Hello Bernard, I have a question that I haven’t been able to find the answer to through my usual means. In a few of the Sharpe books you refer to American ships as “Jonathans”. I was talking to an American friend and she hadn’t heard this term before. We have also been discussing it at www.hookton.com with no success. Could you enlighten us on this term please? Many thanks. Tony Blackwell (Tonyblack)