[Admiralty Office] 19th. Jany. 1778
Sir
Captain Cotton of His Majesty's Ship the Pallas which is arrived from Jamaica having transmitted to my Lords Commissrs. of the Admiralty the enclosed List of Rebel Prisoners on board that Ship: I am commanded by their Lordships to signify their direction to you to take the proper measures for having John Murphy &. the others who were taken in Arms committed to Forton Prison; to distribute such of those who were taken in Trading Vessls. as well French Men as English as are fit for His Majesty's Service on board such Ships at Spithead as are in want of Men &. to discharge the rest, if any shall then remain, letting me know their Names I am &c.
PS
[Enclosure]
A List of Prisoners brought home in the Pallas
The whole of the above Prisoners were received from the different Ships at Portroyal, Jamaica.
Rowd. Cotton
LB, UkLPR, Adm. 2/556, fols. 32627. Addressed at foot of letter: "Senior Officer Portsmouth."
1. Captain of Rhode Island letter of marque sloop Swallow, captured by H.M.S. Aeolus, 12 Sept. 1777. NDAR 9: 921. Murphy and his crew listed below were committed to Forton Prison on 23 Jan. Marion Kaminkow and Jack Kaminkow, Mariners of the American Revolution (Baltimore, Md.: Magna Carta Book Co., 1967), 137.
2. Lieutenant of the Swallow. Ibid., 78.
3. Master of the Swallow. Ibid., 207.
4. Samuel Hayward, gunner of the Swallow. Ibid., 87.
5. Seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 44.
6. Ibid., 6.
7. Boy of the Swallow. Ibid., 195.
8. Seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 126.
9. Joseph Hayward, seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 87.
10. Master's mate of the Swallow. Ibid., 89.
11. Seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 117.
12. Captain of marines of the Swallow. Ibid., 187.
13. Surgeon of the Swallow. Ibid., 150.
14. Prize master of the Swallow. Ibid., 174.
15. Seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 160.
16. Seaman of the Swallow. Ibid., 202.
