February 1777 Tuesday 18
Along Side of Flour Wharf New York AM bent all the Sails empd getting ready for Sea Fresh gales and fair Wear empd as before at 2 PM hauled the Ship out in the Stream and Anchd with the Bt Br in 5 fm Water Veered to ½ a Cable Do recd on board a Pilot
Wednesday 19
at 6 AM fired a Gun and made the Sigl for Sailing Do Lord William Campbell came on board to take His passage for England at 8 weighed and Sailed down the River at 9 Lay too in the North river at 10 made Sail at 11 run aground on the Edge of the West Bank First part fresh gales and fair middle mode and Cloudy Latter fresh Gales and Cloudy at 1 PM the Ship Floated & made Sail for Sandy Hook at 3 saw the Carysfort under way with a fleet of Transports Victuallers &ca at 5 Discharged the Pilot the Fleet ESE 2 Leagues Do set Studding sls at 11 Hauled in the Fore Studg sl
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1662.
