Augt 1776 Tuesday 13
Iland Grandmanon NNW 4 or 5 Leagues At 10 A M Saw a sail to the Westwd gave Chase Mode Breezes & Cloudy still in Chase at 4 P M Spoke the Chase A Sloop from Halifax bound to Winsor at 10 in 2d reefs topsls at 11 Saw a sail A head gave Chase out reefs & set Steerg Sails Came up with the Chase & haild her to bring too she not Answering fired several Shot at her we imagined her to be a privater seeing her decks A light We fired a broadside into her She hove too & proved to be the brig Lousia from Machies2 made sail in 2nd reefs
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/1039.
2. Louisa, J. Colston, master, and S. New, owner, from Machias for Tortola with lumber, shingles, etc., Howe's Prize List, March 31, 1777, PRO, Admiralty 1/487.
