BASILE HERBERT

[JPSALIOU]

Basile HEBERT is Captain of a merchant ship and prisoner in England IN 1809

The Hébert family is an ACADIENE family sent back to France
From Ile Saint-Jean, Acadie aboard one of the "five ships" (1033 passengers / 538 survivors)
Basile HEBERT 17 years old, with his father and his brothers and sisters
Sources: List - Five Ships Passenger List - Role of the "Five English Ships" (YARMOUTH, PATIENCE, MATHIAS, RESTAURATION, JOHN SAMUEL)
landed in Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 - compiled and translated by Milton P. RIEDER and Norma Gaudet RIEDER - Les Acadiens en France, Tome 3 - Archives du Port de Saint-Servan - p 35 (family # 133)
the family moves to Morlaix in Brittany
one of the members of the Jean Baptiste Herbert family will become a famous privateer of Morlaix
on the other hand on the death certificate of the wife of Basile Hébert among the witnesses there is Elisabeth Terrriot wife of Nicolas Anthon famous privateer of Morlaix
I would like to understand under what circumstances Basile HEBERT born around 1752 in Acadia was taken prisoner in England CIRCA 1809 was he captured as a privateer in the bay of Morlaix he died in MORLAIX in 1827 why was he released
can you help me

[Megan Roberts]

My best guess would be that it would in someway be related to what we here in Britain refer to as the "Napoleonic Wars", which lasted from 1803 until 1815.

There are various places that I suggest that you target your research on:

Wikipedia have a comprehensive page on these wars:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars

The National Archives of the UK have a lots of different research guides and the two below might be of interest to you:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...poleonic-wars/

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...nce-1660-1914/

[Jomot1]

There are records for a 2e Lieutenant BASIL HEBERT of the Privateer La Miquelonnaise, born Morlaix c1751, caputured 30 March 1813 and held as a Prisoner of War in Mill Prison, Plymouth, England.

La Miquelonnaise had been captured by the British Ships Unicorn and Stag. More here:https://
threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=21994

Basil was 5ft 5ins tall, stout, with an oval face, grey eyes & hair, but no distinguishing marks.

On 6 May 1813 he was given a fresh hammock, bed and blankets, and on 30th December 1813 he received a shirt.

He was returned to France on 14 May 1814 aboard what I think says the HMS Escort, but I can't make it out fully so I'll try & look into that a little more.

[Jomot1]

OK, I think I can understand it now...

Returned to France 14 May 1814 aboard HMS Escort(?) per the orders of Vice Admiral Domett 9 May 1814.

British Prisoners were being returned from France at the same time.

[Jomot1]

Oops! Sorry, I was reading the wrong line.

He was returned to France 3 May 1814 'per Speculation Cartel(?) B.O. 27 April 1814'

ADDED: A Cartel ship is apparently a ship commissioned in time of war to sail under a safe-conduct for the exchange of prisoners or conveyance of proposals

[Jomot1]

Following on from the above, in the Hampshire Chronicle 2 May 1814:
“Five Cartels, with about 800 released prisoners of war from France, have arrived from Morlaix and St Maloes”

And on the same day..

“Tenders were received on Monday, by Captain Pellowe, agent to the Transport Board, from persons willing to contract, at price per head, for the removal of the prisoners to France. The embarkation will take place tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday next”

So there were lots of prisoner exchanges being carried out.

[JPSALIOU]

My best guess would be that it would in someway be related to what we here in Britain refer to as the "Napoleonic Wars", which lasted from 1803 until 1815.

There are various places that I suggest that you target your research on:

Wikipedia have a comprehensive page on these wars:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars

The National Archives of the UK have a lots of different research guides and the two below might be of interest to you:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...poleonic-wars/

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...nce-1660-1914/

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
SOME YEARS AGO I SAW A SITE WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SEDETAILS OF ALL FRENCH PRISONEER WOULFD YOU KNOW IT

[Megan Roberts]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
SOME YEARS AGO I SAW A SITE WHERE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SEDETAILS OF ALL FRENCH PRISONEER WOULFD YOU KNOW IT

I am sorry that I do not know of the site you mention. It is possible that the National Maritime Museum may be able to assist:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/l...-war-1793-1815

[Jomot1]

The information about the French prisoners is on FindmyPast - the details about Basil(e) are on my posts above, but it doesn't seem like JPS has read them?