Novr 1775 Sunday 5th
Remarks &ca Speedwell Sloop AM at 10 Heileghland 2 EbN 6 miles at 11 a Danish Snow 3 and galliot in Compy First and Middle part strong gales and Squally weather, the latter Modr breezes, sounded Occasionally,
Monday 6th
at 8 AM haild & brought too, the Danish Snow in the Latd 52°20' No and Longd 3°31' E by Acct from Heileghland dist about 67 Leags on board of which sent a mate & midshipman with directions to Accompany us at half past 10 Made sail the Danish Snow in Compy Modr breezes and hazey Wr sounded occasionally
Tuesday 7th
at 10 AM fir'd a shot and brought too a french fishing boat, saw the So foreland bearing Wbs 8 Leags snow in Compy Modt and Cloudy with rain at 4 pm the So foreland WbS 5 Leagues at ½ past the No foreland NWbN about 5 Leags At ¾ past 6 found the Sloop to be near the breakers on the So End of the goodwin sand and douting of our Clearing of them at 7 Anchd in a qr less 3 fm and veard to a ⅓ of a Cable fir'd a gun for the snow to Anchor, but she run clear, at ½ past fir'd a gun a sigl for a Duch ship to run clear sent the Mastr to Sound round the ship at ½ past 10 weigh'd and made saile under whole topsailes
Wednesday 8th
At 1 AM the So foreland lights WbN 6 or 7 Miles at 2 Do took in the 3d reefs in the topsailes, got down top galt yds At 4 Anchd in Dover road in 7 fm water So foreland lights EbN Cockpt Wt ¾ of a mile at noon the Danish Snow working into the road Sent our boat to Assist her Fresh Gales and Squally Wr at 7 pm Came on board Jno Richards Pilot and took charge of her for the Harbr at 11 Do weigh'd & made saile in to the Harbr As did the Danish snow & lashed to the Cross wall.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/918.
2. Heligoland, an island about forty miles off the mouth of the Elbe river, from which the Speedwell had just departed.
3. The Danish snow was the Patriot, seized on suspicion of carrying supplies to the rebels, but later released after being searched. See "Extract of a letter from Dover, December 26."
