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April 1777
Monday 21st
Charles Town S22.7W 48 Ls
½ past Merdn Saw 2 Sail to the Wtwd Gave Chace 1 Sail Stood to the Sowd Fired 3 Shot & brought too the Sloop Francis from St Eustatius bound to No Carolina Thos Baker Master 2
Date: 21 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 1777
Wednesd 23d
Charlestown S67 °2'W 89 Leagues
at ½ pt 5 Saw a Sloop in the NE. Gave Chace .at 8 bt too A Prize Sloop belonging to His Majestys Sloop Merline at 10 TKd & Gave Chace to the NW . . .
More Modte . . .
at 2 TKd . . . at 6 TKd the Chace NWbN 5 Miles at 7 TKd at 8 TKd H[ande]d all our Small Sails
Thursd 24th
½ pt 1 AM Saw the [Chace] Made sail at 3 AM Fired a shot...
Date: 25 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 1777
Saturday 26th
Sandy Hook N9.52W 95 Miles
Strong Gales & Dark Cloudy Wr Latter Part More Modte
½ past 3 Saw A Sail to the NWwd at 7 PM bt too the
Brigg John from Nantucket bound to No Carolina, Laden with Sugar & Ballast Chris tr Worth Master
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 1777
Monday 28th
Sandy Hook North 36 Ls
at 6 [A.M.] Tkd & Saw a Sail to the SE Gave Chace at Noon the Chase SSW 2 Miles
Do [Modte & fair] Wr
[P.M.] fired 4 Shot at the Chace & bt too the Schooner Phoenix from Nantucket bound to Virginia wt Sugar Oil & Ballast Elisha Coffin Master o[u]t 3 Days
Date: 28 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
June 1777
Friday 13th
St Augustine S33.52 W 74 Leagues
at 9 AM Saw A Sail to the NW Gave Chace at 11 Bent A New Main Topmast Staysl In Co HMS Perseus
Light Airs & fair Wr
In Chace at 1 PM Died Nathl Sargent of the Small Pox
½ past 1 PM Cape Romain bore N½E 3 or 4 Leagues at ½ pt 2 fired 2 Shot & bt too our Prize Schooner. the Perseus fired Several Shot at the other Sail being a...
Date: 15 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Wednesd 10th
Charles Town N 10° .52' Wt 16 Ls
at 5 AM Tkd at Six Saw a Sail to the Sowd Gave Chace In Hoisting the fore topmt Studding sail the fore topgt Studding sl Got Foul and was lost out of the top overbd at Merdn the Chace SbE 4 Miles the Brune Hull Down Astern —
Light Breezes and fair Wr Saw another Sail to the Southwd Hoisted out the Pinnace & Sent after the Chace at...
Date: 10 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Friday 12
Charles Town N3°W 15 Leagues
at 1 AM Saw a Sail Gave Chace Fired Several Shot at the Chace & Brot too the Sloop Friendship from Charles town bound to Curisoe Laden with Rice Tobacco Indian Corn & Indigo Wm Ross Master2 In Co Brune & Prize.
Date: 12 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Friday 19
Sandy Hook N8.43E 152 LS
at 6 AM Saw a Sail to the Nowd Gave Chace at 7 TKd — Modte Breezes and Fair Wr ½ pt 1 PM Fired three Shot & Brot too the Brigg General Gadsden George Lacey Master from Charlestown bound to Amsterdam Laden with Rice Tobacco & Indigo2
Date: 19 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Jany. 1778
Thursd 1
[Charlestown] S 69 W 122 Ls
½ pt 8 AM Saw a Sail Gave Chace at 11 Fired a Shot & Brot too the Schr. Jolly Robin from Porto Prince bound to Boston Laden with Molasses Calab Hopkins Master1
do: West 98 Ls
Do [Modte] & fair Wr. [PM] Read the Articles of War & Abs...
Date: 1 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Janry: 1778
Tuesday 6
do. [Charles Town] N 83° W 43 Ls
at 10 [AM] Wore at 11 Saw a Sail Gave Chace
do. [Charles Town] S 74° W 40 Ls
Strong Gales and Squally ½ pt 1 [PM] Fired a Shot & Brot. too the Sloop Speedwell from Providence in Rhode Island to Charlestown S° Carl. Laden with Apples, Potatoes, Onyons & Cyder Thos. Munro ...
Date: 6 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Janry: 1778
Thursd 8
do. [Charles Town] S 76° W 37 Ls.
at 12 [AM] Saw a Sail Gave Chace Fired 2 Shot & Brot too the Schr Favorite from St. Cruize bound to Ocrecock Saml Smith Master1 at 5 Struck TGM Read the Articles of War & Punished. Hugh Murphy. Robt Trice & Const....
Date: 8 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Janry. 1778
Sunday 18
St Augustine South 34 Ls
½ pt 8 AM Saw a Sail Gave Chace.
Charles town West 40 Ls.
Fresh Gales and Cloudy Wr. at 3 [PM] fired 4 Shot & Brot too the Sloop Little Charles from St. Eustatia bound to Charlestown So Carlo Laden with Rum Salt & Dry Goods Jerhh:...
Date: 18 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Janry 1778
Wednesd 21
do: [Charles town] N 67° 9 Ls.
at 2 AM TKd. to Wtwd. at 7 AM Saw 2 Sail in the SW Qr. Gave Chace at 10 fired a Shot & Brot. too & Spoke with His Majesty Brigg Hichenbrook then gave Chace to the other Sail
do: N 66º 70 Miles
Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Wr ½ p...
Date: 21 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Janry. 1778
Wednesd 28
Do. [Charles town] S 46°.48 W 26 Ls.
[AM] Saw a Sail in the NE Gave Chace ½ pt 8 TKd ½ pt 10 fired a Shot & Brot: too the Brigg Katy from Edenton No. Carolina bound to Charles town So Carolina Laden with Tobacco & Staves William Bunker Master1 Sd:...
Date: 28 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
February 1778
Monday 2
Do. [Charles town] S 77°..39' W 61 Ls.
at 8 AM Saw A Sail Gave Chace ½ pt 9 fired a Shot & Brot too a French Ship on hailing him Said he was from Porto Prince bound to Charles town So Carolina Laden with Sugar Wine & Dry Goods1
Do. N 72°..20' W 42 Ls.
Strong Gales and dark...
Date: 2 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Captain Fanshawe1 having thought proper to order the Galatea under my Command to remain upon this Coast, to act in consort with the Hinchinbrook and Rebecca, in order to prevent the Rebel force from advancing by the inland navigation towards St. Augustine.
On consulting Lieutenant Ellis,2 and Mowbray3 I find the Galatea cannot be got into St....
Date: 6 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I wrote the 6th. off St. Marys1 to inform your Excellency Captain Fanshawe2 had ordered the Galatea to remain upon this Coast in order to prevent an Armed Force said to be advancing by the inland Navigation to the Southward.
That she might be of effectual Service from the intelligence I could collect, Frederica appeared to be the place where she might...
Date: 17 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11