Name of Vessel:

Betsey

Master of Vessel:

James Sayers [Sayres]

Rig of Vessel:

Date of Capture:

[June] 1777

Place of Capture:

European waters

Captor:

[unknown]

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

[England]

Into What Port:

[England]

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

1777

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Betsey (James Sayers [Sayres]) was captured in 1777, probably in European waters. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, where she is described as an American merchant vessel.

[HCA 32/279/17/1-38]