15th About 5 AM. Discover'.d a Sail, came up with her, & She Immediately Hall'd her Wind, & we Dogg'd her till Day light, She Proved a [Pr)ivateer Schooner from Pisca[ta]way Joshua Moore Mastr about 3 P.M. Spy'd a Sail & [gave] Chase, & came up with her at 7 Ditto, & Sent Our Boat on Board of her, & Our Consort had [take]n Possession of her, & refused [to) let us have any right or Share in her, They Informed us her Name was the Resolution & Francis Barnard Late Comdr, She Was a Snow Laden with Fish from Newfoundland ー ²

24th or thereabouts we Ingaged a Ship of 14 or 16 Guns & full of Soldiers, therefore We Concluded She was No Prise for us, & Accordingly we left her, who gave Chase a Short time then Gave Over

1st of Jany 1777 at Day light Spy'd a Sail, & gave Chase we Soon Discover'd a fleet to the Eastd But As we were in a Poor Condition as to Sails, we that most Proper to give Chase to the Single Ship & Came up with her About 2 P.M. & Engaged her for the Space of 2½ Glasses; But a Gale of Wind, with Rain & Night coming On, She put About & Stood toward the fleet. But we knowing our Infirmity thot not Proper to Pursue her: But we afterwards found She was the Principle Convoy left Belonging to said fleet.

9th Took the Brigg Hannah from St Johns N:f.ld Laden with Fish, Bound to Lisbon Hy Bailey Master. Meisha Dunham was Prise Mastr Beach Judson mate & 9 Hands Including one of the Brigs People, & sent for America ー ³

16th Fell in with His Britanic Majesties Ship the Nonsuch of 64 Guns, Walter Griffis Esqr Mr we Spy'd her at 3 AM. & kept in Sight Untill Day light, when we Discover'd her Strength & made Sail from her; but the wind dying Away & a Heavy Sea Running She Came up with us about 9 A.M. & we not being Able to use Our Ores were under Necessity of Striking to her, & Sent on board of the Ship & Continued there all Except the Capt Doctr & Black Will. Capt Griffis Sent his first Mate on Board of the Sloop to take Charge of her, with 30 of His hands. She was Intended as a Tender to Decoy the Americans But Sailing but Poorly & Very Leeky She was order'd to Plymouth, Where they Arived the 23d Instant ⁴