July 1778 Wednesday 8
Henlopen Light house WbN 5 or 6 Leagues
Mod & fair at 1 [AM] Tack'd saw 4 of the French Fleet Anchor off Cape Henlopen
Do. [Henlopen Light house] WBN 4 or 5 Legs.
Thursd 9 Mod Wr. [AM] running along Shore with all sails set at noon Stood in for Sandy Hook & made the Sigl. for a Pilot
Do. [Henlopen Light house] WNW 5 Leags River Sink1 WSW
D, UkGrNMM, ADM L/M/27. Journal kept by Lt. James Vashon, 1st lieutenant of H.M. frigate Maidstone.
1. That is, Highlands of Navesink, New Jersey, which is on Raritan Bay into which the Raritan River flows. When standing in for Sandy Hook, of course, Henlopen Lighthouse would no longer be five leagues to the west-northwest.
