Name of Vessel:

Revenge

Master of Vessel:

Henry Laugiew

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

20 April 1777

Place of Capture:

24 miles northeast of Cape Henry, Virginia

Captor:

HM Frigate Emerald

Home Port:

From What Port:

Guadeloupe, French West Indies

To What Port:

Virginia

Cargo:

Rum, brandy

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Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

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Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Sloop Revenge (Henry Laugiew) was en route from Guadeloupe, French West Indies to Virginia with a cargo of rum and brandy on 20 April 1777. She was twenty-four miles northeast of Cape Henry, Virginia at 0800 when she was sighted in the southeast and chased by HM Frigate Emerald (Captain Benjamin Caldwell).  The barge was sent over with a prize crew and the prize kept in company with the Emerald.

[NDAR, VIII, 389 and note, 1053-1063]