Remarks &c on Thursday Dec^r. 4. 1777.

[D^o: Shole of S^t Georges Bank N 76 W Dis^ce: 40 Leg^s.]¹

[AM] [at] 12 D^o W^r. [Fresh Breezes & Cloudy] [at] 4 Light Breezes & thick Hazy W^r. with rain [at] 7 Saw a Sail Bearing NBE. Made sail & Gave Chase [at] 8 fresh Breezes & Squally with rain Saw a Sail in the SW Quarter. [at ½ past] 9 Bro^t too the Chase She proved to be the Brig Industry.——M^c.Clellan. Master. from Falmouth Casco Bay Laden with Spars & Lumber Bound to Martinico² Hoisted the Cutter Out Sent a Mid^n. & Men to take Charge of Her. Squally with rain in 2^d reefs the top sails at 10 Sent the Brig for Halifax Hoisted the Boat in Wore Ship & Gave chase After the Vessell wee had Seen in the SW. ½ p^t. 11 Saw the Sail Standing to the SE. Fresh Gales & Squalls in Chase

Altitude Obs^d. 25 . . 07 Latt^e. Obs^d. 42° . . 9 N^o. Cape Sable 9° N^o. 25 Leagues Distance

[PM] [at] 1 Fresh Gales and Hard Squalls at times Still in Chase [at] 2 Comeing up with the Chase fast. Observed the Chase to be a Schooner Close reefd the top sails & han^d fore top sail [at] 3 Han^d. Main top sail Struck T. G. Masts. fired a 4 p^dr. at the Chase the Chase Bro^t too Hauld the fore sail up & Lay too under Mizon & Mizon Stay sail & Main Stay sail [at] ½ p^t. 3 the Schooner in bearing down under Our Lee Run on Board the Lee Quarter whitch Carried away the Driver Boom & Ensign Staff the Chase proved to Be a Schooner from Piscataqua bound to S^t. Lucia Laden with lumber³ at 4 Hard Gales & Squalls Set the Main sail