Jan 1778 Monday 5th
[St. Martin's] S. 17.57 E Distce. 106 Leagues Light Breezes & Clear Wr: Variation ⅌ Azimuth 5.30 Nth: at 7 AM Saw a Sail to the NW. Gave Chace, fired 2 Six Pound Shot, to make her bring too found her to be a schooner from Casco Bay, took possession of her.1
D, UkPLR, Adm. 51/396, part 5,32.
1. Schooner Beggar's Benison, Joshua Titcumbe, master, 120 tons, crew of 10 men, from North Carolina, with lumber, sent into Antigua. Young's Prize List, 14 Mar. 1778, below.
