March 1777 Thursday 20
March 1777 Monte Christa SWbW off shore 3 or 4 Leags Fresh Gales & Squally carried away the Strap of the Starbd Mizen Topsail Sheet Block Do Clew'd the Sail up & Handed him saw a Sail to the Etwd gave chace fir'd several Shott to Bring her too In 2d reefs at 5 P M Bore up after the Chace out 2d reefs Got a new Mizen Topsail Sheet Block & set the Sail Between I & 5 fir'd 19 shot to bring too the Chace at 5 the Chace Haul'd Between a Reef Do Haul'd off & sent the Boats Mann'd & Arm'd after the Chace
[Friday 21]
½ past 8 Am the Boats retum'd wt the Chace a Schooner from So Carolina sent an Officer wt 4 Men on bd of her at noon Brot too2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/125.
2. Schooner Mary with fish and lumber, Gayton's Prize List, February 26, 1778, PRO, Admiralty 1/240.