Capt. Craig, with his Philadelphia privateer Addison, operated along the South Carolina coast and captured several ships in March of 1779.

The first, a sloop named Phoenix, was bound from New York to St. Augustine. Capt. Craig sent the captain, six sailors, a sergeant, thirteen Hessian soldiers, two women, and some horses to the "Isle of Thera," then he burned the Phoenix after plundering it.

He next seized the brig Lettice, an American merchant vessel that had fallen to the British earlier. Then, he captured the brig William and burned it. Next was the St. Augustine privateer Shirk, which he carried into Charleston.

On her return trip to home, the Addison encountered the New York privateer Bishop, which was escorting its prize, the Freemason. After a tense fight, Capt. Craig recaptured the Freemason, loaded with pork and corn, and escorted it into Philadelphia.