[1777 October] 5 Sabbath. Fair moderate & pleast. At 2 PM saw a Sail a head; also made Land, viz. ye. Burlings and Part of the Coast of Portugal. Came up with the Sail & took her. She was a Brig from Newfound Land with 1200 Quintals of Fish called the Lark Capt. Canterbury1
D, MSaE. Journal was kept by the ship's surgeon.
1. “The Lark, Kentishvere, of Poole, is taken by the Oliver Cromwell privateer." London Packet 7–10 Nov. 1777. Notice of filing of libel was published in Boston on 4 December (“Libels Filed in Maritime Court of Massachusetts, Middle District,” above).
