Name of Vessel:

James

Master of Vessel:

Rig of Vessel:

Sloop

Date of Capture:

19 May 1777

Place of Capture:

Near French Key, Bahama Islands

Captor:

HM Frigate Winchelsea

Home Port:

From What Port:

Cap François, Sainte-Domingue

To What Port:

South Carolina

Cargo:

Salt

Tonnage:

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prize master:

Petty officer

Prize crew:

4 [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: HM Frigate Winchelsea (Captain Nathaniel Bateman) was patrolling around French Key, Bahama Islands on 19 May 1777. At 2000 she sighted, chased and stopped a sloop bound to South Carolina from Cap François, Sainte-Domingue. A petty officer and three men went aboard. She was the sloop James, with a cargo of salt. James was sent into Jamaica, British West Indies.

[NDAR, VIII, 998-999 and 999 note]