Lord Eldon (1824 ship)
Lord Eldon was launched at Sunderland in 1824. She appeared in "LR" in 1828 with M.Cooper, master, J. Noble, owner, and trade Liverpool–Rio de Janeiro. On 20 August 1828 "Lord Eldon" and the American ship "Huzzar" were approaching Buenos Aires under escort by an Argentinian privateer. (It is possible that both were prizes to the privateer.) The three vessels encountered a Brazilian naval squadron that was blockading Buenos Aires during the Cisplatine War. The Brazilians captured all three vessels and burnt the two merchantmen. Citations and references. Citations References