August 1777 Tuesday 26th
Latt Obs 43° . .00''No Long 56°. .59" [at Sea] Light Breezes & thick foggy Wr at ½ pt 4 [AM] Saw the Cutter whom fired 3 Guns Do Saw a Sail to the Soward Made Sail & Gave chace 6 Made the Cutter's Signal & fired a Gun Do the Cutter Standing towards us Light Breezes & Cloudy at ½ past 8 Brat too Main top sail to the Mast & Spoke the Cutter with a Brig in Company whom she had taken at 8 P.M. (Whitch was the Guns that was then heard) whitch was taken by a privateer Schooner belonging to Salem & taken on the Banks of Newfound Land She proved to be the Brig Juno Laden with fish took the Prisoners Out & Sent a petty Officer & 5 Men to take Charge of her at 10 filled Main top sail & Stood to the Wtward the Prize & Convoy in Campy at 11 Brat too & spoke the prize at 12 modt & Hazy ½ past 12 [PM] Sent the prize to Halifax Do Made Sail the Convoy in Compy 1 Modt Breezes & Hazy the Cutter & Schooner in Campy ¼ past 2 Saw the Land bearing No about 5 or 6 Leagues 3 Opend a Cask of Beef Contents 84 peices 4 Do Wr the Westernmost Land in Sight NW about 5 Leags
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1865.