Apparently storms and rocks were not all that boats had to contend with.
Newcastle Courant 20 April 1799:
"The mate of the John and Elizabeth, of Chichester, which arrived at Hull on Sunday last, from Aberdeen, reports, that on Thursday Se'en-night, early in the morning, he descried a brig privateer off Coquet Island, then in chase of the Experiment, Greenlandman, Capt Bell of Lynn. -At ten, both vessels came up to the John and Elizabeth; and the Experiment commenced firing at the privateer; who then wove round and stood to the SE. The privateer was a brig cutter, apparently of 16 or 18 guns, yellow sides and very white sail."
Wasn't there an American privateer operating up the coast round about that time, I seem to recall he started firing on Alnmouth?
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