January 1777 Wednesdy 8th
Sandy Hook No: 30W Distance 58 Leag at 7 AM Saw a Sail to the E out all Reefs set Topgt & Studingsls & gave Chace at 10 Came up wth the Chace found it to be a Sloop from Martinico Loaded with Arms and Ammunition, bound to Philadelphia, 2 Brot too sent a Midshipman & four Men onboard — Fresh gales & Cloudy at 1 PM made Sail & parted Co
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/694.
2. Sloop Fly, James Wilson, master, Howe's Prize List, May 22, 1777, London Gazette, July 8 to July 12, 1777.