Marquis Cornwallis (1802 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameMarquis Cornwallis
NamesakeCharles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
BuilderSunderland
Launched1802
FateWrecked December 1823
General characteristics
Tons burthen111 (bm)
Sail planBrig

Marquis Cornwallis was launched at Sunderland in 1802. She traded widely, to the West Indies, the Iberian peninsula, and the Baltic. The American privateer Chasseur captured her in 1814 but released her as a cartel to deliver a challenging message to the British government. She was wrecked in 1823.