Jany 1777 Monday 6
Norwark [Norwalk] Point North 2 Miles AM at 9 Weighd and stoo<l over for the No Shore Tendr in Company at 11 saw two sloops close in with the No Shore at noon spoke them, found them to be from Norwark laden wt Flackseed which some Refugees had run away with from the Rebels at Noon bore a way for Huntington Bay wt the Sloops under convoy punished Simon Powers wt one dozen lashes for attempting to desert Fresh Breezes and Frosty Weather PM at 3 Came too in Huntington Bay in 7 fathoms of Water Veerd to 1/3 of a Cable. sent the two sloops in to loyd [Lloyd] Harbour
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1775.