Name of Vessel:

St. Pierre

Master of Vessel:

Antoine Kessan

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

24 June 1777

Place of Capture:

30 miles WNW of The Saintes, British West Indies

Captor:

HM Frigate Ariadne

Home Port:

From What Port:

St. Eustatius, Netherlands West Indies

To What Port:

Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Cargo:

Rice

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Mate

Prize crew:

8 [total]

Ordered Into:

Antigua, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Antigua, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: HM Frigate Ariadne (Captain Thomas Pringle) captured the was ordered to chase a strange sail by Vice Admiral James Young (in HMS Portland). She captured this French sloop at 1700, took out her crew, and put a prize crew aboard.

[NDAR, IX, 166 and note]