Janry 1778 Monday 12
[anchored in Newport Harbor] AM Adml. made the Sigl. for weekly accts. at Noon Got the Topsail and Cross jack Yards up came onbd. a Pilot weigh'd and came to Sail [in Newport Harbor] Modt. and Cloudy PM Standing out of Road Island1 at 1 past his Majys. Ship Juno at 2 haul'd our wind round Brantons Reef2 and Stood to the Eastward at 3 Road Island light house NWbW at 6 Came too with the small Bower in Pennekees3 Harbour in 4 fms. veerd to 1/3 of a Cable the No. Point of Cuddyhunk4 WSW Body of Gull Island NEbN and the Body of Pennekees NNW sent the whale Boat on shore to Naswanna Island5 with the Pilots and took of[f] 2 Whale Boats
D, UkLPR, Adm. 52/1789, part 8, fol. 225.
1. Rhode Island.
2. Brenton's Reef.
3. Penikese I.
4. Cuttyhunk I.
5. Nashawena I.
