Name of Vessel:

General Gates

Master of Vessel:

Commander Caspar Rowx

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

[8] March 1778

Place of Capture:

30 miles to windward (east) of the Isle of Ash, Jamaica, British West Indies

Captor:

British Privateer Ship Friendship

Home Port:

Sunbury, Georgia

From What Port:

Cap François, Sainte-Domingue

To What Port:

Cargo:

Tonnage:

Battery:

14x6, 2x4

Crew:

85

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Lucea, Jamaica, British West Indies

Into What Port:

Lucea, Jamaica, British West Indies

Date Arrived:

10 March 1778

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

Yes

Recaptured:

No

Comments: For a full account see General Gates.