List of American Privateer and Merchant Officers and Seamen Held Prisoner at Newport, April 29, 1778

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N^o	Mens Names	Quality	In what Vessel taken	By what Ship taken
		Taken in Armed Vessels.
1	Joseph Handy	Captain	Buckskin¹	Galatea
	Aaron Sevey	Seaman	Trueblue²	Venus
	Sam^l. Wall (Negro)	"	"	"
	Ja^s. Guppy	1^st. Lieu^t.	M^c.Cleary³	Unicorn
5	William Kelley	2^d. D^o.	"	"
	Edward Snelle	Master	"	"
	John Griffin	Gunner	"	"
	Benja: Kenney	M^rs. Mate	"	"
	Sam^l Slade	Carpenter	"	"
10	John Seward	Pri: Mas^r.	"	"
	Jerem^h. Tebbitts	Boatswain	"	"
	Sam^l. Willson	Pri: Mas^r.	"	"
	Uriah Handscom	Seaman	"	"
	Timothy Roberts	Boy.	"	"
15	Joseph Pitman	M^r. at Arms	"	"
	Will^m. Tripe	Seaman	"	"
	John Black	Steward	"	"
	Will^m. Priest	Boat^ns. Mate	"	"
	Benja: Muchmore	Seaman	"	"
20	Will^m. Scriggens	"	"	"
	John Gowens	"	"	"
	Ja^s. Seward	"	"	"
	Benja: Hanson	"	"	"
	Tho^s. Gammon	"	"	"
25	Sam^l. Thompson	"	"	"
	John Friend	"	"	"
	William Knight	"	"	"
	Rob^t. Homes	"	"	"
	John Underwood	"	"	"
30	Lazarus Homes	"	"	"
	George Laud	"	"	"
32	Tho^s. Goudy	"	"	"
33	Ethemy Mace	Seaman	M^c.Cleary	Unicorn
	Nathan White	"	"	"
35	Sam^l. Watson	"	"	"
	Primus Green (Negro)	"	"	"
	Solomon Thompson	"	"	"
	John Cooke	Surgeon	"	"
40	Benja: Laud	Seaman	"	"
	Thomas Jack	"	"	"
	William Read	"	"	"
	Rob^t.Brown	"	"	"
	Ezek^l. Perkins	"	"	"
45	Nath^l. Bradey	1^st. Lieu^t.	Reprisal⁴	"
	Stukely Williams	2^d. Do.	"	"
	Thomas Chaaffee	Gunner	"	"
	Thomas Bangs	Carpenter	"	"
	Peter Richards	Pri: Mas^r.	"	"
50	Jona: Hayse	L^t. Mar:	"	"
Exchd.	Alex^r. Sheldan	Seaman	"	"
	John Husband	"	"	"
	Joseph Wheaton	M^r.at Arms	"	"
	Joshua Joy	Seaman	"	"
55	Joseph Joy	Q^r. Master	"	"
	Toby Jacobs (Negro)	Seaman	"	"
	Amaziah Peck	"	"	"
	Charles Wheaton	"	"	"
	Jeremh. Knotts	"	"	"
60	William Meek	"	Betsy. Ret: Pri.⁵	Apollo
	Eben^r.Aborn	"	"	"
	Gideon Gowin	"	"	"
	Joseph Very	"	"	"
"	Epraim Very	Boy	"	"
65	William Gowdie	Seaman	Trueblue	Venus
66	William Verrel	Seaman	Trueblue	Venus
	Benja: Seggell	"	"	"
	Rich^d. Cobb	"	"	"
Exchd.	Benja: Peck	M^rs. Mate	"	"
70	James Oliver	Boy	Freedom⁶	Apollo
	William Jordan	Carpenter	Virtuous Orphan⁷	Diamond
	Eman^l. Trason	Soldier	"	"
	Ja^s. Benine	"	"	"
	Jerem^h. Vordin	"	"	"
75	John Harris	Fifer	"	"
	Rob^t. Strect	Soldier	"	"
	Cha^s.Coulter	"	"	"
	Cha^s. Collins	"	"	"
Exch^d.	Ja^s. Rogers	Volunteer	Naptune Ret: Pri.⁸	Orpheus
80 Exch^d.	Will^m. Gutridge	Seaman	"	"
Exch^d.	Aaron White	"	"	"
	Peter Malbone	M^rs. Mate	Reprisal	Unicorn
Exch^d.	Isaac Dunton	Master	"	"
	Ja^s. Belcher	M^r. at Arms	Trueblue	Venus
		Taken in Merchant Vessels
85	George Pritchard	Mate	Sally	Bristol
	Tho^s. Harmon	Capt.	Friendship⁹	Apollo
	Ja^s. Jefferys	D^o.	Sally¹⁰	Bristol
	Thomas Gyon	D^o.	Polly¹¹	Unicorn
	Eben^r. Drake	Mate	"	"
90	Joseph Joy	Capt:	Seaflower¹²	"
	Jerem^h. Mitchell	D^o.	Lincoln¹³	Apollo
	Sam^l. Burbank	Mate	"	"
	Ja^s. Treadwell	D^o.	Friendship	"
	John Brown	Passenger	Chelsea	Ariel
95	Paul Green	Farmer
	Jerem^h. Guild	Capt:	Liddy¹⁴	Maidstone
	Evans Chance	Mate	"	"
98	John Fryers	Capt:	Unicorn¹⁵	Haerlem
	Barney Swaine	D^o.
100	Tho^s. Wilkins Samuel Lee			Sloop cast away on Rhode Island¹⁶

Rhode Island 29^th: April 1778

Cha^s: Waller. Commissy: Prisoners¹⁷

DS, R-Ar, Council of War Papers, Exchange of Prisoners and Miscellaneous Papers (1775–1781). Docketed: “List of American Prisoners./at Rhode Island./April 29^th. 1778."

1. Maryland privateer schooner Buckskin, Joseph Handy, commander, was taken on 25 Dec. 1776. See NDAR 7: 597, 948, 949n.

2. Massachusetts privateer schooner True Blue, Lawrence Furlong, commander, was captured on 27 Jan. 1778. See NDAR 11: 212 and n.

3. New Hampshire privateer brigantine McClary, John Gregory, commander, was taken on 5 Feb. 1778. See NDAR 11: 297 and n.

4. Massachusetts privateer brigantine Reprisal, James Brown, commander, was captured on 19 Feb. 1778. See NDAR 11: 378–79 and n.

5. Brig Betty (or Betsy), James Dawson, master, was retaken by frigate Apollo on 28 Jan, 1778. See NDAR 11: 219 and n.

6. Massachusetts Navy brigantine Freedom, Capt. John Clouston, commander, was captured on 16 Sept. 1777. See NDAR 9: 932 and n.

7. Privateer schooner Virtuous Orphan, was taken in March 1778 and sent to Philadelphia. Howe's Prize List, 30 Oct. 1778, UkLPR, Adm. 1/488, fols. 485–86.

8. Ship Neptune, J. Smallwood, master, was recaptured by frigate Orpheus on 26 Mar. 1778. See NDAR 11: 654n.

9. Sloop Friendship, Thomas Harmon, master, was captured on 17 Jan. 1778. See NDAR 11: 148–49 and n.

10. Ship Sally, James Jefferys, master, was taken by H.M.S. Bristol, Capt. John Raynor, commander, in 1777. Its prize papers reveal that Sally was bound from South Carolina to France when captured, and it was sent to New York. UkLPR, H.C.A. 32/446/25.

11. Sloop Polly, Thomas Gyon, master, was taken on 31 Jan. 1778. See NDAR 11: 244 and n.

12. Schooner Sea Flower, Joseph Joy, master, was captured on 3 Feb. 1778. See NDAR 11: 271 and n.

13. Sloop Linkhorn, James Mitchell, master, was taken on 22 Jan, 1778. See NDAR 11: 186 and n.

14. Brig Lydia, Jeremiah Guilt [Guild], master, was captured on 24 Feb. 1778. It was bound from St. Croix to New London, with a cargo of salt, tea, rum, molasses, &c. and was taken in lat. 33°. 58' [N], long. 72°. 35' [W]. Howe's Prize List, 30 Oct. 1778, UkLPR, Adm. 1/488, fols. 485–86. According to its prize papers, Lydia was owned in St. Croix and was tried in the Vice Admiralty Court of New York. UkLPR, H.C.A 32/392/24.

16. That is, the island of Rhode Island.

17. For more on the American prisoners at Newport, see Governor Nicholas Cooke of Rhode Island to Colonel William Barton, 25 Apr., above, and Charles Waller to Governor Nicholas Cooke of Rhode Island, 3 May, below.

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1778 April 29

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Volume 12

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American Theatre from April 1, 1778 to May 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

List of American Privateer and Merchant Officers and Seamen Held Prisoner at Newport, April 29, 1778

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