Americans in Mill Prison

Americans in Mill Prison PORNW ALIAS surrendered his army at Yorktown to George Washington on 19 October 1781. Four and one half months later on 7 March 1782, the first of a succession of lists of American sailors captured by the British appeared in Claypoole's Pennsylvania Packet or The General Advertiser. Mr. Claypoole did not state how he obtained this list, merely heading it . . . A list of American prisoners that have been committed to Mill-Prison, in England, from vessels belonging to Philadelphia, and which remained in said prison October 14, 1781. Ship Oliver Cromwell: Patrick M'Cand, John Douty, James Lowry. John Adair, George Still, Richard Price. Ship Reprisal's prize: Thomas Norwood, Samuel Ross, Edward Lewis, Stafford Barden, Alexander Neal, Thomas Twyer, Joseph McMillen, Charles Neal, Thomas Reynolds, Daniel Atkins. Cutter Revenge: Gust. Cunningham, captain, William Hoskim, Daniel Willet, Wm. Fowler. Brig Hector: Ch. Linn, John Kemper, John Conner. Sloop Comet: Paul Ripley, Samuel Owens, Wm. Pitts, Fred. Molyneux, Rob. Burridge, Daniel Breton, Thos. Ball, John Ashton, Theophilus Elsworth, Nath. Simmons, John Brown. Schooner Greyhound: Captain John Kemp, Shubart Armitage, Dennis Butler, John Galloway, Alexander Findall. Ship Revenge: Will Whippain, Geo. Herdham, Wm. Lattymore, Simon Alderson, James Fletcher. Ship Saratoga's William Brown Fogo, John Hackitt, John Garvin. Ship General St. Clair: Captain Geo. Canoin, Adam Les, Peter Arpinal. Brig Marbois: John Kitts. Brig Hector: Capt. James Slover, Thos. Justice. Brig Diana: William Downes. Brig Betsey: John Langworthy, Edward Pater. Ship Luzerne: John Claypoole, John Shaw, Wm. Leach, John Martin, Jacob Trien, Jas, O'Brien, Littleton Chilten, Hugh Fereride, Jos. Martin, Wm. M'Mullen, William Knap, Jos. Panny, Dennis Delany, George Moore, John Howser, Abijah Hunt, James Hunt, Wm. Vickee, Nath. Spooner, Jacob Stall, Wilhn. Williams, Nath. Walker. Sloop Hunter: John Stevens, John Al lex, James Bolton, Caleb Gilbart. Friends Good Will: John Williams, George Mitchell, Nath. Smith. 265