Name of Vessel:

Rachael

Master of Vessel:

Purnell Johnston

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

[10] March 1778

Place of Capture:

Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Captor:

British Privateer Brig Loyal Subject

Home Port:

From What Port:

Bermuda, British West Indies

To What Port:

Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

New York, New York

Into What Port:

New York, New York

Date Arrived:

16 March 1777

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: The schooner Rachael (Purnell Johnston) was bound from Bermuda, British West Indies to some port in the southern part of America, perhaps in North Carolina, with a cargo of salt. Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, she fell in with the British Privateer Brig Loyal Subject (Andrew Syme), which had sailed from New York, New York on 6 March 1778. Rachael was captured by the Loyal Subject, along with other prizes, and was escorted to New York, arriving on 16 March.

[NDAR, XI, 688-689]