Name of Vessel:

Industry

Master of Vessel:

John Jaques

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

2 April 1777

Place of Capture:

24 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia

Captor:

HM Frigate Emerald

Home Port:

From What Port:

Martinique, French West Indies

To What Port:

Virginia

Cargo:

Salt, medicines

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

[burned]

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Brig Industry (John Jacques [Jaques]) was en route from Martinique, French West Indies to Virginia with a cargo of salt and medicines. On 2 April 1777 she was sailing north off the coast of North Carolina, near Currituck Sound. She was sighted in the afternoon and chased by HM Frigate Emerald (Captain Benjamin Caldwell). She was captured at 1700. The prisoners were removed and Industry was set on fire.

[NDAR, VIII, 267 and note, 1053-1063 [where the master is named Jaques, and the date of capture is listed as 3 April 1777]]