Thomas Stacy Commander of the Private Sloop of War called the Diamond fitted out at and belonging to the Port of Providence in the State aforesaid duly commissiond agreeable to the Resolves of the most Honl the Continental Congress in behalf of himself the owners and the Officers & Men belonging to said Sloop of War comes into this Honl Court and gives your Honr to understand and be informed that upon the third Day of October AD 1776 being on a Cruise against the Enemies of the united States aforesaid upon the High Seas he together with his officers and Men belonging to said Sloop took and captured and took the Brigantine called the Live Oak with her appurtenances commanded by one James Wallace together with her Cargo consisting of about Two Hundred and fourty Seven Hhds of Sugar Eighty Six Puncheons of Rum 450 Pieces of Mohogony Twenty three Tons of Logwood & 1500 lbs weight of Sheet Copper bound from the Island of Jamaica in the West Indies to the Port of London in Great Brittain That said Brigantine and her Cargo at and before the Time of Capture belonged to and were the Property of some of the Inhabitants of Great Brittain or some of the Inhabitants of the West India Islands Subject to the King of great Brittain other than the Inhabitants of Bermuda New Providence or Bahama Islands and were carrying Supplies to Great Brittain whose Fleets and Armies are now acting against the united States of America, And the Libellant further Informs your Honor that he has sent said Brigantine with her Appurtenances and Cargo into the Port of Providence within your Honors Jurisdiction for adjudication -Wherefore he hereby prays that your Honor would take the Premises into Consideration and grant out the proper Process and Monitions in such Cases by Law required and further proceed as to Right and Justice appertainith
John Cole for the Libellant
[Endorsed] Libel Thomas Stacy vs Brig live-Oake Received Novr 7: 1776 Trial ordered to be on 27 Novr 1776.
1. Admiralty Papers, vol. 9, R.I. Arch.
