Septr 1776 Monday 30
Block Island bearing No 26 Wt 18 Lgs A M at 6 a Sail in the Wt out Reefs & gave Chace [at] 8 the Chace shortned Sail & stood towards us at 9 the Cerberus mde our Sigl to speak the Chace having hoisted out her boat & some people in her went towards Long Isld shore. the Merlin being in shore of us hoisted out her boat & took the Brigg's boat, with 8 Men in her [at] 10 spoke the Chace, a brigg from Antigua2 taken by a rebel Privateer. bro't too, the Cerberus [made] our Sigl for a Lieut: sent an Officer & 2 men to carry her into New York at Noon mde [sa]il & parted Co the Merlin & prize.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/930.
2. The Agnes, William Mather, master, from Antigua to London, with sugar. She had been taken by the Rhode Island privateer Sally, Captain James Munro, Public Advertiser, London, October 15, 1776.
