January 1777. Tuesday 7th
Cape Henlopen Lighthouse NNW 4 Leags At 8 (A M) Chaced p Signl from the Roebuck, Cape May NWbN 2 or 3 Leags at Noon in Chace. Do [Fresh gales and squally] Wear (P M) Split the Jibb, unbent do and bent another At 4 came up with the Chace which proved the Speedwell Sloop from Georgia for Philadelphia.2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/688.
2. Speedwell, John Hazard, master, with a cargo of rice, indigo and skins, Howe's Prize List, May 22, 1777, London Gazette, July 8 to July 12, 1777.
