February 1777 Monday 17th
Cape Henry So 49W Distance 9 Leag At 7 AM saw a Sail to the NW out all Reefs and gave Chace at ½ pt 8 Fir'd 2 Shot & brot too a Sloop from Boston in Ballast, took her Crew out and Burnt her.2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/694.
2. Sloop Molly, Uriah Atkins, master, Howe's Prize List, May 22, 1777, London Gazette, July 8 to July 12, 1777.
