sentences:  This naval battle delayed for one year the British attempts to cut the colonies in half.He was taken prisoner several times, and after being taken with the State sloop USS "Schuyler" in 1777, he was again exchanged, and continued his service as a privateer in Long Island Sound, bringing several prizes into Black Rock Harbor.He commanded the USS "Guilford", until she fell prey to the British in New Haven harbor in July 1779, when he escaped capture and fitted out a flotilla of armed boats by warrant authority, before being commissioned.