Monday the 27th [November]. The wind is not so strong as before but blows from the same direction. The weather is cold and covered. Our longboat went out to investigate a vessel that we had seen in the morning. At one o'clock in the afternoon our longboat came back with a vessel of about 80 tons laden with wood, hay, cheese, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, hens, turkeys, geese and ducks and other goods. All this was of very little value.² The Captain and myself went ashore in order to entrust our prize to the person appointed by General Washington who would take care of the sale and give us the proceeds. We came back on board immediately.