Note 21 — Chapter IV

Footnote 21:

(return)

The Secretary of Lloyd's, for the purposes of this work, has been so good as to cause to be specially compiled a summary of the losses and captures during the period 1775-1783. This, so far as it deals with merchantmen and privateers, gives the following results.

British VesselsEnemy's Vessels

Merchantmen Privateers Merchantmen Privateers

Taken²² Re-taken or Ransomed Taken²² Re-taken or RansomedTaken²²Re-taken or RansomedTaken²²Re-taken or Ransomed

1775 — — — — — — — —

1776 229 51 — — 19 — 6 —

1777 331 52 — — 51 1 18 —

1778 359 87 5 — 232 5 16 —

1779 487 106 29 5 238 5 31 —

1780 581 260 15 2 203 3 34 1

1781 587 211 38 6 277 10 40 —

1782 415 99 1 — 104 1 68 —

1783 98 13 1 1 11 2 3 —