March 1778 Thursday 5
Do. [Cape Henry] N 68:26 Wt. 24 Lgs. at 2 AM gave Chace to a sail to leeward fired a nine pound Shot & bt. too a Schooner from Boston to Virginia took her in tow having Exchanged her Men1 Do. N 68:42 Wt. 33 Lgs. Fresh Breezes & Cr. at 5 PM wore Ship
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/909.
1. The schooner is not named but was taken into Hampton Roads on 6 Mar. in company with Senegal. She is probably schooner Newport, John Groce (Gross), master, which was condemned on 10 Apr. 1778 by the Vice Admiralty Court of New York and credited to Solebay. UkLPR, H.C.A. 49/94, fol. 68. Newport's prize papers are in UkLPR, H.C.A. 32/410/11, which describe her as being from Massachusetts bound to Virginia.
