safety, to attempt destroying her. Coryndon Boger. Naval Chronicle p. 77 Vol. 1, 1799.

1 Dec 1798 captured a French privateer, Name unknown, in Rosea, Bay.

19 Feb 1799 joined the blockade off Malta with a large French armed store ship which, with the Audacious, she took possession of yesterday, by signal from Lord Nelson, whose squadron was then engaged with the Trench ; Captain Ricketts reported this ship to be the Ville de Marseilles, loaded with salt meat, brandy, wime, clothing, stores, &c. ; sailed from Toulon on the 7th inst., in company with the Genereux 74, Admiral Perrée, Badine 24, and 2 Corvettes, with 4,000 troops on board for the relief of Malta.

26 Aug 1800, with the cutter Pigmy, a punitive expedition made against the town of Cesenatico, when all the vessels in the harbour were either set on fire or sunk and the 2 piers burnt.

28 Aug 1800, off Ancona.

6 Sep 1800 captured on the Mediterranean station the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Madona del Carmina, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori : the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Madona del Laura, from Trapani, bound to Poute Gori, laden with Salt : the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Madona del Gratia, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori : and the Imperial Polacre Bark Madona del Jossata, laden with Salt, from Trapani hound to Ponte Gori.

12 Sep 1800 captured on the Mediterranean station the Neapolitan Polacre Brig Archimede, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori.

16 Sep 1800 captured on the Mediterranean station the Neapolitan Polacre Ship La Rachele, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori : the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Divinj del Providenza, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Goni : the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Vicenza di Tripani, from Tripani bound to Ponte Gori : the Imperial Ireballo, Pleni Luno, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori : the Imperial Ireballo, Successo, from Trapani, bound to Ponte Gori : and the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Annunciate Angiolo, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori.

17 Sep 1800 captured on the Mediterranean station the Neapolitan Polacre Ship Madona del Picta, laden with Salt, from Trapani bound to Ponte Gori.

15 Mar 1801 Corso and Pigmy captured the French privateer Achille in the Mediterranean.

23 Jun 1801 captured the pirate tartan Tigre.

May 1805 Gravesend, to receive men