Caesar (1810 ship)
Caesar was launched in 1810 on the Thames River. She sailed first as a West Indiaman, and then after 1814 to the East Indies under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). In 1817 she repatriated from Batavia to London Lord William Amherst and the offices and crew of . "Caesar" was last listed in 1825. Career. "Caesar" enters "Lloyd's Register" in 1810 with J. Fowler, master, Fowler & Co., owner, and trade London–Jamaica. Captain Jonathon Fowler acquired a letter of marque on 10 November 1810. On 13 October 1812 Captain James Shand acquired a  letter of marque. "Lloyd's Register" for 1813 shows "Caesar"s master changing from Fowler to Shand. In 1814 M. Fowler replaced J. Shand. The "Register of Shipping" for 1816 shows "Caesar"s master changing from Shand to Taylor, her owner from Fowlgen to C.H. Turner, and her trade from London–Jamaica to Bombay. The EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between England and India and "Caesar" acquired a licence from the EIC to trade with India. Captain J. Taylor sailed from England in December 1816, bound for Fort William, India. In 1817 Lord Amherst was returning on from his  embassy to China. On 18 February "Alceste" grounded on one of the many hidden reefs in the Java Sea. She was wrecked, and first Lord Amherst and his party, and then the rest of "Alceste"s officers and crew reached Batavia. Lord Amherst then engaged "Caesar", which was at Batavia, to take all the survivors back to England. "Caesar" sailed on 17 April with Lord Amherst, his party, and the officers and men of "Alceste". Several events marked the voyage. (Different sources give inconsistent dates for arrival and departure dates for "Caesar"s stops on her way home.) On 5 May, while  Caesar was about 200 miles south of Mauritius a fire broke out in the spirit room. "Aceste" men. especially her gunner, were instrumental in putting it out. "Caesar" arrived at Simon's Bay on 27 May. "Caesar" sailed again in company with for St Helena on 11 June. Before leaving Batavia, "Caesar" had also loaded two unusual passengers, an orangutan and a python. Several accounts of the voyage mention the feeding of the python, and its dissection after its death on the way to St Helena. The orangutan eventually had free run of the ship and arrived safely in England . "Caesar" arrived at St Helena on 27 June. On 28 June Lord Amherst, Captain Maxwell of "Alceste", and Mr. Lynn, her surgeon, met with Napoleon Bonaparte. They reported an amicable discussion. On 29 June, or 3 July, "Caesar" left St Helena. She arrived at Ascension Island on 7 July. She stayed less than a day, stopping only long enough to load eight large turtles. "Caesar" arrived at Spithead on 16 August. Fate. "Caesar" continued to trade with the East Indies on her return from repatriating Lord Amherst and the crew of "Alceste". She was last listed in the "Register of  Shipping" in 1824, and in "Lloyd's Register" in 1825 with J. Taylor, master, Taylor, owner, and trade London–Bengal. It is highly likely that in 1826 she became . Notes, citations and references. Notes Citations References