On 4 January 1815 the convict ship, Francis & Eliza, was captured by the Americans on their way to Australia.  

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SOURCES

1815 'Sydney, SITTING MAGISTRATE—S. LORD, Esq.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 24 June, p. 2. , viewed 23 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article629133

1815 'Sydney, SITTING MAGISTRATE—W. BROUGHTON, Esq. Assize of Bread for the ensuing Week—Household, 10d; Wheaten, 11½.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 12 August, p. 2. , viewed 23 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article629167

1815 'Sydney.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 26 August, p. 2. , viewed 23 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article629172

1959 The Convict Ships, 1787 – 1868, by Charles Bateson.,Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Glasgow

“Convict Ship Francis and Eliza 1815.” Free Settler or Felon., Willets, Jen., viewed 23 August 2021, https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/convict_ship_francis_and_eliza_1815.htm

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