[Augst 1778] Thursday 13th
Do [Sandy Hook] N 68 Wt. Distce. 54 Leags 2 miles at 5 AM saw the Pearl1 bearing down towards us Do. hauld the Main Sail up & set the Mizn. Stay Sail at 6 the Whale boat was wash’d from off the Quarter Do. Found the Pumps useless at 8 the Pearl made the Sigl. to Ware Do. Wore & brot. too under the Mizn Stays.l ½ past 10 the Pearl made Sigl. for a Sail in the SW, Do made Sail & gave Chace, at 11 set the Main Sail & Fore & Main T. Sails ½ past the Pearl came up with the Chace which prov’d to be a french Schooner,2 up Courses down F & M T.Mt.StaySl. Do the Pearl hoisted out a boat & made prize of her, Empd. Pumping & Bailing Carpenters chinsing the Fire Ports.
The Land in Sight from West to NW
Distce. 3 Leags
Sandy Hook N68Wt.
Distce. 30 Leags & 2 Miles First part fresh gales & Squally, middle. Modte. & Cloudy, latter Light breeze with rain ½ past 1 PM the Pearl bore down to us & sent a boat on board of us with an Officer to enquire into the Situation of the Ship. at 3 recd. from the Pearl a Pump Basketts, Nails &ca. Do. rigg’d it in the Fore hatchway and face’d the Ship Do. got up T.Gt.Yds. ½ past 6 the Pearl took us in Tow—Loos’d the Top Sails & set them; at 7 Wore & made Sail, at 11 set the Main Sail,
D, UkLPR Adm. 51/4385, fols. 4–5.
1. H.M. frigate Pearl, Capt. John Linzee.
2. The French schooner Zemire, Master J. B. Gaspar. See Journal of H.M. frigate Pearl, this day, above, for details of its capture.