March 1776 Moor'd in Graves End Bay.
Wednesday 27th AM Fired a Six 1 b Shott to bring too a Sloop. P M Clear'd Hawse, Compleated our Water from Staten Island, at 10 Sent the Asia's & our Boats Man'd and Arm'd to the Kilns, Thursdy 28th at 6 AM the Boats Brought down & Anchor'd here the Ship Lady Gage, 2 havg lost a Grapnel.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/693.
2. The Lady Gage, according to Shuldham's prize list of May 23, 1776, was "Cut from a Wharf" at Elizabeth Town. She was in ballast, and was sent to Halifax, PRO, Admiralty 1/484. She was condemned in Admiralty Court there, it being noted that she was captured "in the river Amboy ther Cargo all discharg'd and no papers were found on board no person on board but the mate" ー James Downie, who testified that the ship belonged to "the Franklins in N. York and two Gentlem[e]n in London." Vice Admiralty Register, vol. 5, I 769-1777, N.S. Arch.