July 1778
Tuesday 21
Cape Sable NW¾N Distance 21 Leags.
at 6 (AM) Tacked and stood on.—
Cape Sable [Nova Scotia] N42Wt. Distance 24 Leags.
First part Light Airs and foggy, Middle and latter fresh Gales and Cloudy, At ½ past 12 (PM) Saw a Sail to the NE, Gave Chace, At ½ past seven fired a Gun and brought her too, sent the Cutter on bd. found her to be the Betsy Schooner1 from St Peters Island2 bound to Nantucket, took four Men out of her, Sent a Mate and 4 Men on board took her in Tow
Wednesday 22d
At 8 (AM) hauled the Prize alongside cleared her cut away her Masts, and scuttled her being good for little, cast her off, and made sail.—
Cape Sable NW½N. Distance 25 Leags.
First and latter parts fresh gales with rain, middle Strong Gales with Do. with a great Swell from the SE, At 5 (PM) handed the fore and Mizen TS
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/36, part 3, fol. 18.
1. Schooner Betsey, master unknown, bound from St. Peters Nova Scotia to Nantucket, with fish and oil, owned by Warren (or Wren) & Co. This schooner was of 24 tons with a crew of 4 men. Howe's Prize List, 30 Oct. 1778, UkLPR, Adm. 1/488, fol. 488, and Gambier's Prize List, 20 Dec. 1778, The London Gazette, 2–6 Feb. 1779.
2. That is, the French island of St. Pierre.
