Name of Vessel:

Betsy [Betsey]

Master of Vessel:

George Lane

Rig of Vessel:

Brig

Date of Capture:

8 July 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HM Frigate Juno

Home Port:

From What Port:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

To What Port:

Martinique, French West Indies

Cargo:

Lumber, tobacco

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Into What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The brig Betsy (George Lane) was bound from Newburyport, Massachusetts to Martinique, French West Indies with a cargo of lumber and tobacco. She was captured by HM Frigate Juno on 8 July 1777 and sent into Halifax, Nova Scotia.

[“The following is a List of Vessels seized as Prizes, and of Recaptures made, by the American Squadron, between the 27^th of May and 24^th of October, 1777, according to the Returns received by Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Howe,” in The London Chronicle, Tuesday, December 2, to Saturday, December 6, 1777]