Isaiah Robinson

[1] He later commanded the 10-gun Continental sloop-of-war Sachem, fitted out by the Marine Committee shortly after Admiral Esek Hopkins' fleet sailed for New Providence in 1776, and captured a six-gun British letter of marque off the Virginia Capes.

One of the more important smaller boats of the Continental Navy, the brig sailed under orders of the Secret Committee, dated 17 October 1776, for the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius to take on a cargo of military stores.

[2] Upon the return voyage in late November, he captured the British 12-gun sloop-of-war Racehorse after a two-hour engagement near Puerto Rico.

[1] The following year, Captain Robinson cruised against enemy shipping off Cape May, but was finally blockaded in the Delaware River.

[1] During the defense of Philadelphia, and following the destruction of Fort Mifflin on 15 November 1777, he was forced to burn Andrew Doria to prevent the vessel from falling into enemy hands.