April 1776 Cape Ann NNW½W 4 Leagues
Mondy 29 Saw a Sail in the SE Quarter Gave Chace Fir'd a Shot at the Chace & Brought her too sent an Officer onboard proved be an American Schooner Recd the Prisoners onbd at 8 Made Sail for Nanasket Road.
Tuesday 30. Fresh Breezs & Clear Latter Mode & Cloudy, took the Prizes in Tow Tack'ed Occasionally at 12 Anchor'd in Nantasket Road with the Bt Bower in 5 fathms Veer'd to ½ a Cable. Fresh Gales and Squally Middle Cloudy with rain Latter Mode & fair at 5 PM Weigh'd & came to Sail the Prize in Company 2 at 6 Saluted the Commodore with 13 Guns came to Anchor with the Bt Bower in 6 fathms Veer'd to ½ a Cable found riding Here His Majs Ships Renown Commodore [Francis] Banks and the Hope Tender
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1865.
2. There is no further identification of this prize.
