Jany 1777 Wednesdy 8
at Single Anchor off Eadens Bluff Do SSE 3 Miles AM at 2 Weighd and stood over for the No Shore at 8 gave chace to two Vessls to the Eastwd at 10 Brat them too, found them to be two Sloops from Fairfield, laden wt Flackseed, taken from the Rebels by some Friends to Goverment at 10 percevd one of the Vesslls sinking sent the Boat and savd the People. got the hauser to the Sloop and stood for the Long Island shore. Mod Breezes and Cloudy wt some Snow. at ¼ past noon Came too off Eadens Neck — hauld the sloop up a long side got her up to the waters edge hove out part of the Flackseed and freed the Vessel of Water at 2 Weighd and Came to sail and turnd in to Huntington Bay wt the sloop in tow — at 9 Came too wt the Sml Br in 5 fm Veerd to 1/3 of a Cable
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1775.