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Thursday 13th August 1778 |
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The Renown1 bore WbN about 2 Miles |
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Lost Sight the Renown |
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Haul'd down the Forestays2
Pumpt 2 Feet
Do. W [Strong Gales and Squally with Rain]
Pumpt 2 Feet
Sett fore sail
more moderate |
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Sett mizn. staysl. |
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Sett fore & main Courses |
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Sett main Topsails
Thick hazey Wr. with hard rain
Water Expd 1 1/ 3 Tons |
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Remains — 122 2/ 3 Tons |
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Fresh Gales with rain sett FTS & up TGM up
TGYd and sett mizen TS
Heard the report of 4 Guns to the westward |
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Brown sand with small stones Pumpt 2 Feet at 6 saw a sail in the SE Qr Steer’d for her soon perceivd her to be A Large french Ship3 without a bowsprit Foremast or any TMast ¼ past saw a sail to the Westd made her the private sigl wch she repeated made her the sigl that the chace was an enemy a ½ past 7 Came up with the Chace she hail’d & on our not answering Fired at us which we returned with a whole broadside continued the engagement untill when being past her Left off firing & stood to the Southward being very Light airs & a great swell the ship missed Stays wore and stood to the Northwd on which point we last saw the enemy the night being very dark Lost sight of her. In the action we had but 2 Men wounded one of which mortally Fore yard Shott near half through The FTGalt mast and cap shot away one of the fore shrouds cut through and several other slightly wounded a great many ropes shot through WQ at 1/ 4 past 10 saw the chace bearing EbN Put after her at ½ Mile distance in order to engage at Day light
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fisg the
for yard
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