Cape Henry No 50°Wt Distance 37 Leagues
in the Night a very heavy Sea from the NE at ½ Past 6 AM the Sea runing very high it broke in upon Deck with Prodigious Violence and Iaid the Sloop on her beam Ends Stove the Boat to Pieces which with her mast sails and oars and every thing movable upon Decks was washed over board and several of the People much maimed and bruised, the main gratings being Stove by the Boats going away, a quantity of water got down between Decks, to Lighten the Vessel and give the water vent to the pumps, was under the Necessity of h[e]aving over board the Coals and staving several Casks of water in the Hold at 9 the Vessel righted and got her before the Sea at Noon being entirely free from water lay'd her too under the Try sail the Kedge anchor washed from the Bows
First Part strong Gales Middle modt Latter Clear and Light Breezes PM Empd Putting the Hold to rights found lost and washd over board by the Sea Shipt in the morning two Harness Cask Containing beef 110 Pieces Pork 170 Pieces Cassks 6 Butts and 2 Hhds found a Quantity of Bread damaged and 2 Casks of Pease and 3 firkins of Butter Stove and lost being Crushed to Pieces in the after Hold