The next day they took "Susannah", a 300-ton British merchantman laden with coal, cheeses, and porter for General William Howe's beleaguered army in Boston. After escorting their prize to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the squadron, commanded by Captain Manley in "Lee", returned to Cape Ann, where on the 10th they captured another ship, the 300-ton transport "Stokesby", bound for Boston with porter, cheese, vinegar, and hops. En route to Gloucester, the prize ran aground. After much of her cargo had been removed, British brig "Hope" arrived and put the torch to the hulk. While Manley's squadron was at Gloucester, General Howe evacuated Boston and General Washington ordered his ships to dog the British Fleet, pouncing on any stragglers. The patriot schooners departed Gloucester, 21 March, and sighted a merchant brig off Boston Light that afternoon. They chased their prey and by evening were close enough to open fire. Their quarry then hove to, but two British men-of-war, "Savage" and "Diligent", arrived to compel the American schooners to abandon their prize. Soon afterwards, Manley divided his squadron, keeping "Lynch" and "Lee" with "Hancock". On the afternoon of 2 April, they sighted the brig "Elizabeth". This prize, an American vessel captured by the British the previous October, was filled with loot plundered from the warehouses of patriot Bostonian merchants and carried a number of Tory refugees. Many of the Tories were transferred to "Lee", while their leaders were taken on board "Hancock", and the captive crew imprisoned in "Lynch", which accompanied "Hancock" into Portsmouth. On 13 May, "Lee", operating with off Cape Ann, was joined by "Lynch". A fortnight later pursued the schooners, but they escaped in fog. On 7 June, they captured the British transport "Anne", carrying a light infantry company of the 71st Regiment and some forty sailors sent out as fleet replacements. Sixty of the Highlanders were transferred to "Lynch" and taken to Plymouth, the remainder and the sailors were divided between "Lee" and "Warren", which then escorted "Anne" toward Marblehead, outrunning the British frigate "Milford" to safety. "Lee" next cruised alone off Nova Scotia without success until recapturing "Betsy", after that sloop had fallen prey to "Milford" in Massachusetts Bay.