June [1]776 Wendy 19
Cape May N N W 2 Leags Light Ho[use] on Cape Henlopen W N W 3 or 4 Miles 8 AM observed as we opend Cape May 1 Large Ship 3 Brigs 1 Large Schooner & one wth out Topsls 3 large Sloops with Topsl Yards & One without yards, & 3 Small Schooners out of the Bay after making the Sigl for a Pilot Tack'd & Stood2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/546.
2. Ibid., the Lively was en route to Virginia, convoying the Levant transport.