▁Mont gom ery , ▁she ▁cru ised ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁often ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Cont inental ▁Navy ▁ships ▁or ▁private ers , ▁and ▁sent ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁pri zes ▁to ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Mont gom ery , ▁her ▁crew ▁was ▁virt ually ▁un man age able , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁sail ing ▁season . ▁ ▁Her ▁unus ually ▁low ▁sales ▁price ▁ar oused ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁coll usion ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁Lo yal ist ▁private ers ▁again ▁sp ur red ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁mer ch ants ▁to ▁pet ition ▁for ▁better ▁naval ▁def enses . ▁ ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁commission ing ▁of ▁the ▁Hy der ▁Al ly , ▁which ▁was ▁out f itted ▁by ▁the ▁mer ch ants , ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Navy ' s ▁Josh ua ▁Bar ney . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁successful ▁capture ▁of ▁HMS ▁General ▁Mon k , ▁Bar ney ▁took ▁over ▁her ▁command , ▁ren aming ▁her ▁Washington . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Navy . ▁ ▁The ▁Hy der ▁Al ly ▁continued ▁to ▁pat rol ▁without ▁significant ▁success . ▁ ▁By ▁February ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁with ▁peace ▁appearing ▁to ▁near , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ships