Cause

Charles Feilding & Thomas Fitzherbert Esq^rs. Commanders of His Majesty’s Ships the Diamond, & Raisonable, VS. the Ship called the General McDugal,¹ & her Cargo, a Recapture.

Registers Office 22^d. June 1778.

Thomas Leuwilling a Mariner on Board His Majesty’s Ship the Diamond being duly Sworne Deposeth, that being on a Cruise in said Ship the latter end of May last they fell in with a Ship near Georges Banks that they Chaced her 7 or 8 Hours when they came up with her, she Hoisted American Colours & Hauled them down again immediately, that Cap^t. Feilding Sent an Officer on Board her, & found she was from Boston, four days out, that she had only 2 or 3 Casks of Sugar on Board, that she was Bound to South Carolina, that the People on Board her told the Deponant, she was a Ship that Belonged to Liverpool in Great Britain that she had been taken by the Americans three or four Months before & fitted out by them, that she had 8 four pounders, 6 Swivels & 2 Cohorns & 24 Men & is between three or 400 Tons Burthen, that they called her the General McDugal that the said Ship is now in this Harbour.

Sworne before Charles Charles Morris Jun^r. Reg^r.
Richard Mendus being duly Sworne & Examined, Confirms the above Deposition of Thomas Leuwilling.
Sworne before Cha. Morris Junr. Register.

Richd. + Mendus.

Isaac Taylor late Seaman on Board the Ship now called the General McDugal being duly Sworne deposeth that he was Born in Warrington in Great Britain, that he was an Apprentice to Jonathan Blundle of Liverpool in Great Britain who was the Owner of said Ship, that he Sailed in said Ship from Liverpool Bound to New York Loaded with Coals in November last, that the Ships name was the Jonathan,² that on his Passage they had two Engagements one was with an American Schooner, the other with the Brig Gen^l. Washington³ who took them being then near the Island of Bermuda, that they took out all the Hands except the Captain (James Townsend) William Sampson & the Deponant who were Wounded, that they carried the Ship into Boston N E. where they Stripp’d her & Discharged the Cargo.

Isaac + Taylor

Sworne & Examin'd before Charles Morris Jun^r. Reg^r.

11 July
1778

Court opened by making Proclamation as usual, The Libel Order and Return thereon read, the Evidence taken before the Register read, Warrant & return thereon read, the Judge Ordered Proclamation to be made for all Persons Claiming property in the Ship General McDugal to Appear and Assert their Claims & Defend their Rights to the same, None Appeared, The Advocate General then moved the Court that as there was no Claimer, or any Cargo to pay Salvage the Ship might be Sold. Court Adjourned to Monday the 13^th. July Instant at 12 ^oClock.

Monday
13 July

Court opened by making Proclamation as usual. The Advoc^e General moved for a Decree which was pronounced as on file whereby the Ship General McDugal was Ordered to be Sold & the Salvage and Charges paid out of such Sales, & the remainder of the Money to remain in the Custody of the Reg^r. for the Owners.

Court Adjourned without Day.

Remains for the Owners or Insurers four hundred thirty five pounds, twelve shillings, & four pence Currency.

Halifax July [13] 1778. Examined & Allowed.⁴