Name of Vessel:

Susannah

Master of Vessel:

William Horn

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

15 April 1777

Place of Capture:

Southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia

Captor:

HM Frigate Emerald

Home Port:

From What Port:

Virginia

To What Port:

St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies

Cargo:

Tobacco, flour

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Into What Port:

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

[scuttled]

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Schooner Susannah (William Horn) was bound from Virginia to St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies, with a cargo of tobacco and flour. She was at sea on, to the southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia,  15 April 1777, when she was sighted, at 0500, by HM Frigate Emerald (Captain Benjamin Caldwell). Emerald ran her down and captured her at 0600. She was brought alongside the Emerald where the prisoners and cargo were removed, and the schooner scuttled.

[NDAR, VIII, 348 and note, 1053-1063]