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British Prizes June 1777 |
Name of Vessel:
Betsey
Master of Vessel:
Richard Culley
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 (Richard Culley) was captured in 1777, probably in European waters. She was tried and condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, where she is described as a re-captured British vessel.
[HCA 32/280/6/1-11]