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August 1777
Cape Henry WbN 7 Mile
Friday 15th
at 4 AM Saw a strange sail passing thro' the Fleet under all Sail, Do cast off the Vessels in Tow & made sail after her, at ½ past came up with her, and fired Several Volleys of Small Arms, she hove too Do sent a Boat on board she proved to be the Rochester Brig from James's River Virginia loaded With Tobacco & Staves, bound to Nantz...
Date: 15 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
August 1777
Cape Henry WSW 5 miles
Saturday 16th
at 6 A.M. Came to Sail as P Sigl from the Adml at 8 Turning up for Cape Henry had 7 to 14 fm Cape Henry WNW 4 miles Open'd a Cask of Beef No 2251 Cont 192 at 10 Calm Anchord with the Stream Anchor in 9 fathom at Noon fine Clear Wr
Fresh Breezes at 1 P.M. Came to Sail as did the Adml and all the Convoy Set Studdg Sails at 3 running thro'...
Date: 16 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septemr 1777
Tuesday 16
Cape Henry S:65Wt 147 Leagues
at 7 AM TKd Ship ½ past 9 saw a Sail to the Northward, TKd Ship, cast off the Swallow Packet made sail and gave chace, ½ past 11 TKd Ship.
Fresh Breezes PM set Studding Sails, at 1 the chace finding we neared her bore away with all the Sail she could croud, intending to escape by going athwart our hawse, the breeze freshing, we Edged away...
Date: 16 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Saturday 20th
Cape Henry NWbN 14 Leagues
at 3 AM Saw a Sail and gave chace, fired four Swivel Shot and brout her too, the Betsey Sloop 2 from Virginia to St Eustatia, took charge of her, Sailmakers repairing the Foretopmast Staysail, at Noon the prize in Tow
Little wind and hazy, at 4 PM Saw the land ahead, and a Sail in Shore, Cast off the prize and gave chace, at 7...
Date: 20 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septemr 1777
Tuesday 30
Cape Henry No 50°Wt Distance 37 Leagues
in the Night a very heavy Sea from the NE at ½ Past 6 AM the Sea runing very high it broke in upon Deck with Prodigious Violence and Iaid the Sloop on her beam Ends Stove the Boat to Pieces which with her mast sails and oars and every thing movable upon Decks was washed over board and several of the People much maimed and bruised...
Date: 30 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9