Capt Peter Privateer Marshall

• General Notes
  • Peter Marshall, a former master of the Nightingale and one of Benson's most respected captains, was sent to Lundy by Benson to supervise the operation, along with Powe who was detailed to arrange insurance cover for each crew member. It wasn't until he came
    http://www.devonperspectives.co.uk/benson_nightingale.html
    
    
    
    http://books.google.com/books?id=RUkOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA249
    
    http://pawtuxet.com/18thRIPrivateers.pdf
    pg 11 14
    and others
    http://www.archive.org/stream/anaddress01socigoog/anaddress01socigoog_djvu.txt
    
    June 30, 1746. — Captain Peter Marshall, commander of the brigantlne
    Prince Frederick, privateer of this port, arrived here last Tuesday from
    his cruise against His Majesty's enemies, and hasbroughtin a French
    prize ship^the St. Jaques. In the engagement Capt. Marshall lost his
    master and two other men, and had 14 men wounded."
    
    
    
    The Prince Fredeiick, Peter Marshall, master, took a French snow
    from Nantz for St Francois and sent her to Jamaica, May 27. She,
    with Dolphin, took a large French ship with dry goods, wine, Ac,
    armed with 17 guns, June 30, 1746.
    
    
    
    The King George, of which Peter
    Marshall was the commander, was the subject of a terri-
    ble shipwreck at Cape Hatteras, on the coast of North
    Carolina, in 1750. Marshall lost one of his limbs, and by
    a paralysis of the spine was disabled for life. Both the
    vessel and her commander had seen much service in the
    then late war.
    
    http://books.google.com/books?id=Hdk0AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA149