June 1777 Monday 30th
3 [AM] Sounded no Ground 8 Fresh Breezes & Clear Wr saw a Sail in the NE Qr made Sail & gave Chace 10 Sounded 55 Fm Green Oozey Ground 12 Sounded 50 Fm fine Brown Sand in Chace at Noon Lattd 40° 23" Longd 0° 47" Et Nantucket Shoal N 69° Et Dist 16 Leags — 1 [PM] Fresh breezes & Cloudy Wr the Chace bearing SBE TKt Ship 4 Do Wr 5 Fired 3 Shot at the Chace & brought her too She proovd to be Prviteer Sloop belong ing to New London sent a Petty Officer & 12 Men to take Charge of her2 wore Ship & made Sail the Prize in Compy at 8 Soundd 72 fm fine Sand & Green Ooze
July 1777 Tuesday 1st
4 [AM] Do Wr Sounded 66 fm Do Ground the Prize in Company 7 Modt & Clear took the Prize in Tow at Noon Lattd 40° 38" Longd 0° 57" Et Block Island N 56° Et Dist 17 Ls — 1 [PM] Light Breeze & Hazey the Prize in Tow
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/2079.
2. Nancy, Robert Palmer, master, Howe's Prize List, October 24, 1777, PRO, Admiralty 1/488, 69.