June 1777 Saturday 21st
Nantucket Shoal N 12° Wt Dist: 15 Leagues 5 [AM] Saw 2 Sail in the NE Qr made Sail & gave Chace 8 Light Airs & fair at ½ pt TKd Ship 12 Do Wr in Chace. Light Airs & Clear wr Nantucket Shoal N 12° Wt Dist: 15 Leagues 1 [PM] the Prize in Campy TKd Ship 6 Fired 12 Guns Shoted at the Chace She brought too a Schooner from Boston bound to Egg Harbour2 sent a Petty Officer & Six men to take Charge of her Wore Ship & made Sail.
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/2079.
2. Experiment, Jacob Mills, master, with sugar, sent to Rhode Island, Howe's Prize List, October 24, 1777, PRO, Admiralty 1/488,68.
