The Prize Brig Mary arrived here safe— went to Nantez with Capt. Simpson arriv’d at 9 in the Evening this is a very considerable City distant 10 Leagues from Penbeauf am told there are 12 Parishes in Nantes in one of which are 30,000 Souls.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1, 1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 19
Prizes daily
arriving from our cruizers. Country people come in & list in the new levies
by scores.
SOURCE: G. D. Scull,
Editor, The Montresor Journals, p.
421
Last night spoke a
Ship & Snow bound to France,—and are now chasing a vessel under Our lee
Bow, at 11 at night came up with & made a Prize of the Brig George from
Malaga bound to London laden with fruit and wine, she was commanded by
Bulfinch.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
