Jany 1776 Wednesday 17
Off Norfolk in Virginia the Kingsfisher Shifted her Birth lower down the River ー the Long Boat being on Shore Watering the Crew were Attacked by a partey of the rebels who made the petty Officer and men prisoners. 2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/548.
2. Ibid., the cutter was sent ashore on January 19, and "brot off the Long Boat."