April 1775 Wedsdy 26
26 Moor'd in Rhode Island Harbour
Light breezes and Calm, PM Spoke a Schooner from No Carolina with Tarr Seiz'd the Sloops Diana, and Abigal with 300 Barrels of flour bound to Providence for the Rebel Army, sent an Officer and 10 Men on board the Diana2
1. PRO, Admiralty 1/485, LC Transcript.
2. The journal makes no mention of the fact that Mr. John Brown, of Providence was seized on board one of the sloops. See Joseph Wanton to Gage, April 27, 1775.
