Cape Henry NWBN 3 Leagues
at 4 AM saw 5 Strange Sail in the offing, the Senegal and Raleigh in Chace, we weigh'd and gave Chace, at 8 AM light airs inclinable to a Calm, hoisted the Barge, Cutter and Longboat & sent them to 3 of the Sail, at 11 AM saw our Boats Board them, which were the Sloop Friendship, from Virginia, bound to havannah with Flour, Sloop Resolution, from Baltimore, bound to Curracoa, with Tobacco and Flour, Sloop Betsey, from Virginia, bound to Cape Franco, with T obacco,2 Guns expence, fired 10 Six pounders, at the Vessels.
Ditto Wear at 4 PM sent hands onboard the Prizes, at 5 PM the Senegal, and Raleigh Joined us, who had taken 2 prizes, with Flour and Tobacco, anchored with the small Bower in 7 fathom Water & Made the Signal to anchor,