There, on 19 April, the expeditionary force captured Fort Charlotte from the Spanish. At the time, "No. 5" was armed with one 24-pounder and four 6-pounder guns. In August 1814, Sailing Master Jonathan D. Ferris took command. Under his command "Gunboat No. 5" participated in the destruction of the pirates and smugglers at Barataria Bay in September. She captured an unarmed pirate brig on 23 September. Ferris was still her commander at the Battle of Lake Borgne. At this time she had a crew of 36 and was armed with a 24-pounder gun and four 12-pounder carronades. "No. 5" was the fourth of the five gunboats to be captured; in the battle her 24-pounder gun had been dismounted. After her capture the British took "Gunboat No. 5" to the West Indies, where she remained in British service until at least 30 June 1815. The Admiralty formally purchased her in 1815 in the West Indies, renamed her "Ambush", and sold her that same year. Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821. Notes  Citations  References