John Moore was a Manx language poet, merchant seaman, and privateer during the American Revolutionary War.
Richard Qualtrough, the captain of the Tiger, having thus lost the pick of his crew, was unable to navigate the ship properly, and so he returned to Douglas.
[3] Having incurred significant costs but not gain, the owners tried to sell the Tiger, but, having bought it for £3,465, they could only find a buyer for £1,260, thus furthering their losses.
They filed a lawsuit against Captain Johnstone, for the loss of earnings brought about by his taking of the ship's crew, but it is not recorded what the result of the case was.
[3] In the history of Manx literature, Moore is attributed with having written a number of carvals (Manx carols), including 'Carval yn Noo Paul' ('Carol on St Paul') and 'My Vraar deyr graihagh, tar ayns shee' ('My dearly beloved brother, come in peace'), collected in Carvalyn Gailckagh ('Manx Carols') by A. W. Moore in 1891.