April 1778 Tuesday, 28.
Ditto [Nantucket Shoals] West dist. 5 Lg[s].
at 5 AM wore Ship, saw a Sail NE. made Sail and gave Chace set Studding sails at 8 out Boats & Towed the Ship, down Studding-sails. at 10 in Boats
Ditto [Nantucket Shoals] WNW½W 11 Lg[s.]
Light winds and clear Wr. at 4 PM Fired a 6 pounder and brought too the Chace, a Brig from the Bay of Honduras, Laden with Mahogany and Logwood. had been taken by a Privateer of Salem, off the Island of Cuba, sent a Petty Officer and people on board, rec'd the Prisoners,1
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/52, part 2, fol. 13.
1. Apollo lost sight of the prize in the evening of 29 Apr. UkLPR, Adm. 51/52, part 2, fol. 13.
