August 1777 Monday 18
NW point of the Caicos SbE 5 Leagues Modt & Cloudy, at 2 AM tkd Carpenters employ'd fishing the Main Topmast at 6 saw a sail, gave chace, the NW point of the Grand Caicos South 4 Leagues at 4 gave over chace, & hauled up to the Northward at 12 Tkd The NW point of the Grand Caicos SE 6 Leagues at 4 PM wore ship at 5 saw 2 sail, gave chace ½ past 6 fired a Gun & brought too the chace, hove too hoisted out the Yaul and sent her on board the chace, found one a Ship from Cape Francois bound to havre de Grass, the other a Polacre2 from Cape Francois but found by her lading she was bound to America, sent a Petty Officer and 5 men on board, & brought a French Captain & 10 men on board of us, & order'd her down to Jamaica hoisted in the Yaul, & made sail to the Southward
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/1067.
2. La Providance, with wine and cordage, Gayton's Prize List, February 26, 1778, PRO, Admiralty 1/240.
