1780 RANGER, Brigantine. Guns, 10; Men, 20. Oct. 19 Commander: Samuel Babson, of Cape Ann. 1781 RANGER, Brigantine. Guns, 8; Men, 20. July 14 1781 Oct. 9 1782 May 8 Commander: Job Knight, of Cape Ann. RANGER, Brigantine. Guns, 8; Men, 15. Commander: Thomas Simmons, of Boston. C. C. 196, XII, 75; M. A., 172, 20; Salem Gazette, Aug. 15, 1782: “"On the 5th ult. at one A.M. Capt. Thomas Simmons, Commander of the brig Ranger, of this port [The bond makes Boston the home port. There may have been a later Ranger, from Salem and commanded by Simmons], was attacked off St. Mary's, near the mouth of the Potowmuck, by Anderson and Barret, two noted commanders of two refugee barges with thirty men each; and after an obstinate engagement of three glasses, the latter were obliged to sheer off, with the loss of fifteen men killed and thirty-eight wounded. The barges rowed off to St. George's Island with their mangled crews, where they buried five who died of their wounds, and left three mortally wounded. Capt. Simmons is wounded in one of his legs, his second mate in both arms, one man killed and one wounded. Nothing could exceed the bravery of Capt. Simmons, his officers and crew, having but one man to oppose to three of the enemy and unable to derive any advantage from their guns, as the barges were lashed, one on each side, fast to the brig. Notwithstanding the disadvantage of a sudden attack added to the darkness of the night, which enabled the enemy to grapple the Ranger before they received any damage, Capt. Simmons and his men began and continued the engagement with such spirit, by pushing their pikes and throwing cold shot, as to merit the highest encomiums for the gallantry of their conduct." RANGER, Boat. Guns, 1; Men, 13. Commander: Lot Dimick [Dimuck], of Falmouth, C. C. 196, XII, 65; M. A., 172, 150. 1782 RANGER, Schooner. Guns, 4; Men, 20. May 27 Commander: Joseph Christophers, of Kennebec. 1782 RANGER, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 20. Commander: Joshua Burges, of Gloucester. 1782 RANGER, Ship. Guns, 6; Men, 15. Dec. 2 Commander: Samuel Coffin, of Newburyport. 1777 RATTLESNAKE, Sloop. Guns, 6; Men, 25. Apr. 19 Bond: Continental, £1500. 251 Bonders: Joshua Stone, mariner, of Falmouth, Cumber- Note. The vessel's name is written Rattle Snake. 1779 RATTLESNAKE, Schooner. Tons, 50; Guns, 8; Men, 40. Sept. 6 Petitioner: John Wait, of Marblehead. M. A., 159, 243, 170, 375; Boston Gazette, Nov. 1, 1779. 1781 RATTLESNAKE, Ship. Guns, 20; Men, 85. June 12 Commander: Mark Clark, of Salem. Note. Listed as a brig by Hunt. 1778 RAVEN, Schooner. Guns, 8 swivels; Men, 23. Aug. 28 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: John Brown, mariner, principal; Pickering Col- Owners: Samuel Gale [Gail?] and others, of Marblehead. M. A., VII, 4, 98, 169, 116. 1778 RAVEN, Schooner. Guns, 2; Men, 30. Oct. 23 Commander: Ephraim Chambers. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Ephraim Chambers, mariner, principal; sure ties omitted. Signers: Ephraim Chambers, John Brown, and Robert Owners: John Brown and others, of Marblehead. M. A., vi, 355, 356, 169, 250. 1779 RAVEN, Schooner. Guns, 2, and 12 swivels; Men, 30. Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £4000. Bonders: Joseph Salter, mariner, principal; John D[ever- Owners: Sam[ue]l Gale and others, of Marblehead. Note. The owner wrote his name both Gale and Gail. 1780 RAVEN, Ship. Guns, 12; Men, 40. Commander: William Brown. June 2 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: William Brown, mariner, principal; Ebenezer Parsons and Stephen Higginson, merchants, sureties— all of Boston. Owners: Stephen Higginson and others. Witnesses: Moses Pike, Daniel Sargent, jr. 1780 RAVEN, Ship. Guns, 10; Men, 40. 1782 RAVEN, Schooner. Guns, 12; Men, 40. Commander: Daniel Needham, of Salem. May 4 C. C. 196, XII, 89; M. A., 172, 147; Felt, 11, 275; Salem 1779 RECOVERY, Brigantine. Guns, 8; Men, 20. Dec. 16 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. Bonders: Daniel Smith, principal; John Codman and 1782 RECOVERY, Brigantine. Guns, 12; Men, 15. Commander: Samuel Ingersoll, of Salem. C. C. 196, XII, 102; M. A., 172, 171. June 4 1782 RECOVERY, Brigantine. Guns, 6; Men, 16. Dec. 6 Commander: William Dennis, of Salem. C. C. 196, XII, 100; M. A., 172, 251. 1779 RENOWN, Ship. Guns, 14; Men, 95. Commander: Robert Adamson. Aug. 7 Bond: Continental, $10,000; State, £4000. 253 Bonders: Robert Adamson, mariner, principal; John sureties. Owners: Samuel Page and others, of Salem. Witness: Walter Price Bartlet. Note. Convoyed transports for the Penobscot Expedition. M. A., vii, 57, 58, VIII, 48, XXXVII, 221, 222, 262, 290, XLIV, 441, 442, 443, 145, 414, 415 (transports and convoys), 170, 307. 1780 RENOWN, Ship. Tons, 150; Guns, 10; Men, 30. Commander: Jonathan Felt. Aug. 24 Petitioners: Samuel Page and others, of Salem. 1782 RENOWN, Brig. Guns, 14; Men, 65. Commander: Essex Institute, Miscellaneous Ship Papers. 1776 REPRISAL, Brig. Guns, 8; Men, 70. Commander: John Wheelwright. Oct. 4 Bond: Continental, $5000. Bonders: John Wheelwright, of Portsmouth, N. H., Samuel White, of Marblehead, and Henry Jackson, of Boston. Owners: Samuel White, Job Prince, and others, of Marblehead and Boston. Witnesses: John Adams, Timo[thy] Foster. M. A., VII, 45, 165, 313. 1776 REPRISAL, Sloop. Tons, 60; Guns, 8; Men, 60. Commander: Nathaniel Carver. Nov. 26 Petitioners: John Browne, Samuel Allyne Otis, and others, merchants of Boston. M. A., 166, 65. 1777 REPRISAL, Sloop. Tons, 70; Guns, 4, and 8 swivels; Men, 16. Commander: Nathaniel Carver. Mar. 25 Bond: Continental, amount not stated. Bonders: Nathaniel Carver, of Plymouth, and Samuel Owner: "The State of Massachusetts Bay." Witnesses: Jon[athan] Loring Austin, Tho[ma]s Doten. M. A., VII, 63, 166, 332 (Petition of the Board of War, to be furnished with a letter of marque for the Reprisal, which is bound from Plymouth to France and return). 1777 REPRISAL, Brigantine. Guns, 10; Men, 55Commander: Paul Reed, of Boston. July 16 Bond: State, £2000. Bonders: Cushing & White, of Boston, part of the owners, and Paul Reed, of Townsend, County of Lincoln, mariner. Witnesses: Tim[othy], Austin, Jno. Furnass. M. A., 139, 133 (Bond to enlist no man in New England outside of Massachusetts); C. C. 196, XII, 110 (July 17, 1777). 1778 REPRISAL, Brigantine. Guns, 10; Men, 60. Commander: James Brown. Jan. 28 Bond: Continental, $5000; State, £500. Bonders: James Brown, principal; Charles Sigourney 1781 REPRISAL, Schooner. Guns, 4; Men, 30. July 31 Owners: John Coffin Jones and others, of Boston. C. C. 196, XII, 106; M. A., 171, 438; Boston Gazette, 1781 REPRISAL, Galley. Guns, 4; Men, 25. July 31 Commander: Benjamin Frizel, of Pownalborough. 1782 REPRISAL, Schooner. Guns, 6; Men, 12. Commander: Wilson Jacobs, of Providence, R. I. |