October 1776 Monday 28th
Cape [Henlopen] No 56. Wt 13Leags. at 7 AM made Sail, and the Daphne's Signal to go ahead. Exercised Small Arms First part mode & Varble middle and latter fresh gales with Squalls. and Cloudy with Rain...at 1/2 past 4 P M saw a Sail to the NW. out Reefs and gave Chace with the Daphne at 8 lost Sight of the Chace, and Shorten'd Sail.
Tuesday 29
at 6 AM saw a sail to the Wt ward, made sail & made the Daphne's Signal to Chace. at 9 the Daphne brought her to prov'd a Schooner from Philadelphia for St Eustatia2 brought too, unbent the Main Topsail the Sailmakers Empd mending it at noon beat Do & Close reef'd Top Sails First part fresh breezes and Cloudy middle and latter Mode & fair, made and shorten'd sail occasionally for the prize
Wednesday 30th
at 6 AM up To Gt yards and made sail to the No wd at Noon shorten'd sail Exercis'd Small Arms &ca First and middle pts little Winds and fair latter fresh breezes and Cloudy excered Small arms unbent the F Topsail, and got it into the Top to Mend. at 4 bent it again. 6 bore down to the Daphne who had the Prize alongside, and taken out pt of her Cargo. got her alongside of us & Cleared her of the Remr Viz 56 Barrs of flour and One of Bread then towed her off, and set her on fire
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/650.
2. Schooner Two Brothers, J. Gilbert, master, Mayne & Co., owners, with bread, flour and candles, Howe's Prize List, March 31, 1777, ibid., 1/487.