and did not explode, it is likely that her magazine's gunpower had been looted.

A few days after being forced off the ship, Duddingston was arrested for an earlier seizure of colonial cargo. His commanding officer Rear Admiral Montagu freed him by paying his fine and then promptly sent him back to England to face a court-martial on the incident, since there were not enough ships from which to form a court-martial at Boston.

Aftermath

Charges and investigative commission

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