[11th March, 1777] Last night as Captain [John] Baldwin was not able to land us, he was determined to stay near the ship, ordering her to shorten sail and keep as close to the schooner as possible. About ten o'clock at night we saw the lighthouse,² at 12 it became very thick and hazy so that we could not see the ship, between two and three the haze continued and it was so dark we could not see the other vessel, though we were so near as to hear them when they spoke with a trumpet; between three and four we lost her entirely and this morning could not find her; the wind continued southerly, the weather so thick and the surf running so high that the Captain did not think it prudent to put us on shore. During this day both Dr. Williamson and myself were under great apprehensions about our ship, and sincerely repented our having left her; Captain Baldwin encouraged us by telling us that he had no doubt but what she was safe in Egg Harbour before this time; as the wind had been as fair as it could blow. We spent on the whole a very disagreeable day tho' every officer on board the Wasp, endeavored to make it as pleasing as possible.