Title: 'THE BRILLIANT PRIVATEER USS RATTLESNAKE'. Rattlesnake put into Wilmington, North Carolina on 9th March 1814 and continued her predatory operations in northern waters. On 22nd June, under the command of Lieutenant James Renshaw, she was chased by the Royal Navy's new, 60-gun Leander. Rattlesnake jettisoned all but two of her guns during the long pursuit but was finally captured off Cape Sable, Nova Scotia.