A painting supplied by Scott Olsen shows a combined sailing and paddle vessel with a post-1801 Red Ensign and a house flag at the foremast. Rob Raeside identified the distant cliffs as Dover and questioned inconsistent wind directions in sails, smoke and flags. André Coutanche pointed out that the cliffs could instead be French, reversing the assumed view. The vessel, flag and painting’s reliability remain unresolved; the general Atlantic-crossing comparison does not date this ship securely.
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