Feby '76 Wednesday 14th
Sambro Light House N 40° E Diste 28 Lgs Modr Breezes and Cloudy Weather at ½ past noon saw a strange sail standing to the Eastwd and Gave Chace cleared for Action at 3 the Convoy bore NNE came on thick Snow, fired several shott at the Chace at 4 Brt to the Chace out Yawl and sent Her on Bd she proved to be the Schooner King Solomon Danl Turner Master from Cape Persue laden wt salt Fish bound to Bilbo ー made a prize of her not having any papers from the Custom House or a pass from the Governor at Halifax took the Master and people out and sent a Midd and 6 Men on Board at ½ past 6 made sail prize in Company 2
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1775.
2. The King Solomon had 850 quintals of fish as cargo, and was sent into Halifax. Shuldham's Prize List, April 24, 1776, PRO, Admiralty 1/484.
