[Extract] 14th Augt [1778]
Fine weather after 9 this morning. Clear and warm. Wind S.E....
Five dead bodies, and part of a Wheel and Tiller rope, supposed to belong to one of the French ships, were found yesterday on the shore of Brenton’s neck.
The French frigates and the Brig,1 remain in the Seconnet passage. Since the departure of the French fleet, very few of the Rebel boats or small craft have appeared on the W. Side of the Island.
Mackenzie, Diary 2:353. Nine paragraphs relating to ground troops omitted.
1. The French frigates Aimable, Lieutenant de vaisseau Antoine-Stanislas-Xavier de Curières de Castelnau de Saint-Cosme-Sainte-Eulalie; Alcmène, commanded by Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre-René-Bénigne-Mériadec, comte de Bonneval Ruffo; and Engageante, Capitaine de vaisseau Charles-Rene, Chevalier de Gras-Preville. The brig was the former H.M. armed brigantine Stanley, commanded by officier auxiliare Boulouvard de Barentin.
