Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, Essex ss.
At a court erected to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the sea-coast of America and brought into the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, or Essex, to be held at Ipswich, in the said county of Essex, on Monday the eighteenth day of March, 1776, at the hour of ten in the forenoon, will be tried the justice of the capture of the following vessels, viz. of a ship called the Jenny, burthen about four hundred tons, commanded by William Foster; Of a Ship called the Concord, burthen about three hundred tons commanded by James Laurie; and of a schooner called the Two Sisters, burthen about eighty tons, commanded by Robert Robbins.
At the same court to be held at Ipswich aforesaid on Tuesday the nineteenth day of March, 1776, will be tried the justice of the capture of the following vessels, viz. Of a ship called the Friends, burthen about two hundred tons, commanded by Archibald Bowie: of a brigantine called the Sukey, burthen about ninety tons, commanded by Maddet Engs;
of a sloop called the North Brit[ain], burthen about sixty tons, commanded by John Richie;
of a sloop called the Sally, burthen about seventy tons, laden with wine, commanded by Robert Basden, an officer of the Niger frigate, the said sloop having been first taken by the said Niger frigate from some of the inhabitants of the united colonies.
At the same court to be held at Ipswich aforesaid on Wednesday the twentieth day of March, 1776, will be tried the justice of the capture of the following vessels, viz. Of a brigantine named the Nancy, burthen about two hundred and fifty tons, commanded by Robert Hunter; of a certain sloop burthen about eighty tons, commanded by one Smith, and having on board as cargo, turnips and Spanish milled dollars; of a brigantine named the Little Hannah, burthen about one hundred and forty tons, commanded by Robert Adams; of a sloop named the Betsey, burthen about sixty tons, commanded by one Ackinson.
At the same court to be held at Ipswich aforesaid on Thursday the twenty first day of March, 1776, will be tried the justice of the capture of the following vessels, viz. of a sloop called the Industry; burthen about forty tons, commanded by Samuel Lane; of a sloop called the Success, burthen about fifty tons, commanded by John Hitch: of a schooner called the Fisher, burthen about fifty five tons, commanded by John Moody; and of a snow named the James, burthen about one hundred and eighty tons, commanded by William Littledale. ー
All which vessels said to be improved in supplying the fleet and army employed against the united colonies, and taken and brought into the County of Essex aforesaid, together with their cargoes and appurtenances are libelled in the court aforesaid, and trials will be had thereon at the several times above appointed (unless the length of some trials should necessarily prevent the hearing of any causes on the days above assigned; in which case such causes will be tried as soon afterwards as may be, and the whole in the order before mentioned). Of all which trials this notice is given, pursuant to the laws of the colony aforesaid, that the owners of the aforesaid vessels, or any persons concerned therein, may appear and shew cause, if any they have, why the same vessels, or any of them, with their cargoes and appurtenances should not be condemned.
Timothy Pickering, jun'r. (Judge of said Court.)
Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, Essex ss.
A Ship named The Henry and Esther, burthen about 300 tons, & said to be improved in supplying, or otherwise used in the service of the fleet and army employed against the United Colonies, and taken and brought into the county of Essex together with her cargo and appurtenances, is libelled in the court erected to try and condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the sea coast of America, and brought into the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, or Essex: and a trial will be held thereon at the said court to be held at Ipswich, in said county of Essex on Thursday the 28th day of March, 1776, at the hour of ten in the forenoon. And this notice is given thereof, pursuant to the laws of the Colony aforesaid, that the owners of said vessel, and any persons concerned therein, may appear and shew cause, if any they have, why the said vessel and her cargo, and appurtenances, should not be condemned.
Timothy Pickering, jun'r. (Judge of said Court)
