Lists of Prizes Condemned in the Vice Admiralty Court of Antigua, January 14, 1778

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[Antigua 14 January 1778]

No^: 1.

(Duplicate.)

A List of Captures made by His Majesty's Ships of War since the breakig out of the Rebellion in North America, and which have been condemned in the Court of Vice-Admiralty of Antigua; The Grounds of such Condemnations being an Act of Parliament passed in the sixteenth Year of his present Majesty for prohibiting all Trade and Intercourse with the Colonies in Rebellion, specifying by whom such Captures were made, and which agreeable to the said Act have been Condemned to the Captors.—

Captures.	Masters Names.	When Condemned.	By what Man of War taken.	By whom Commanded.—
Sloop Betsy & Polly	Hezek^h. Perkins	March 12^th. 1776.	Pomona	William Young
Ship Two Brothers	James Johnson	ditto	Experiment	Robert Keeler
Brig Greyhound	Walter Stephens	ditto	Argo	William Garnier
Sloop Two Brothers	Jared Starr	ditto	Viper	Samuel Graves.
Ship Peggy	Charles Kirby	ditto	ditto	ditto
Schooner Elizabeth	Benjamin Davis	ditto	ditto	ditto
Sloop Sally	Wilkie Dodge	ditto	ditto	ditto
Sloop Diamond	Peter Whitney	ditto	Pomona	William Young
Schooner Polly	Mathew Van Alstyn	ditto	Ditto	Ditto
Brig America	Jonathan Lambert	ditto	Lynx	Alexander Schott
Ship Chester	David Ridley	ditto	Viper	Samuel Graves
Sloop America	Robert Campbell	ditto	Ditto	Ditto
Sloop Maryland	Samuel Sweet	March 21^st. 1776	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq.
Brig Tarter	Benjamin Deane	29^th.	Viper	Samuel Graves
Brig Dove	Wilkinson Timmons	ditto	Hind	Henry Bryne
Schooner Saly & Betsy	James Green	April 3^d: 1776	Lynx	Robert Keeler
Brig: Betsy	Thomas Wood	ditto	Argo	William Garnier
Brig: Sawney	Robert Woodhouse	April 18th	Viper	Samuel Graves.
Schooner name unknown		ditto	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq.
Sloop Sally	Nathaniel Packard	ditto	Pomona	William Young
Brig Falmouth	John Martin	May 18th 1776.	Argo.	William Garnier
Sloop Elizabeth	John Chace	ditto	Pomona	William Young
Schoomer Bumper	Hunry Mosely	ditto	Ditto	Ditto
Schooner Nancy	Samuel Hinckly	May 9th	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq.
Sloop Speedwell	Thomas Davis	22^d.	Experiment	Alexander Scott.
Brig: Neptune	Hugh Russell	ditto	Pomona	William Young
Sloop Peggy	John Robinson	June 5^th. 1776	Liverpool	Henry Bellew
Brig: Ellyatt¹	William Hallock	19th	Hawke	Robert Palliser Cowper
Brig: Fair-Haven	Nathaniel Delano	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Two Brothers	Sangford Thompson	27^th.	Pomona	Thomas Eastwood
Brig: Two Brothers	Holden Mason	July 4^th. 1776	Hawke	Robert Palliser Cowper
Ship Africa	Joseph Ripley	ditto	Hind	Henry Bryne
Sloop Prince of Orange	Ebenezar Waterous	July 19th	Pomona	Thomas Eastwood
Schooner Dolphin	Thomas Woodhouse	ditto	Roebuck	Andrew Snaip Hammond
Sloop Sally	Giles Buckingham	ditto	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Brig: Resolution	Samuel Stacey	July 23^d.	Ditto	Ditto
Sloop Daniel	Daniel Darby	29^th.	Weazle	Samuel Warren.
Brig: Hester	John Marshall	August 7th 1776	Ditto	Ditto
Sloop Speedwell	Jos^h. Manchester	15^th.	Hind	Henry Bryne
Schooner Fair Lady	Ephraim Farnham	September 18^th. 1776	Seaford	John Colpoys
Sloop Maria	Amos Hewitt	October 1^st. 1776	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Schooner Molly	Neil Campbell	October 1^st 1776	Endeavour Armed Brig	Francis Tinsley
Schooner Absalom	John Cales	10th	Seaford	John Colpoys
Schooner Three Friends	Benjamin Eldridge	ditto	Galatea	Thomas Jordan
Sloop Robert	Jesse Howell	15th	Shark	John Chapman
Brig: Putnam*, Privateer²	Christ^r: Whipple	November 26: 1776	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Brig: Independence	Stephen Tinker	Decem^r. 5^th:	ditto	Ditto
Schooner Betsey	Robert Lennis	10th	ditto	Ditto
Brig: S^t. George	John Taylor	ditto	Pomona	Thomas Eastwood.
Sloop Susanna	Seth Ewell	Dec^r. 17th	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Sloop Sally	William M^cCullock	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Schooner Young Shark	Ezra Fields	Decem^r. 24^th	Seaford	John Colpoys.
Sloop Mary	Thomas Lauvies	31^st:	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Lively	Jonathan Parsons	January 9th 1777.	Unicorn	John Ford
Schooner Hope	William Ross	14th	Hind	Henry Bryne
Sloop Pigeon	John Smith	24th.	Roebuck	Andrew Snaip Hammond
Schooner Three Friends	Jer^h. Dickenson	February 18: 1777	Portland	Thomas Dumarasq
Brig: Prince Frederick	Hector M^cAllister	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Brig: Adventure	Lawrence Langford	ditto	Roebuck	Andrew Snaip Hammond
Sloop Peggy	Alex^r.Thompson	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Speedwell	—— Hazard.³	20th	Perseus	George Keith Elpinstone
Schooner Sea-Flower	Thomas Croker	March 3^d.	Falcon	John Linzee
Snow Adventure	William Coffin	14th	Perseus	George Keith Elphinstone
Sloop John	John Cockran	ditto	Seaford	John Colpoys
Schooner Union	Jean Collineau	ditto	Perseus	George Keith Elphinstone
Sloop Adventure	Thomas Nowell	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Dartmouth	James Littlefield	18th	Mermaid	James Hawker.
Sloop Perseverance	James Parker	25th	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Schooner Champion	Joseph Haskell	April 4th	Perseus	Charles Phipps
Schooner Betsy	John Holmes	ditto	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Sloop Betsy	James Howard	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Schooner Ranger	William Davis	ditto	Camilla	John Linzee
Sloop Adriana	George Codwise	10th	Antigua & Endeavour	W^m. Sweeny & Fra^s. Tinsley
Sloop Mermaid	John Bishop	ditto	Galatea & Naurilus	Tho^s. Jordan & Jn^o. Collins
Schooner Rose	Solomon Bunker	24th	Antigua	William Sweeny
Schooner Spry	William Yardsley	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Ranger	Daniel Bigelow	28th	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Polly	Thomas Dickenson	May 8th	Beaver	James Jones
Schooner Dolphin	And^w: M^cKenzie	12th	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Brig Juno	Isaac Coleman	22^d:	Otter	Matthew Squires
Sloop Nancy	Samuel Dunwell	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Sloop Betsy	Will^m. Richardson	June 18th	Cygnet	Robert Statford
Brig. Musketo* Priv^tr4	John Harris	July 10th.	Ariadne	Thomas Pringle
Schooner Jenny	George Ralls	June 25th	Seaford	John Colpoys
Brig: Sampson	Timothy Jarvis	Decem^r. 16th.	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
Brig: Peggy & Katey	W^m. Rountree⁵	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Schooner Success	James Burrows	ditto	ditto	Ditto
Schooner Brothers	W^m. Cunningham	Decem^r. 31^st.	Seaford	John Colpoys
Sloop Maria	Israel Obar⁶	January 9th 1778	Portland	Thomas Dumaresq
* American Privateers

N^o. 2

(Duplicate.)

A List of Captures made by sundry Persons without Commissions since the breaking out of the Rebellion in North America and which have been Condemned as Droits of Admiralty in the Court of Vice Admiralty of Antigua; the Grounds of such Condemnations being an Act of Parliament passed in the Sixteenth Year of His present Majesty for prohibiting all Trade and Intercourse with the Colonies in Rebellion, specifying by whom such Captures were made, and the disposal and amount of the Produce of the said Captures.—

					Disposal.
Captures.	Masters Names.	When Condemned.	By whom & where Seized and taken	Amount of Sales in Current Money	To His Majesty	To The Captors.
Brig Dolphin	Hugh Smith	March 12^th: 1776	Bertie Entwisle	1140. .3.—	570. .1. .6	570. .1. .6
Schooner Fanny	James Mahony	ditto	John Fletcher	106.12. .4	53. .6. .2	53. .6. .2
Schooner Two Brothers	Smith Milliner	15^th.	Bertie Entwisle	247.17. .6	137. .8. .9	137. .8. .9
Schooner Thomas	James M^c.Cabe	21^st.	John Fletcher	150.14. .4	75. .7. .2	75. .7. .2
Brig Harriott	John Southcomb	April 18th	Ditto	1571.11. .8	785.15.10	785.15.10
Sloop Caesar	Thomas Prizgar	January 28th 1777.	Rich^d: Joseph & Jn^o. Murray	256.9. .7	128. .9. .9½	128. .9. .9½
Schooner Pellican	Michael Dupuy	November 5th 1776.	The Mariners at Sea	1121. .8. .9	505.18. .1½	615.10. .7½
Ship Reynolds	Gideon Manchester	December 10th	Ditto	1409.16. .7½	621.14. .3½	788. .2. .4
			Amount—	£6032. .3. .9½	£2878. .1. .7½	£3154. .2. .2

N^o: 3.

(Duplicate)

A List of Captures made by sundry Non-Commissioned Vessels since the breaking out of the Rebellion in North America and which have been condemned to His Majesty as Droits of Admiralty in the Court of Vice-Admiralty of Antigua the Grounds of such Condemnatons being an Act of Parliament passed in the Sixteenth Year of his present Majesty for prohibiting all Trade and Intercourse with the Colonies in Rebellion specifying by what Vessels such Captures were made and the amount of the Produce thereof, such Produce having been ordered to be paid to the Owners of the said Non-Commissioned Vessels, as a Reward for the expence and trouble attending their equipping and fitting out those Vessels, on sufficient Security being given by the said Owners to refund the said Produce, or such part thereof as His Majesty may please to direct.

Captures.	Master's Names.	When Condemned.	By what Non-Commissioned Vessel Taken	By whom Commanded.	Amo^t. Of Sales in Current Money.
Sloop Mary	Giles Mansfield	Janu^a" 28^th: 1777.	Sloop Reprisal	Morto Downey	£. 559.17. .2½
Schooner Resolution	John Carey	ditto	ditto	ditto	2948. .2. .9¾
Schoner Adventure	Thomas Robinson	Feb^y. 5th.	ditto	William Bell	1770.19. .4
Schooner Sea-Flowe[r]	Joshua Farnham	13th	Schooner Laurel	James Robinson	443. .3. .1
Priv^tr. Sch^r. Diana*	David Davis	18th	Schooner Stagg	Edward Barnes	849. .9. .4
Sloop Polly	Seth Griffin	ditto	Schooner Laurel	James Robinson	651.15.11
Sloop Elizabeth	Stafford Dickenson	20th	Sloop Reprizal	William Bell	2900.14. .5½
Schooner Savage	Edmund Standin	ditto	Schooner Stagg	Edward Barnes	1456.14. .2¾
Brigg Three Adventurers	Ebenezer Lane	25th	Schooner Try-all	William Jardine	1260.14. .0¼
Schooner Polly	Elisha Butler	ditto	Schooner Stagg	Edward Barnes	154. .2. .5
Brig: Freedom	Joseph Hudson	March 3^d:	Schooner Laurel	James Robinson	2455.18. .8½
Schooner Nancy	James Clarkson	20th	Sloop Reprizal	William Bell	666. .4. .5
Sloop John	John Ducker	27th	Schooner Royal George	Benja^n. Roberts	880. .0. .6½
Two Negro Slaves		ditto	Schooner Stagg	Edward Barnes	94.15. .0
Sloop Betsy	John Tucker	31^st.	Sloop Reprizal	William Bell	589.17. .7
Schooner Mars	Benj^a. Tatem	May 8th.	Schooner Surprize	James Morres	2361.14. .9½
Brig: Squirrel	Jonathan Paine	15th.	Schooner Laurel	James Robinson	2420 .6. .5
Priv^tr. Sch^r. Speaker*	John Welch	20th	Schooner Surprize	James Morres	657.13. .8½
Sloop Two Brothers	Thomas Clements	June 2^nd.	Sch^rs: Laurel & Greyhound	Ja^s. Robinson & Jos^h. Berry	3325.14. .1¾
Schooner Sally	Thomas Place	6th	Schooner Surprize	James Morres	2529.11. .2
Schooner John	Rich^d: Quartermass	ditto	Ditto	Ditto	715.13. .3
Sloop Charm^g: Polly	Malcolm M^c:Aulay	16th	Schooner Greyhound	Joseph Berry	1947. .1.[?]
Sloop Eagle	Hugh Gibson	ditto	Schooner Laurel	James Robinson	3710.16.[?]
Polacre L'Huron	François Godin	18th	Sch^rs. Surprize & Ranger	Ja^s. Morris & W^m. Farley	4183. .0. .2
Achooner Putnam	Johannes Watson	July 2^d.	Schooner Ranger	William Farley	1546. .2. .3
Priv^tr. Sloop Christiana*	Joseph White	Aug^t: 21^st.	Sloop Ranger	Stephen Phillips	1322.12. .9
Sloop La Fortune	François Serge	ditto	Ships Lord No[r]th &	Geo: Ross & W^m. Baddicum	499. .0.10
Priv^tr: Sloop Swallow*⁷	Sylvester Gray	ditto	Sloop Ranger	Stephen Philips	852. .2. .6
Sch^r. Little Alexander	W^m. Walker Humphrey	Jan^y. 15^th: 1777	Hillsborough Packet	George Blackhall	938. .6. .0
					£44692. .5. .1¾
* American Privateers.

N^o: 4.

(duplicate.)

A List of Captures made by sundry Vessels Commissioned pursuant to an Act of Parliament passed in the seventeeth Year of his present Majesty to enable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to grant Commissions to private Ships and Vessels since the breaking out of the Rebellion in North America, and which have been Condemned in the Court of Vice-Admiralty of Antigua, The Grounds of such Condemnations being the above Act of Parliament, specifying by what Vessels and under what Commissions such Captures have been made, and which agreeable to the said Act have been Condemned to the Captors.—

Captures.	Masters Names.	When Condemned.	By what private Vessel of War taken	By whom Commanded.	From whom The Commission—
Sloop Endeavour	Solomon Davis	Septem^r. 15^th. 1777.	Ship Valiant	John Naylor	High Court of Admiralty
Schooner Industry	John Bennett	December 4th	Sloop Harlequin	Joseph Merry	His Excellency the General
Schooner Cherokee	Thomas Case	ditto	Schooner Surprize	William Garnett	Ditto
Sloop Friendship	Arthur Davis	23^d.	Sloop Harlequin	Joseph Merry	Ditto
Brig Polly	Joshua Hills	January 9th 1778	Ship Stanley	John Langford	High Court of Admiralty
Schooner Elizabeth	Uzziel Clarke	ditto	Schooner Hawke	Edward Barnes	His Excellency the General

Duplicate, UkLPR, Adm. 1/3885. Enclosed in Edwrd Bryan to Philip Stephens, 14 Jan., above. Appended to these lists are certifications of authenticity, by George William Jordan, Register, Samuel Henry Warner, Marshall, and Edward Byam, Judge, of the Vice Admiralty Court of Antigua.

1. Brig Elliot. NDAR 5: 331, 855.

2. Rhode Island privateer brig Putnam. NDAR 7: 24.

3. John Hazard, master. NDAR 8: 1057.

4. Virginia Navy brig Musquetto [Musketo]. NDAR 9: 19-20.

5. William Roundtree, master. NDAR 10: 563, 777.

6. Israel Foster Omer, master. NDAR 10: 721, 777.

7. Pennsylvania privateer sloop Swallow. NDAR 9: 237.

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1778 January 14

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Volume 11

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American Theatre from January 1, 1778 to March 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Lists of Prizes Condemned in the Vice Admiralty Court of Antigua, January 14, 1778

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