Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 20th of February 2018 13:33

Circa 24 Dec 1803 last week a court martial was held on board the Ariadne, in Sheerness harbour, upon D Madden, a marine from the Hound, for drunkenness, disobedience, wounding the pilot, and attempting to strike a midshipman. The charges being in part approved he was sentenced to 250 lashes. J Clark, a private marine, for having prevaricated in his evidence was given 3 months in prison.

Posted by Brian Stephens on Thursday 24th of April 2014 21:18

The Edinburgh Magazine, and Literary Miscellany: 1778
Capt. Pringle of His Majesty's ship Ariadne, to Adm. Young, Carli?ls Bay, March 18, 1778
I have the honour to acquaint you, that, early in the morning of the 9th instant, I saw two sail to the eastward; whom I chased, having His Majesty's sloop Ceres in company. The two strangers at first showed a disposition to attack us, but, in consequence of the King's ships having brought the sternmost to close action about noon, the other made off. The ship in action, after having given to and received from the Ariadne and Ceres some broadsides, struck, and proved to be the rebel ship Alfred of 20 nine pounders and 180 men. Her consort was the Raleigh of 32 guns; whom with the utmost dispatch we made sail after, and chased from that time until ten o'clock next day. But finding that we did not come up with her, and that she was throwing everything over
board to lighten, we left off chase. The two rebel cruisers had been at Port Le Orient in France to fit out; and came here to cruise for the English and Irish convoys having take the coast of Guinea in their way. They had taken no vessels since theri leaving France.