Captured ship: the Endeavour otherwise Good Endeavour of Hastings otherwise Le Bon...

Captured ship: the Endeavour otherwise Good Endeavour of Hastings otherwise Le Bon Retour of Boulogne (master John Grayling of Hastings, resident in Boulogne). [First capture?].

History: ship, alleged smuggling vessel based at Boulogne claiming to be removing to England.

History: an English ship (30 tons, 6 men), bound from Hastings to Boulogne to collect the families of the owners, as part of their removal from France to England, but alleged to be smuggling arms and ammunition; taken on 10/21 June 1744 by the privateer Eagle Snow (John Bazeley commanding), and brought into Dover.

Documents:-

Court Papers:

• [CP 1-CP 3]: standing interrogatories, examination of the master, commissioners' affidavit, 15 June 1744
• [CP 4-CP 8]: standing interrogatories, two examinations of the captors, commissioners' affidavit, release, 23 June 1744;
• [CP 9-CP 10: attestation and claim of 10 inhabitants of Hastings as the owners;
• [CP 11]: allegation;
• [CP 12-CP 13]: attestation as to papers, and translation of the French paper.

Ship's Papers: SP 1 a pass for Le Bon Retour (master Jean Greylin), and SP 2 a bill of sale of the Endeavour.

[Decision: condemned as prize, 2 August 1744]

Second capture at HCA 32/109/8