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Journal of the Massachusetts Navy Brig Massachusetts, Captain John Fisk, May 16, 1777
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H
Courses
Winds
Remks
on Friday 16th of May 1777
3
freash gales
8
Tyrannicide
in company
9
ENE
North
Saw a ship to the northward standing to the southward gave chaise
at
11 saw a Learge dutch ship standing to the westward
we
come up with the chaise but little
fresh
gale
10
EBN
11
E½N
12
Latt
By Obs 46D 00m
Long
in 10D 22m
1
EBS
North
Freash gales & pleasant weather
we
come up with the chaise fast
at
3 PM. saw 3. sail to the windward our chaise hoists french Colours
one
of the ships brought our chaise too & hoisted English Colours
I
took her to be a 74 gun English ship of war & bore away
she
gave us chaise
we
made all sail from her
she
made all sail after us & came up fast
at
9 we hald our wind to the westward
Capt
Harridan Bore away
at
10 saw 3. flashes we supposed to be guns from the ship at Capt Harridan
we
lost sight of the ship & Capt Harridan
5
WSW
6
WSW
10
WBN
1. John Fisk Journal, AAS.
Document Information
Date
1777 May 16
Author
Fisk, John (Capt., Massachusetts Navy)
Volume
Volume 8
Ships
Massachusetts (Brig)
Series
European Theatre from January 1, 1777, to May 31, 1777
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