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British Prizes
January 1777





Name of Vessel:

Good Intent

Master of Vessel:

John Finlayson

Rig of Vessel:


Date of Capture:

24 January 1777

Place of Capture:


Captor:

HMS Preston

Home Port:


From What Port:

Cap François, Saint-Domingue

To What Port:


Cargo:

Rum, salt, dry goods

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:


Prize crew:


Ordered Into:


Into What Port:


Date Arrived:


Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: The Good Intent (John Finlayson) was bound from Cap François, Saint-Domingue with a cargo of rum, salt and dry goods. On 24 January 1777 she was captured by HMS Preston.


[NDAR, VIII, 1053-1063]