July 1778
Satdy 25
[Cape Sambro WNW Dist: 2 Miles, long.
42°, 02' N] [Nova Scotia]
Modt & hazy, [AM] saw a Sail, gave Chace—spoke HMS Ambuscade whose boat boarded our Chace found her a Schooner from St Peters2 left her in Charge the Ambuscade
[Cape Sambro WNW Dist: 2 Miles]
Lt Breezes & Cloudy [PM] saw a Sail & gave her chace
Sundy 26
AM brot too the Chace found her a Snow3 from St Maloes4 bound to Boston Exchanged the people, no Sail in sight—
[Cape Sambro NW Dist: 4 Ls.]
Light Breezes & Cloudy Wr. prize in Company
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/1044, part 3, fols. 74–75.
1. Schooner Argos. For more on this recapture, see Journal of H.M. frigate Ambusacade, Capt. John Macartney, 24 July, above.
2. That is, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Islands, French North America.
3. This snow has not been identified.
4. That is, Saint-Malo, France.
