Febuary 1776 Friday 2d
Off Norfolk in Virginia Strong Gales and hazey. A M arrivd here our Tender with a Schooner Taken from the Rebels 2 ー Saild our Tender on a Cruize
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/548.
2. The schooner Polly, Samuel Nichols, master, William West, owner, from Salem for the Potomac, in ballast. She was taken off Cape Henry on January 31, 1776. Shuldham's Prize List, April 24, 1776, PRO, Admiralty 1/484.