2. John Walkar, writing February 19, 1779, stated: "in the mounth of october(1775] foloing general wasington gave out orders for six of our regiment to turne out volonteers to go on bord of a priveteer that lay in harber of plemouth att that time namd the wasington Commanded by Captain Martaindell & I redy to Sarve the Congress by Sea & land I turnd out volontiril y to go on bard of the above said vessel to go on a Cruse in the mounth of november foloing att which time we Sat Sail to Crues & we twock two prisses but after wards we mete with two ships the Lively & fo[we]y one of 20 guns & the other of 36 Ditto that toock us & brought us in to Boston whair we stade Eight days & then was Sent home to England in the friget Taughter [Tartar]" Franklin Papers, XIII, 123, APS.

3. Deposition of John Vial, "sometime in the latter part of November or the beginning of December, A.D. 1775, I entered as gunner's mate on board the Washington, a public armed vessel in the service of the United States [sic], and under the command of S. Martindale, Esq ー said vessel was sent out by order of General Washington, from Plymouth (Mass.) to cruize in Boston harbour to intercept supplies going to Boston, then in the possession of the British troops. After we had been out a short time, we were captured by a British 20 gun ship, called the 'Fo[we]y', and were carried to Boston, where we remained about a week, and were then put on board the frigate Tarter, and sent to England as prisoners ー " Life of Israel Potter, 107.

4. Ibid., 19, "We set sail about the 8th of December [sic], but had been out but three days when we were captured by the enemy's ship Fo[we]y, of 20 guns, who took us all out and put a prize crew on board the Washington ー the Fo[we]y proceeded with us immediately to Boston bay where we was put on board the British frigate Tartar, and orders given to convey us to England. ー "