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Pleasant weather Landed our prisoners let most of our people go on shore on liberty
Date: 20 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Ten Dollars Reward.
Deserted from the Sloop Tirannicide, John Fisk, Commander, in the Service of this State, on Sunday last the Twenty-first Instant, Two Seamen, one named Andrew Burnett, about Twenty-seven Years of Age, a smooth-faced Man, about Five Feet Five Inches high, wears dark Hair: Had on when he deserted, a dark-colored Waistcoat and Breeches, and was born in Great-Britain. ー The other...
Date: 24 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Employd in gitting water and small stores on board in gitting our vesel fixt for sea on bent our sails Sent them on shore to be mended got them on board bent them got fit for sea Changeable Weather this 6 days past
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
At 3 in the Morning came to Ankor in Cape Ann harbour after one man I went on shore found my man sent him on board found two of my men on board very unruly gave them there Discharge and sent them on shore small breaze of wind and pleasant weather got sum Casks fild with Water
At 1 P m came to sail with the wind at SE at 7 P. M. Half way rock bore NBW 2 Leagues distance small airs of wind from the...
Date: 27 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Sunday 28th of July 1776
at 6 A M we heard A number of Cannon fired At Marblehead Caught sum cod fish at noon the Brusters of boston bore WBS About 3 Leagues distance
Small Airs wind pleasant weather at 4 P M the high land off Plymouth bore S½ E 4 Leagues distance at 6 P M the Race point of Cape Cod bore E½ S distance 4 Leagues at 8 the race point bore SSE 4 Leagues Distance Tack ship...
Date: 28 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Munday 29th of July 1776
tack A Long shore the wind still continues to the southward we in sight of the Land of Cape Cod
1 [P. M.]
Thick Cloudy weather and rain
N B I supposd the low land of East harbour to be in the Longd of 68d.55m. West ー
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The Low land of East harbour bore WBS 2 Leagues distance from which I take my Departure on a Cruze
Date: 29 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Wednesday 31st of July 1776
1 [A. M.]
sounded had 19 fathom water on Georgies bank
4
sounded had 9 fathom SW part of the bank
9
Saw a sail to the southward gave Chaise
11
Gibd
12
in Chaise of A Ship
Lattd in 40d.55m Longd. in 66d.48m
1 [P. M.]
Came up fast with the ship she shortend sail
2
for us found she was a man of war tack ship...
Date: 31 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Remks on Sunday 4th of August 1776
At 7 A M saw two sail gave Chaise to the Eastermost one at 10 spake her a Briggt from St Nicola mould [Mole] bound to Novascotia Sent first Leiutenant 6 men on board took the Capt Joseph dean and 6 men on board of us Gave Chaise after the Other sail the Brigt foll[ow]ing after us left the Briggt very fast at half after 11 made the other sail to the west...
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
4 [A. M.]
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Remks on Munday 5th of August 1776
Stood to the Southward
Ends pleasant weather
Lattd in 38d.5m Longd in 64d.23m
Squally weather and rainy at 1 P M saw a sail to the southward gave Chaise at 7 spake with her the Briggn Salley from Rode Island for Suranam Jno Tower Master
Date: 5 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1 [A. M.]
Remks on Thursday 8th of August 1776
Calm
2
Down all sails
6
Light Airs of wind & Cloudy weather
11
Saw a sail barring SE gave Chaise
12
Exercizd Cannon and small Arms
Lattd in 35d 9 m [Longd] in 62d 47m
1 [P. M.]
Moderate breaze [&] pleasant weather the Chaise to the westward
9
freash breaze and squally
Date: 8 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
2 [A. M.]
Remks on Friday 9th of August 1776
Steady breaze and Cloudy
8
Down all sails saw nothing of our Chaise
10
Stood SW in hopes to git sight of her
12
Carpenter Employd fishing top mast
Lattd in 34d 21m Longd in 61d. 31m
1 [P. M.]
Small breaze of wind and Rainy weather
7
Light Airs of wind Cloudy weather
Date: 9 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1 [A. M.]
Remks on Satterday 10th of August 1776
Lay By under mainsail & Gibb
Lay By up NWBW of North
7
Made sail rainy weather
11
Saw a sail barring NNE gave Chaise we Came up fast Carried away squairsail tack lost Duncan Morrison over a board hove too out boat but Could not save him made sail Again
Lattd in 35d 5m Longd in 61d 8m
1 [P. M.]
Pleasant breaze and Cloudy...
Date: 10 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
4 [A. M.]
Remks on Tuesday 13th of August 1776
Small breaze tumbling sea
5
down all sails
7
Sat All sails small Airs of wind
12
Ends pleasant Weather
Lattd in 35d 37m Longd in 59d 35m
1 [P. M.]
Wore ship stood to the southward saw a sail to windward down all sails found her to be a ship standing to the NE made sail gave Chaise
8
spake with the Chaise a Spanish...
Date: 13 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remks on Thursday 15th of August 1776
2 [A. M.]
heavy head sea
4
hald down all sails
6
Tack ship
10
Pleasant Weather I find the Current has Carried us 38 miles south this 24 hours
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Pleasant weather
Lattd in 35d 5m Longd in 60d 25m
1 [P. M.]
Saw a sail barring west gave Chaise came up fast
6
Spake with the Chaise Capt. Jno Warner in the Sloop Ranger from...
Date: 15 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
4 [A.M.]
Remks on Satterday the 17 of August 1776
freash breaze and Heasey
7
Exercizd our Cannon and small Arms
10
Put our people to Allowance of 2 Quarts of water P[er] day & 1 pound bread they Grumble very much say they have but 3 meals in 24 hours.
12
I find the Current setts us to the southward
Lattd in 35d 2m Longd in 60d 6m
1 [P.M.]
Heasey weather wind from...
Date: 17 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
2 [A. M.]
Remarks on Wedensday 21st of August 1776
This day our people Complaind that they Could not live on the Allowance I Give them as the rice and molases is gone I Orderd the Steward to give 1/4th more beaf or po[rk]
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Saw a sail barring south gave Chaise
11
Come up with the Chaise very little she is a great distance off we take her to he a small vesel a Cruzer by her...
Date: 21 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
3 [A. M.]
Remks on Thursday 22th of August 1776
Hoisted sails split our mainsail
Saw a sail barring SE one League distan[ce] out boat sent the first Leiutenant and 8 men on board s[h]e was a snow from St Vincents 24 days out bound to London Jonath Dudfield Master in ballast2
12
small breaze of wind & fair weather
Lattd in 34d 26m Longd in 61d 10m
1 [P. M.]
Pleasant...
Date: 22 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
1 [A. M.]
Remks on Friday 23th of August 1776
Saw a Brigt Close on board wore ship After her she wore at the same time and in wareing we fell on board one another Carried away our Gibboom
at 6 made sail spoke with the Brigt that run on board of us Capt Joseph Wipple [Jabez Whipple] from Road Island on a Cruze2
11
we saw a sail to the S E we gave chaise in Company we Carried...
Date: 23 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remks on Satterday 24th of August 1776
5 [A. M.]
Pleasant weather
6
Down all sails saw nothing of our Chaise
12
Hasey weather
Lattd in 36d 21m Longd in 61d 21m
At 1 P M saw a sail to the S E gave Chaise At 5 spake with the Chaise a french snow from Porteprince bound to Burdox 30 days out tack ship stood to the northward squally
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
6 [A. M.]
Remks on Tuesday 27th of August 1776
Continues to blow hard gale and Learge sea the prize in Company
11
Saw a ship to the northward gave Chaise found her to be a french ship from Hispanola for france. spake our prize
1 [P. M.]
Lattd in 36d 15m Longd in 59d 50m
Saw a ship to the N E standing Close by the wind to the southward we suppose her to be in Chaise of us spake...
Date: 27 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6