1778 Augt. 14 Bad Weather, the Commodore1 fired several Guns for a Pilot who came off at noon & piloted us up to Brest by night—
D, DLC, Journal of Lieutenant William Jennison, p. 13.
1. Continental Navy frigate Providence, Capt. Abraham Whipple. As senior captain in the squadron, Whipple assumed the role of commodore.