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November 1776.
Tuesday 12th
Sandy Hook Lighthouse West Distance 3 Miles
Fresh Gales and Cloudy. (AM) the Roby Brigg one of our Prizes having drove on Shore by stress of Weather up Amboy River; manned and Armed all our Boats to send to her assistance and retake her frorn the Rebels. At Noon it blowing very hard were obliged to detain the Boats.
Do Wear At 1 (PM0Sent our Boats manned and Armed...
Date: 12 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Novemr 1776
Thursdy 14
Do [Sandy Hook] N 38 Wt 212 miles
at 8 (AM) Wore Ship. at 9 Set the Fore & Mn Topsail Out reefs & set the Miz Topsl 3 Sail in the NE Qr got up Topg masts & yds do set Topgl Sails at Noon made the Cherokees Signal to Tack
Mode breezes & clear Wr 1 PM saw a Sloop which we took to be a Privateer fired a Gun to bring her to — half past Tackd & bore down...
Date: 14 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
November 1776
Wednesday 20
Do [Sandy Hook] No 79 Wt 220 Leagues.
at 8 AM out 3d reef of Fore & Main topsail, set the Mizen & unbent the Cables and stowed the Anchors..
Moderate and Cloudy at ½ past 2 PM saw a sail to the SE made sail and gave Chace, at 7 began to fire at her, at ½ past 8 brought her to and found her to be one of our Transports that had been taken by a Rebel Privateer...
Date: 20 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Thursday Novr 21st came in the Raven and Cherokee Sloops of war with a prize Sloop from Philadelphia with flour 2 and nine transports with recruits provision and store from Ireland.
Date: 21 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Novr 1776
Saturday 23d
Sandy Hook N11.03W 59 Leagues
Fresh breezes & Cloudy at 8 AM Gave Chace to the SW
Do wear at 2 PM brot too the Harts of Oak 2 Sloop from Cape Francois bound to Philadelphia, laden with Rum Limes &ca at 5 made Sail and gave Chace to the NNW at 7 finding the Ship in 8 fm water leav'd off Chace at 9 Saw a Sail to the SE gave chase at 12 brot too the...
Date: 23 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Monday Novr 25 passd up AM the Perseus with a retaken Ship &c PM passd up the Galetea with a retaken Brig and two prize sloops
Date: 25 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
1776 November
Thursday 28
[Off Sandy Hook]
6 AM unmoored Ship & hove into 1 /3 of a Cable light breezes & fair Wear 2 P M weighed & came to Sail in Co wt the Experiment, Cerberus, Emerald & Sphynx ½ past 4 made the Sgl for anchoring at 5 came to wt the B. Br in 10 fm in Gravesend Bay — fir'd the morning & Evg Guns
Friday 29
½ past 9 AM Weighed & came to Sail in...
Date: 29 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Saturday Decr 7th [1776] a sloop prize of Orpheus & Daphne from Bourdeaux with 1400 bolts of Canvass Salt petre Brimstone fire arms &c 2 passed up to the fleet.
Date: 7 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
December 1776
Sunday 8th
Do [Light House of Sandy] Hook No 43° Wt 23 Leagues
at 7 AM saw a Sail to the SE. made the Daphne's Sigl to Chace and made sail set Studding Sails.
Fresh gales with heavy Squalls at ½ past 2 shorten'd sail & Spoke the Chace, a Sloop from Philadelphia wth flour for Rhode Island close Reef'd Top Sails and stood to the Soward at 12 handed the Top Sails
Monday 9th...
Date: 9 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
December 1776
Thursday 12th
Sandy Hook N23.40Wt 62 Leagues
Modt & fair Wear At 1 PM Saw a Sail to the SW gave Chace at ½ pt 6 PM fired a Shot and brot too the Chace, found her to be the Sloop Neptune from Surinam, Bound to Rhode Island, loaded with Mellasses Sugar, Cocoa & Dry Goods out 30 days 2
Date: 12 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Decemher 1776
Friday 13
Moored at Sandy Hook
[A.M.] Armed the Tender & landed the Marines in Order to Examine a Schooner which was run a Shore, dry'd Sails First & Mid. pts Mode latter Fresh Gales. P.M. at 5 the Marines took Possession of the Schooner, at 7 they retd with 27 Rebel Prisoners, at 8 the Tender retd after firing a No of Swivels & Sm! Arms at the Rebels who were...
Date: 13 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
December 1776
Sunday 15th
Sandy Hook N25.18W 119 Leagues
at ½ pt 11 AM Saw a Sail do gave Chace in Company as before
First pt Modt & fair Midl & latter Strong Gales and Squally wth Thunder Lightning & Rain, At 6 PM fired a Shot and brot too a Sloop from Harbour Island bound to Nantucket Laden with Salt, 2 put a Petty Officer & 4 Men onboard, do bore away and rejoin'...
Date: 16 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
December 1776 —
Tuesday 31st
Sandy Hook No SW Distance 50 Leags
7 AM out Reefs Fresh Breezes & Cloudy at 2 P: M set Topgt & Studing sails and gave Chace to a Sail to the Westward at 7 Fir'd a 6 Pr & brot too the Chace, A Sloop from Demerada [Demerara] bound to New London 2 sent a Midshipman & five Men onbd At 9 Sounded 18 fm fine White Sand Wore Ship and made Sail
Date: 31 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
January 1777 —
Thursday 2d
Sandy Hook N: 19W Distance 69 Leag[ues]
at 7 AM up Topgt Mast made Sail & gave Chace to a Vessel to the NEt at 8 Spoke the Chace the Brig Ranger that had been taken by the Rebels, sent a Midshipman & four Men onbd & brought onbd four Rebels
Date: 2 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
January 1777
Wednesdy 8th
Sandy Hook No: 30W Distance 58 Leag
at 7 AM Saw a Sail to the E out all Reefs set Topgt & Studingsls & gave Chace at 10 Came up wth the Chace found it to be a Sloop from Martinico Loaded with Arms and Ammunition, bound to Philadelphia, 2 Brot too sent a Midshipman & four Men onboard —
Fresh gales & Cloudy at 1 PM made Sail & parted Co
Date: 8 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
January 1777
Sunday 12th
Sandy Hook No 11 W Distance 63 Leag
at 10 AM three Sail in sight, Out all Reefs set Studingsails & gave Chace at Noon Modt and Cloudy
Fresh, Breezes & Cloudy in Chace as before at 4 PM came up wth and Brot too the Chace found it to be a Sloop from Bermuda Loaded with Salt bound to Virginia,2 Brot too took the Master & crew out, Scuttled &...
Date: 12 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
April 1777
Sunday 13th
Sandy Hook No 9.16 Distance 63 Ls
at 5 AM fresh Breezes saw a Sail to the S:Et Out 2d Reef Topsails & gave Chace at 8 Came up with and spoke a Schooner from Boston, bound to Virginia in Ballast 2 Brot too Main Tops! to the Mast took out the Prisoners and destroyed her.
Date: 13 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
Novr 1775
Friday 24
Do [Sandy Hook] N 28" 00 Wt 123 Leagues
At 5 A M Made sail,Set up Courses & Close reeft topsls at 7 Out 3d reefs topsls at 10 brought too the Sloop America Robert Campbell Master from St Cruz for New York detained her & Sent her to Boston2
Date: 24 November 1775
Volume: Volume 2