1778 May Sunday 31st
Cape Florida Wt: 161 Leagues, Cape Hatterass East 48 Leagues,— Cape Fear NWbW 37 Leagues. At 4 AM Fird, at 6 made the Signal for the Fleet to come under our Stern, at 12 100 Sail in Sight.
Cape Florida SW½W 187 Leagues, Cape Hatteras North 27 Leagues Do Weather [Light Airs & Cloudy], at 5 PM 2 Sail in sight, came up with them, found one the Rose Letter a Marque,1 the other a Sloop from Carolina, bound to Nantz,2 took possession of her, at 10 PM shorten’d Sail,
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/1067, part 4.
1. Letter of marque ship Rose, Capt. James Duncan.
2. This sloop has not been further identified.
