June 1776 Monday 3.
Do [Cape Henlopen] SO 70 Wt 17 miles ー at 11 AM saw a sail to leaward bore away and made Sail at noon still in Chace ー Fresh Gales and Cloudy with Rain Still in Chace, ½ past noon fir'd 3 Shot at the Chace, at 2 PM She brot too lay too and sent our Boat onbd her found she came from Currasae [Curaçao] bound to Philadelphia with Bale Goods, sent an Officer and 5 men to take charge of her, and took her People onbd of us at 3 hoisted the boat in at Do clse Reefd the Topsls stood to the S E ½ past saw a sail to leaward gave Chace fird two Shot to bring her too, at 4 PM found ourselves in 6 fm and saw Indian R[ive]r bearing Wt 5 miles gave over chace and stood off. at 8 P M fresh Gales and squally.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/548. The prize is not further identified.