January 1778 Sunday 18th.
At Sea Latitd. 12 : 12 No: Obsd. At 10 AM Read the Articles of War to the Ships Company— At Sea Latit d. 13 : 1 No: Obsd. Fresh breezs: & fair Wr. At 4 PM Saw a Sail to the No: Wd: Gave Chace At ½ Past 8 PM Fired 23 Shott at the Chace bro't her too, Proved the Brigg General Washington, an American Privateer of 18 Guns from Boston,1 Exchd. the Prisoners—
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/880, part 3.
1. Massachusetts privateer brigantine General Washington, William Rogers, commander, mounting 18 guns, crew of 84 men, 120 tons burthen, from Martinique, sent into Barbados. Young's Prize List, 14 Mar. 1778, below. See Governor Edward Hay to Lord George Germain, 4 Feb., below.