Novr 1775 Tuesday 21st
Remarks &ca Speedwell Sloop at 10 AM spoke a duch ship Called the Eufrou Agatha, Tadamondert Mastr bound to Burdeux laden with deals. So Foreland NNE 9 or 10 Miles The first part mode and Clear middle & latter squally P M at 1 gave chace to a Danish ship at 2 fir'd 2 shot and brought too the Chace A ship from Copenhagen Frederick Fredericks Mastr bound to santa Craix laden with sundry marchandize belonging to London. 2 at 6 Shortned saile & took in the 2d reefs in the topsailes at 11 Do in the 3d reefs topsailes
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/918.
2. The Speedwell probably lost a prize by not seizing the ship. She was undoubtedly the vessel about which John Pownall advised Philip Stephens, although Pownall called her Dutch from Amsterdam. See Pownall to. Stephens, December 1, 1775.
