Journal of H.M. Frigate Seaford, Captain John Colpoys, May 11, 1778

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May 1778
Monday 11^th

At Sea [Latt^de. 19°..23 ́ N]

At 2 AM Saw 2 Sail in the SW^t Gave chace At 6 AM. Clear'd Ship for Action the Ships Hoisted American Ensigns & Pendants.¹

At Sea [Latt^de. 19°..23 ́ N]

Ditto [Light] breez^s. & Cloudy W^r. At 2 PM. Left off chace at 3 D^o. Lost Sight of y^e Chace.

D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/880.

1. These ships were the Connecticut Navy ship Oliver Cromwell, Capt. Timothy Parker, commander, and Connecticut Navy ship Defence, Capt. Samuel Smedley, commander. For more on this encounter, see Journal of Timothy Boardman, this date, above.

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1778 May 11

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Volume 12

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American Theatre from April 1, 1778 to May 31, 1778

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