Name of Vessel:

Mary

Master of Vessel:

John Roberts [Robards]

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

[10] June 1777

Place of Capture:

Captor:

HMS Prince of Wales

Home Port:

From What Port:

Nantes, France

To What Port:

Charleston, South Carolina

Cargo:

Salt, brandy, dry goods

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Plymouth, England

Into What Port:

Plymouth, England

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: Mary was at Nantes, France on 3 May 1777, having lately arrived from Charleston, South Carolina. She was captured by HMS Prince of Wales (Captain Samuel Barrington). A French officer who was a passenger aboard the Mary was ordered to be confined as a prisoner of war on 20 June 1777.

[NDAR, VIII, 815; IX, 405-406, 415-416]