1781 ARGO, Ship. Guns, 16; Men, 40. Dec. 15 Commander: John Williamson, of Marblehead. 1782 ARGO, Ship. Guns, 18; Men, not stated. Dec. 3 Boston Gazette, Dec. 2, 1782 (Salem, Nov. 29): “On 1782 ASSURANCE, Sloop. Guns, 14; Men, 75. 1782 ATALANTA, Brig. Guns, 10; Men, 25. Oct. 21 Commander: Cornelius Thompson, of Salem. 1778 AURORA, Schooner. Guns, 6, and 6 swivels; Men, 30. Aug. I Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Redmond Hackett, mariner, principal; George Owners: George Lynham and G[ené] Jolly. Witnesses: William Baker, John Dall. M. A., v, 37, 38, 169, 56. 1780 AURORA, Ship. Aug. 10 Commander: Thomas Collier. M. A., 176, 627 (Petition of Stephen Hooper and others, of Newburyport, that the ship may proceed on her cruise, embargo notwithstanding. Granted); Boston Gazette, June 26, 1780. 1780 AURORA, Ship. Guns, 10; Men, 20. Oct. 2 Commander: David Porter, of Boston. Bonders: John Cushing and Mungo Mackay, merchants of Boston, major part of owners, and David Porter, mariner. Witnesses: George Burroughs, Charles Adams. M. A., XL, 59, 139, 279 (Bond not to enlist any man in 1781 AURORA, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 20. Nov. 2 1781 Dec. 27 Commander: René Chaloche, of Boston. AURORA, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 12. Commander: George Williams, jr., of Salem. 1782 AURORA, Brig. Guns, 10; Men, 75. Essex Institute, Miscellaneous Ship Papers. 1782 BANTER, Sloop. Guns, 8; Men, 50. May 25 Commander: Henry White, of Salem. C. C. 196, 1, 95; Sumner's Notes (Mass. Hist. Soc. 1778 BATCHELOR, Schooner. Guns, 8, and 6 swivels; Men, 40. Commander: John Hays. Feb. 26 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. Bonders: John Hayes [signed Hays], principal; William Owners: William Shattuck and others, of Boston. Witnesses: William Dall, James Perkins. Signatures: John Hays, William Shattuck, John Shattuck. Note. The vessel's name is also spelled Batchelder and Batcheldor. M. A., v, 81, 82, 139, 157 (Bond not to enlist soldiers of the Continental Army), 168, 192. 1779 BATCHELOR, Ship. Guns, 16; Men, 120. Nov. 2 Bonders: Alexander Holmes, mariner, principal; William Owners: William Erskine and others. Witnesses: Howard Barry [?] and Francis Sears [?] (on Continental bond), Henry Livingston and John Kean (on State bond). M. A., v, 61, 62, 139, 261, 171, 2. 1779 BEAVER, Schooner. Tons, 35; Guns, 2, and 8 swivels; Men, 30. Commander: William Bootman. June 3 Petitioners: Joseph Lambert and Robert Stone, of Salem. 1781 BEAVER, Ship. Guns, 6; Men, 20. Jan. 31 Commander: William Russell, of Newburyport. 1781 BEAVER, Ship. Tons, 150; Guns, 6; Men, 20. Feb. 5 C. C. 196, 1, 100; M. A., 171, 339. 1779 BECCA, Brigantine. Guns, 8; Men, not stated. Sept. 4, 18 Commander: John Willson. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: John Willson, mariner, principal; William Shattuck and John Shattuck, of Boston. Owners: William and John Shattuck. Witnesses: James Perkins, Stephen H. Gray. Note. The State bond was signed two weeks later than the Continental bond. M. A., v, 96, 98, 170, 404. 1778 BEHMUS, Ship. Guns, 4; Men, 13. Commander: Benjamin Hill. Dec. 28 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: Benjamin Hill, mariner, principal; Samuel Witnesses: Hannah Cross, John Herrick. M. A., v, 92, 95, 169, 385. BATCHELOR BENNINGTON 79 1779 BEHMUS, Ship. Guns, 8; Men, 20. Commander: Samuel Bayley. Aug. 7 Bond: Continental,; State, £4000. Bonders: Samuel Bailey [signed Bayley], principal; Moses sureties. Owners: Not stated. Witnesses: Jacob Boardman, Robert Stevenson. 1781 BELISARIUS, Ship. Tons, 500; Guns, 20; Men, 200. Apr. 14 Note. The vessel's name is often spelled Bellisarius. C. C. 196, 1, 104; M. A., 171, 370; Boston Gazette, Aug. 27, 1781 (See Aurora, Capt. Porter). 1777 BELLONA, Brigantine. Commander: Thomas Stevens. Boston Gazette, Sept. 22, 1777. 1778 BELLONA, Brigantine. Guns, 14; Men, 75Commander: Nicholas Ogelbe. Jan. 1 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. Bonders: Nicholas Ogelbe, of Marblehead, principal; Owners: Samuel White and John Grush. Witnesses: Josh[ua] Bindon, W[illia]m McCarty. 1779 BENNINGTON, Brigantine. Commander: William Tuck. Boston Gazette, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, 1779: "On Monday last [Jan. 11] arrived at Cape-Ann, the Privateer Brig Bennington, of Newbury; in her cruise she has taken a Ship from Jamaica laden with Rum and Sugar, also a Privateer Schooner of 12 guns, and several other vessels; the Ship arrived on Wednesday at Cape-Ann." 1779 BENNINGTON, Brigantine. Commander: John Hart. Note. This may have been a New Hampshire vessel. Boston Gazette, June 7, 1779. 1777 BETSEY, Sloop. Guns, 4 swivels; Men, 5. June 21 1777 Oct. 10 1779 Jan. I Commander: John Palmer. Bond: Continental, $5000. Bonders: John Palmer, of New York, principal; Isaac Witnesses: Eliakim Raymond, Benjamin Jarvis. M. A., v, 56, 167, 44. BETSEY, Sloop. Guns, 10; Men, 25. Commander: Enoch Coffin. Bond: Continental, $5000. Bonders: Tristram Dalton, of Newburyport, in behalf of Witnesses: Tho[ma]s Prince, Jos[eph] Barrell. M. A., v, 87, 167, 321. BETSEY, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 20. Commander: Nathaniel Bently. Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: Nathaniel Bently, mariner, principal; Joseph Laughton, of Boston, and John Tracy, of Newburyport, sureties. Owners: John Tracy and others. Witnesses: Isaiah Doane, Joseph Billings. M. A., v, 25, 26, 169, 397. 1779 BETSEY, Sloop. Guns, 4; Men, 10. Commander: Elisha Smith. Jan. 12 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Elisha Smith, principal; Philip Moore and Owners: Isaac Sears and others, of Boston. Witnesses: Elia[ki]m Raymond, Joseph Skillin. 1779 BETSEY, Schooner. Guns, I swivel; Men, 10. June 10 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: René Chaloche, mariner, principal; John Larreguy and J. E. Dallet, merchants of Boston, sureties. Owners: John Larreguy and others. Witness: John] Dall. M. A., v, 75, 76, 170, 165. |