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June 1777
Monday 23d
Cape Ann No 74 . . 30 Wt Distance 74 Leagues
AM at 8 saw a Sail to the No wd Standing to the EtWd, made Sail, and Chac'd, at 10 Fired 2 Six Pounders at the Chace and brot her too, she proved to have come from Newbury, bound to the Granadoes, took the Prisoners out and sent a Petty Officer and 6 Men to take Charge of her — PM at 2 took the Friendship in tow and made Sail...
Date: 23 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th
Cape Sable No 16:45 Et Distance 24 Leagues
AM at 4 Saw 4 Ships in the NE Standing to the SW, the Hindmost having a Sloop in Tow, Sternmost about 8 Miles Distt from the rest, ½ Tack'd and gave Chace, at 6 came up with the Wt most, Hoisted our Colours and Fired 2 Twelve Pounders to bring them too, they Still Stood on & sett the Sloop on Fire, ½ past 7 we fetch'd their...
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I beg leave to acquaint your Lordship, that on the 7th Instant at day break, Cape Sable bearing N N E about fourteen Leagues, we discovered three Sail of Ships, and a Sloop on our weather Quarter, and a Ship on our Lee Quarter, standing to the Westward on the same Tack as the Flora was, I thought it my duty to see what they were, tacked, and stood towards them, upon which the Sloop that was towed...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the Satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship, that His Majesty's Ship the Rainbow is just now come in, and brought the Hancock with her, an account of which matter I have the honor to transmit to your Lordship from Sir George Collier — And as I think it is of importance that your Lordship should have the earliest Intelligence of this matter, I have given Captain Furneaux of the Syren, Orders...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Thursday 31st
Connonicut Light House No 70:25 Wt Distance 100 Leagues
AM at 5 saw a Sail in the SW Standing to the So wd, Out Reefs sett Studing sails & gave Chace, at 10 Fired 2 Six Pounders at the Chace and brot her too, Shorten'd Sail, Hoisted out the Cutter and sent an Officer onboard —
First part Modt and fair, Middle fresh winds & hazy Wr, latter fair — PM ½ past Noon...
Date: 31 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
August 1777
Connonicut Light House No 65. .5 Wt Distance 95 Leagues
Friday 1
AM at 4 Sounded 120 fm no ground, at 5 Saw a Sail in the NE Standing to the Wt nd Tack'd Ship, at 11 Bore down and spoke her, proved the Friendship letter of Mark from Halifax bound to New York, at Noon Punished Jno Poundler Seaman, with 12 lashes for Insolence to his Officer —
First part fresh winds &...
Date: 1 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9