At a Court of Admiralty held at the Capitol in the City of William[s]burg the 19th Day of August 1776
Present
William Holt and George Seaton Esquires two of
the Judges of the said Court

The Court was opened, and the Libillant Joyne having giving Bond for Costs. The Marshall returned the Citation issued out of this Court against the Sloop Vulcan and Cargo Executed. Whereupon Bartlet Williams Esquire Advocate exhibited a Libel in the following Words ー Before you William Holt and George Seaton Esquires Judges of the Court of Admiralty of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Come Leven Joyne who Prosecuted as well for himself as for Thomas Teackle and the Company under his Command and gives the Court here[with] to understand and be informed that on the Twelfth Day of July last past on the high Seas and within the jurisdiction of this Court. He seized and made Prize of the Sloop Vulcan near the Shore of this Commonwealth then in Possession of James Parker and James Ingram with her Guns Rigging Apparel Tackle and furniture together with two Negro Slaves named Glasgois and Fanny Sparrow the property of James Ingram, and a Considerable Cargo of Goods Wares and Merchandize to the Value of two Thousand Pounds Sterling of the Growth Produce and Manufacture of Great Britain, Ireland and the West Indies, and imported contrary to the terms of the Continental Assocition And the said Libillant on behalf of himself, Thomas Teackle, and his Company aforesaid gives the Court to know and be informed that the Vessel Cargo & Slaves aforesaid belonged to and were the property of the Enemies of the United Colonies of America and that the said Sloop was at that time employed and carrying the said Goods and Supplies to the Enemies of America then carrying on a Piratical War against this Commonavealth, whereby and by force of the several Resolutions of the General Congress and Ordinances and Resolutions of the Convention of this Commonwealth the said Vessell together with her Rigging, Guns, Tackle and Apparel together with the Slaves and Cargo aforesaid are become forfeited to the Libellant and his said Company to be divided among them pursuant to the Resolutions of the said General Congress and the Libellant prays the Judgment of this Court in the Premises. Proclamation being made as the manner is and no Person appearing to Claim the said Sloop Vzclcan and Cargo or the Slaves aforesaid, The Court adjourned till Tomorrow Twelve O'clock.

Tuesday the 20th August 1776

Present

William Holt, George Seaton, & Bernard Moore Esquires Judges The Court was opened and Proclamation again made against the Sloop Vulcan and Cargo, and no Person appearing to claim the same or the Slaves aforesaid. The Court adjourned till Tomorrow Morning ten O'Clock

W Russell Cl
Wednesday the 21st August 1776

Present
The same Judges as Yesterday

The Court was opened and Proclamation being made a third time against the Sloop Vzilcan and no Person appearing to Claim the same or the Cargo and Slaves aforesaid, the Libel was by Order of the Court taken for Confessed and a Jury impanneled to try the Charge to wit. James Geddy, John Mayo Henry Field, Joseph Hawkins, Robert Anderson, Robert Nicolson, Edward Charleton, john Carter, John Halley Norton, James Craig, Humphry Harwood and William Pearson who being duly sworn on hearing the Testimony of Sundry Witnesses went out of Court and after deliberating on the matter ー returned with their Verdict in these Words. "We of the Jury find the within Vessel, Cargo, Slaves, Appurtenances &c a Lawful Prize.["] Whereupon it is Decreed and Adjudged by the Court that the said Sloop Vulcan with her Rigging, Tackle Apparel Furniture and Cargo and the Slaves aforesaid be Condemned and forfeited ー And all Charges which may attend the Capture and Trial of the said Vessel beinge first paid out of the Money arising from the sale thereof, that the remainder be equally divided among all those who have been actually engaged in takeing said Prize according to the Proportions ー settled by order of General Congress Ordered, That Isaac Smith, Thoroughgood Smith, George Hack, William Seymour and Abraham Outten, or any three of them being first Sworn before a Justice of the Peace for that purpose do Appraise in Current Money the Sloop Vulcan with all her appurtenances and the cargo and Slaves aforesaid and make a return of the Appraisement to this Court. That the Marshall make Sale thereof (after notice duly given) at Publick Auction and return the appraisement together with the Account of Sales to the Court on the twenty fifth day of September next.ー

Ordered That Thomas Teackle, John Darby and Henry Lewis be allowed each for three days attendance on this Court Travelling eighty Miles with Ferriages across the Bay as Witnesses for Leven Joyne and others against the Sloop Vulcan

Ordered That the Court be adjourned till the Twenty fifth Day of September next²

W Russell Cle