When was it published?

January 10, 1777 in The Virginia Gazette

Domestic News January 10, 1777

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Edward Allen, Capt. Welch, Capt. Coffens

Q: What keywords are associated?

Comet Brigantine, Naval Prizes, St Augustine Bar, Schooner Mary, Sloop Georgia, Captured Slaves, Rum Cargo

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

The brigantine of war Comet under Capt. Edward Allen returned this afternoon from a cruise, bringing captured sloop Georgia and schooner Mary taken off St. Augustine Bar last Thursday night. The prizes from Jamaica and St. Vincent's carried rum, sugar, dry goods, and 13 Negroes.

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This afternoon the brigantine of war Comet, Capt. Edward Allen, returned from a cruise, with a sloop and schooner prizes, which he took off St. Augustine Bar last Thursday night. The schooner is called the Mary, Capt. Welch, belonging to Liverpool, bound to Augustine, from St. Vincent's, with 10 hogsheads of rum, 20 barrels of sugar, some dry goods, 2 Negroes, &c. The sloop is the Georgia, Capt. Coffens, of and from Jamaica for St. Augustine, with 7 puncheons of rum, 2 hogsheads of Muscovado sugar, 1 hogshead and 1 puncheon of refined sugar, 11 Negroes, &c. &c.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Shipping

What keywords are associated?

Comet Brigantine Naval Prizes St Augustine Bar Schooner Mary Sloop Georgia Captured Slaves Rum Cargo

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Edward Allen Capt. Welch Capt. Coffens

Where did it happen?

St. Augustine

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

St. Augustine

Event Date

Last Thursday Night (Capture); This Afternoon (Return)

Key Persons

Capt. Edward Allen Capt. Welch Capt. Coffens

Outcome

schooner mary and sloop georgia captured as prizes with cargo of rum, sugar, dry goods, and 13 negroes.

Event Details

The brigantine of war Comet returned from a cruise with two prizes captured off St. Augustine Bar last Thursday night: schooner Mary from St. Vincent's bound to Augustine with 10 hogsheads of rum, 20 barrels of sugar, dry goods, and 2 Negroes; sloop Georgia from Jamaica bound to St. Augustine with 7 puncheons of rum, 2 hogsheads of Muscovado sugar, 1 hogshead and 1 puncheon of refined sugar, and 11 Negroes.