January 1777. Sunday 26:
Moor'd off Prudence Island as before — Modt and fair Wr PM Wash'd and smoaked between Decks, at 1 Departed this Life Thomas Smith (Seaman) at 5 sent the boats mann'd & Armed after a Sloop that had Anchord between Prudence and Patience Islands, at ½ past saw a firing from the boats and Sloop at 6 fir'd 3 Nine Pounders as Signals for the boats to Return — Little Wind and Cloudy Wr
Monday 27
AM Longboat for Water, at 10 a Row Galley came down the River and Anchord off Warwick N eek, and another went round the North end of Prudence, Do heard the Report of several Guns from the East end of Prudence —
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/922.