Cape Roman (Romain), off

Cape Roman (Romain), off

Other names:
Cape Romain, Cape Carteret

What:
24 Apr 1776, Capt. John Chase Defiance vs. *Capt. Dauzey, 33rd Rgt. aboard Golden Rule, Isaac Thompson, Master, capture

Where: 32.90215 -79.18964 Cape Roman (Romain), off

Maps: [map notes]

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33.0068358 -79.3595031 Cape Romain
GNIS record for Cape Romain. Note mapping options.
Confidence: 5(cape), 0(capture)

Sources:

North Carolina Office of Archives & History, The Colonian Records Project, 1776

July 29, 1776 Caledonian Mercury (Edinburgh)
Extract of a letter from the camp near Cape Fear, North-Carolina, May 16.
"On April the 24th, at day-break, Capt. Dauzey, commanding two companies of the 33d regiment, on board the Golden Rule transport, Isaac Thompson, master, fell in with a sloop belonging to the rebels, off Cape Roman, South Carolina, which, after firing a few shot, and half an hour’s chace, he took and carried into Cape Fear river to General Clinton; she was the Defiance, Capt. John Chace, of Providence, Rhode Island, bound to Charlestown, South-Carolina, and laden with coffee, chocolate, cyder, spermaceti candles, oil, rum, etc. to the value of Ł500 sterling."

From Mouzon, 1775. Verifies that Cape Roman and modern Cape Romain are the same. Note optional name Carteret.

Cape Roman

NBBAS:One Not found.

RoyalProvincial.Com, "War Chronology, 1776"
24 Apr 1776 off Cape Roman, South Carolina No known loyalist units present.

RevWar75

Apr 1776 listing 4/24/1776 off Cape Roman. Insufficient data. Per Braisted.

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