1775
In Rebellion Road So Carolina
Novem. 5
Mod and hazey at 7 PM Lieut Peyton a Petty Officer and 25 Men Sailed in the Shark Pilot Boat Armed
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First and Middle pt little wind and Clear
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latter fresh Breezes and Clear AM came in the Pilot Boat Longbt Waterg Little wind and Cloudy PM came in a Pilot Boat from Georgia with Dispatches from Govr [James] Wright recd 159.fresh Beef Carp[pente]r as before
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Longboat Watg and Wooding ー First and Middle Pt fresh Gales and Cloudy at 5 PM the above Pilot Boat Sailed in Co with our Armd Pilot Boat Detained the George Town Packet Alexr Wyley Master having Beef Flour Wine Lumber and Merchandise Goods on Board2 and a Sloop with Turpentine on board boath from Santee ー
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First pt fresh Gales and Squally with Showers Middle and latter Clear at 1 PM was Chased in here our Armed Pilot Boat by two Armed Pilot Boats with rebells ー
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Fresh Breezes and Clear Longbt Watering
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Little wind and Clear at 4 P M came down hog Island Creek a large Schooner with 14 Guns" Manned with rebells to Protect as we immagined three Old Vessels to sink some w[h]ere in the Harbour ½ past fired a Shot at a Boat a Sounding at which the Schooner fired 4 Shott at us and we retd Several at them but fell short on boath Sides
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AM Warped the Ship as near the reef as we could as did the Cherokee at 5 we and the Cherokee began to fire and continued about ¼ of an hour but finding they had towed at a Greater Distance lay till day Light and then repeated our fire which Obliged them to go up to town The forth[fort] fired at us but the Shott fell Short at 9 Anchd abreast of Sullivans Island as before. Light Airs and Clear with Calm recd one Chord of Wood lay at Single Anchor Cummins Point SBE the house on Sullivans Island EBS ¾ a mile
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[AM.] Carpr Employd fixing Swivells Stock on Board the Polly Schooner Little wind and hazey PM at 9 Sailed our Pilot Boat with the Master Mate and 3 men Express for Lord William Campbell
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/968.
2. According to Shuldham's prize list of April 24, 1776, the George Town Packet was sent into Cape Fear but "Foundered at Sea," PRO, Admiralty 1/484.