Decemr 1775 Friday 8
Cape Sable W17S 13 Leags
AM fresh gales & rain, Empld occasionally ー Light airs & Cloudy ½ past one PM fired a Gun & md Sigl to weigh Do weighed & made sail [from Halifax] with 3 Ships, a Brigg & Sloop under Convoy,
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/885.