July 1775 Friday 14
Rhode Isld Light House N N E 5 Ms
at 2 P M Weighed & Came to Sail at 6 gave Chace to a Brig fired A Gun & Spoke 2 Sloops from Rhode Isld at 7 Boarded the Brig from Martinico wth Molasses sent A Midshipman & 6 Seamen on Bd her to Carry her round to Boston2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/506.
2. The brig Comfort, John Smith, master, bound for New London. At Boston the cargo was sold and the brig chartered for the use of the British Army. Graves's Conduct, Prize List, MassHS Transcript.
