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American Prizes October 1776 |
Name of Vessel:
Live Oak
Master of Vessel:
Mompelson Duncan; Lesley
Rig of Vessel:
Ship
Date of Capture:
[October] 1776
Place of Capture:
Near the Newfoundland Banks
Captor:
New Hampshire Privateer Schooner McClary
Home Port:
London, England
From What Port:
Honduras
To What Port:
London, England
Cargo:
Mahogany, logwood
Tonnage:
100, 160, 180
Battery:
Crew:
4 plus
Owners:
Prize master:
Prize crew:
Ordered Into:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Into What Port:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Date Arrived:
1 November 1776
Date Tried:
27 November 1776
Date Sold:
12 December 1776
Action:
No
Recaptured:
No
Comments: Ship Live Oak (Mompelson Duncan; Lesley), about 160 to 180 tons, was bound from Honduras to London, England, with a cargo of logwood and mahogany. Captain Duncan had died on the passage and command was taken over by First Mate Lesley. On the Newfoundland Banks, the ship was captured by New Hampshire Privateer Schooner McClary (Commander Robert Parker). She was ordered into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, arriving on 1 November 1776. The vessel was considered old, being built in the Carolinas in 1774, but in good condition. Her estimated value was £2500. Live Oak was libeled on 5 November and tried on 27 November. She was duly condemned and advertised for sale, with her cargo still aboard, on 12 December 1776, the proceeds being £1589.0.5 3/4. Live Oak’s Second Mate, John Hunter, and two other crew members were sent to Newport, Rhode Island for exchange on 1 February 1777.
[NDAR, VII, 46 and note, 59-60, 101, 353-354, 1079, 1273-1274; The Freeman’s Journal, or The New Hampshire Gazette, Tuesday, November 5, 1776; December 3, 1776]
| Posted 5 September 2011 |
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