Journal of the Massachusetts Navy Brig Massachusetts, Captain John Fisk, April 22, 1777

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H	Courses	Winds	Remks on Tuesday 22th of April 1777
4			Freash gales with squalls of wind and rain at 5 AM came up with the chaise a dutch Ship
5
7	ENE
8			Tyrannicide in company
9			at 9 saw nine sail of ships to the Eastward Standing to the westward sum of them Appeared to be Large
10
11	South
			freash gale
			Latt By Obs 48D 55m Longd in 16D 8m
1	NEBN	SW	Bore away after the Stern most of the f[l]eet at 1 spake her the Brigt Favorite Jno Bell Master from Portsmouth for N. York, 6 Days out with 63 Hessens Chausers on board & 7 women he told me the fleet was the St Albins of 64 guns & the Dispatch of 14 guns & 6 transports with Troops for New York. sent the first Lieutenant on board
3	SE

9	ESE	lay by

1. John Fisk Journal, AAS.

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Date

1777 April 22

Author

Fisk, John (Capt., Massachusetts Navy)

Volume

Ships

Massachusetts (Brig)

Series

European Theatre from January 1, 1777, to May 31, 1777

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