A List of the Prisoners belonging to the Mermaid¹ said to have been taken out of American vessels. 

Henry Blundall—English has Relatives in Boston used to sail from thence & was pressed in England

John Murtaugh. Irish sailed out of Boston in Williams's privateer² & was taken & kept by the Mermaid—has Relations in Mary^d & used to sail in on Blades Employ

John Small____English—took in a prize belonging to a Boston privateer

Alex^r. M^cCarley. Irish, taken in Williams's privateer from Boston.—

Colin M^cMillin Scotch pressed out of the Duke of York in the transport Service bound to New York.³

James Bailey, English—entered in the Mermaid from on b^d. a Gamaican cruiser

Benjamin Davis—Welshman. used to sail from Charles Town S^o. Carol^a. pressed out of a Transport on a Voyage to New York—

Peter Welch–Irish used to sail from Connectickut island where lived a Wife & Children pressed at Rhode Island.

John Bruce, Scotchman (used) to sail to virg^a. pressed 2^d. mate of a vessel from N. York.

William Miller___ d^o Scotch, he resided in & sailed from Virga, several years, pressed out of the Duke of York.

William Sharpe__ d^o Scotch had been taken by a Newbury privateer in [blank] exchanged & pressed at Rhode Island. 

Sir 

You will please to send the above mentioned men on shore, onder a guard of 6 men and an officer, in order to be examined by the Council.