August 1777 Saturday 16
At Anchr in Rhode Island Harbour ½ past 4 AM weigh'd and came to Sl at 8 Saw a Schooner to the westwd, run down shore ½ past haul'd our wind and gave chace to 2 Sail in the Offing Light breezes and hazey sent the Pinnace in Chace at 4 PM boarded the Sloop & run the Schooner on Shore at 8 Anchd wh Bt Br in. 18 fm pt Judith ENE 5 Mls
Sunday 17
at 6 AM sent the Cutter Arm'd & drove a Sloop on shore2 Fresh breezes and hazey Wellspoint SbW 2 or 3 Miles at 1 PM Anchd wh Bt Br in Fort pond [Bay] in 9 fm Wellspoint NEbE prize in Co hogg'd Ship with the Flap Hogg
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/181.
2. On August 22 it was reported from New London:
Saturday Evening last, Capt. Jehiel Tinker, in a small Privateer, belonging to East-Haddam, a small Sloop, John Harris, Master, and a large Boat, belonging to Mr. Peter Rogers of this Town, were all drove on Shore at Narraganset-Beach, by one of the Enemy's Ships; and about the same Time a Sloop, John Keney, Master and Owner, belonging to this Place, was taken by a Boat from a British Man of War, near Block-Island; the People took to their Boat and landed on that Island, and have since got to the Main. ·
Connecticut Gazette, August 22, 1777.