March 1776 The Dog and Prickly Pear W 2 Leagues
Saturday 30 at 9 AM Saw a Sail to the Eastward gave chace fired 3 Shot and brought too the Chace found her to be a Sloop from North Carolina, sent an officer on board and 5 Men and took her Crew 2
Sunday 31 Moderate and fair at 10 A M fired a Gun shotted at a Schooner and brought her too found her to be from the Bay of Honduras bound to Eustatia belong[in]g to Virginia sent an officer and 4 Men on board and took possession of her receiv'd her Men on board us 3
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/702.
2. Sloop Martin and John, Martin Mahar, master, Pennsylvania Gazette, July 24, 1776.
3. Ibid., schooner Two Brothers, Smith Milliner, master.
