[Frigate Boston, Port Louis, France]
[July] 5
Several of the Marines had permission to go ashore—in the Afternoon sent for their Things—at 2 pm attended the prize Capts.1 to the Broker Mr. Field at Port Louis & were all invited to dine & then were waited on to a public Ball—At 7 pm the Brig Non-tom-pa2 arrived—upon which we discharg 3 Guns—At 8 pm the John & Rebecca arrived—3 both of which came in with American Jacks at their Fore Top Gallant Masts head—
D, DLC, Journal of Lieutenant William Jennison, p. 12.
1. These captains are identified in a note at Jennison’s journal entry of 4 July, above.
2. Non-tom-pa is another name for the brig Elizabeth.
3. Jennison misidentified this vessel. The prize brig John & Rebecca had been sent to America; the vessel that arrived at Port Louis was an unidentified Scottish brig captured by Boston on 28 June.
