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June 1777





Name of Vessel:

Betsey

Master of Vessel:


Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

27 June 1777

Place of Capture:

Six miles northwest of West Caicos Island, British West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigate Glasgow

Home Port:


From What Port:

Cap François, Saint-Domingue, French West Indies

To What Port:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cargo:

Molasses

Tonnage:


Battery:


Crew:


Owners:


Prize master:

Petty officer

Prize crew:

5 [total]

Ordered Into:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Jamaica, British West Indies

Date Arrived:


Date Tried:


Date Sold:


Action:

No

Recaptured:

No


Comments: Captured at 1700 by HM Frigate Glasgow (Captain Thomas Pasley).


[NDAR, IX, 185-186 and 186 note; NDAR, XI, 448-453 and 454n30]