Aprl 76 Block Island N 58°East distt 37 Leags
Monday 8th at 6 [A.M.] saw a Schooner to the Soward; Gave Chace & brat her too, hove too &: Hoisted the. boat out, sent a petty Officer & seven men on board to take Charge of her; 2 double reef'd the fore & Mn TPs made the Tamers Signal to Chace to the SW; hoisted the Cutter in & made sail Fresh Breezes & Hazy with a very thick fogg at ½ past 2 P M fired a Gun & made the Tamers Signal to leave of[f] Chace
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/867.
2. The. schooner John & Joseph, Daniel Deshon, master, Nathaniel Shaw, Jr. of New London owner, from Hispaniola with 1578 pounds of gunpowder, 10,202 gailo'hs of molasses, 13,545 pounds of coffee, and other articles. The items of the cargo are taken from the account of sales in Shaw account book, No. 38, YUL.
