June 1778 Tuesday 23rd
Do [Spiting Devil Creek ESE 2 Miles]
at 6 AM Weigh'd & Gave chase to a Rebbell Sloop at 9 the Chase run a shore sent a boat mand & Arm'd to bring her off, at 10 the boats return'd having brought the sloop off having one man wounded.1 fird 1: 24 Prs. & 2: 4 Pr at a Party of Light horse
Tallards Pt. [N.Y.] ESE 1 Mile2
at 10 AM anchd. wt. the best bower in 4 fm. Water in Compy our Prize Light Breezes & fair Wr. at 2 PM Weigh'd & Came to sail at 4 PM Anchd. with the best bower in 6 fm Water Philips Borrough3 NE ½ a Mile found riding here the Tartar & Crane Galley—4
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/4159, fol. 56.
1. The prize sloop has not been further identified.
2. In a departure from customary practice, on 23 June Clark gave the galley's position twice in the column usually reserved for the noon reading.
3. That is, Phillipsburg, New York.
4. H.M. frigate Tartar, Capt. Cornthwaite Ommanney, commander; H.M. armed galley Crane.
