May 1776 Sunday 26
Latitude In 38..59 Longitude In 62..34 Fresh Breezes & heazy Weather, with a Swell from the Eastward Under Close Reef Topsails, At 12 MN the Barge got out of the Chocks & had like to kill one of the Seaman that was Sleeping under it
Monday 27th
39..35 60..27 Fresh Breezes & thick close Weather attended, with rain and a Great Swell from the Eastward, At 10 Tack'd to Northward, At Meridian Tack'd to the Southward, Thick Close Weather ー At Meridian the Ile Sable Bore N13E Distance 292 Miles by Estemation ー Moderate Breezes & dark Weather the first part of this 24 Hours, the latter fresh Breezes & thick Weather, accompanied with rain, At 8 P M Tack'd to the N
Tuesday 28
40..03 58..44 At 4 A M, Sett T G Sails & Steering sails, at Meridian In T G sails & Steering sails
40..03 58..44 At 4 A M, Sett T G Sails & Steering sails, at Meridian In T G sails & Steering sails Fresh Breezes and Squally with Rain
Wednesday 29
At 4 A M Saw two Ships to the North'd, Made Sail and Hauld, our Wind to the North'd, At 6 Do Brought the Northermost too, a Ship from Glascow, bound to Boston with 100 Highland troops on Board & officers,2 made her hoist her Boat out & the Capt came on board, detain'd the Boat, till we Brought the other too, from Glasgow with the same number of troops,3 went on board and sent the Capt and four Men on board the Brig, receiv'd orders for sending, all the troops, on board the other ship and sent Prize master with Eleven Hands Sent all the Arms on board the Brig from both Ships, two Hundred & odd Light airs & Calm all this 24 Hours, At 6 P M gott all the Troops out on board the other Transport, and made sail to the S W, The Brig & ship in Company,
1. Andrew Doria Journal, PRO, Admiralty 1/484. For Andrew Doria journal see Appendix C, Volume 4.
2. The ship Oxford.
3. The ship Crawford. James Josiah went on board as prize master. The journal of Andrew Doria, kept by Josiah, actually ends and that of the Crawford begins.