April 1777 Wednesy 30th
Cape Ann N69°W 21 Leags at 4 AM Saw a sail to the Westward, made Sail & Gave Chace — First & Middle parts Do [Modt & Fair] Weathr Latter Strong Gales wt Snow fir'd 2 nine pounders to bring the Chace too at 2 PM she brought too, a Schooner from So Carolina for Cape Ann,2 sent a Mids: & 3 Men on board her Recd 4 Prisoners at 6 PM the Prize Parted Compy
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/420.
2. Schooner Tayron with rice and pitch, Howe's Prize List, May 22, 1777, London Gazette, July 8 to July 12, 1777.