October [1776] Thursday 31
Lattde In 39..32 Mode and Clear Wr PM Saw the Highland of Neversunk bearing NbW 6 or 7 Leagues at 5 fired a Gun & Made the Signal for a Pilott wore Ship Sandy Hook Light NW 5 or 6 Miles fired A Gun & Made the Signal to the Convoy
Novembr Friday 1
AM Spoke HM Ship Lark Fresh breezes and Clear Wr bore away the Convoy found our Prize Sloop had taken Fire Hoisted out the Boats to Assist her found Every Method to put the fire out inefectual hoisted the Boats in Got 34 Casks of Flour out of her.2
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/630.
2. The sloop New York Packet taken October 26, 1776.
