Name of Vessel:

Pelican

Master of Vessel:

Tucker

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

4 June 1775

Place of Capture:

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Captor:

Marblehead militia

Home Port:

From What Port:

London, England

To What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

Cargo:

Ballast

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prizecrew:

Ordered Into:

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Into What Port:

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

4 June 1775

Date Tried:

Released

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Schooner Pelican arrived at Marblehead with dispatches for General Gage and Admiral Graves. The Marblehead militia seized the schooner, removed the dispatches, and then released the vessel.

[NDAR, I, 646]

Posted 3 June 2008