hi Anne Are you sure of the dates. The US and Britain were not in conflict - and the only legitimate prize taking is if the Hope was running the RN blockade of France (which England was at war with since 1793). A check of the TNA Catalogue under High Court of Admiralty (HCA) does not bring up your ship or master. (but there is a Farley who was commanding a ship Hope that was captured in 1795: HCA 42/248/608 Ship: Hope Master: Farley<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=-1017997&CATLN=7&Highlight=%2CHOPE&accessmethod=0> ) Sure it wasn't Farley? cheers chris Anne wrote: Sometime between late 1794 and 1796, Nathan Haley, an American captain of the ship Hope, which sailed from New York about the 1st of November, 1794, was captured and taken to Britain. By 1796, he was freed or had escaped. Can anyone please direct me as to where to find information about his capture? Thank you, Anne