Feby. 1778 Thursdy 19th.
Do. [Block Isld.] S 72º..46' W 91 Lgs AM at 4 Tackd at 6 Let the 3d & 2d reefs out at 7 Saw a Sail W ½ S Tackd & Chacd her Made Sail Do. [Block Isld.] S 78º..6' W 921/3 Lgs Fresh Gales and Cloudy PM ½ past 3 fird a Shot at the Chace ¾ past She brot. too Do. we brot. too a schooner1 from Cape Ann to Bilboa took possesion of her took the 2d reef in the Topsls. at 7 made the signl. & wore
D, UkLPR, Adm. 52/1938, fols. 137-38.
1. Schooner William, J. O . Serjant, master, Serjant, owner, from Cape Ann to Bilbao, with tobacco and rice, taken off St. George's Bank, sent into Halifax. Howe's Prize List, 30 Oct. 1778, UkLPR, Adm. 1/488, fol. 487. She was libelled on 27 Feb. in the Vice Admiralty Court of Nova Scotia and condemned as a lawful prize of H.M.S. Raisonable on 19 Mar. CaNSHP, Vice Admiralty Court Register, 1777-1782, vol. 6, p. 112. According to the Vice Admiralty Court's records, her master's name was Osborn Serjeant.
