Capture of French Privateer Vessel
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Capture of French Privateer Vessel
Description
Notification of capture of French vessel by U.S.S. Constitution. Requests orders on transporting prisoners.
short description
Capture of French Privateer Vessel
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
16
author
sent from location
Fort McHenry
recipient
notable person/group
unknown
Staats Morris
French
privateer
prisoners
sentinels
notable location
Fort McHenry
France
sea
Hampton Road
our Coast
notable item/thing
privateer vessel
ship
United States Frigate Constitution
French privateer
10 guns
orders to cruise
furnish a sufficient guard
document number
1798091690001
page start
1
transcription
Fort McHenry Sunday
16 septr 1798
Sir
By a vessel this moment arrived in a quick passage u the bay, I have certain information of the capture a French privateer mounting 20 Guns & 200 men by the United States Frigate Constitution. She was directly from france with orders to cruise on our Coast, & was anchored in Hampton Road on Wednesday last. Conceiving this information to be of some importance, I have taken the liberty of communicatingg it, & I beg [undecipherable] to add that if it should be tought proper to direct the prisoners to this port, by reducing my [undecipherable] Jean.
an furnish a sufficient Guard from my command to march them whenever the government may direct
I have the honor to be / in haste
Sir
your OlivA Servt
Staats Morris
16 septr 1798
Sir
By a vessel this moment arrived in a quick passage u the bay, I have certain information of the capture a French privateer mounting 20 Guns & 200 men by the United States Frigate Constitution. She was directly from france with orders to cruise on our Coast, & was anchored in Hampton Road on Wednesday last. Conceiving this information to be of some importance, I have taken the liberty of communicatingg it, & I beg [undecipherable] to add that if it should be tought proper to direct the prisoners to this port, by reducing my [undecipherable] Jean.
an furnish a sufficient Guard from my command to march them whenever the government may direct
I have the honor to be / in haste
Sir
your OlivA Servt
Staats Morris
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XIF14 (3 pages) | Collection: Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) | Area 7 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | XIF14a (3 pages) | Collection: Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) | Area 7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Staats Morris | Fort McHenry | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |