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July 1776
19
Ditto [Sambro Light House] No33Et 96Leags
At 3 A M in 2d Rf's at 4 Fresh Gales & Cloudy ½ past made the Signal & chaced a Schooner to the N. W. lost a log & three lines at 6 Fired 5. Six Prs to bring her too at 7 took possession of do a Schooner from St Eustatia for Falmouth with Arms & Ammunition put a Mate & 4 Men on board took her people out & took her...
Date: 19 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
August 1776
26
At Single Anchor in Long Island Sound.
4 A M Fresh Breezes & Squally with Rain ¼ past Weighed & Came to Sail, at 10 Modte ½ past came too with the Bt Br in 15 fathom Muddy Ground & Veer'd to 2/3 of a Cable P. M. Fresh Breezes set fire to a Small Prize Sloop bound from New York for Provisions for the Rebel Army....Niger & Halifax in Comp
Date: 26 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 1776
Monday 14
Moor'd off Morrisena [Morrisania]
A M sent the Boats to endeavour to purchase the Stream Anchor, but imagine the Long Boat sunk not being able to find her, Lost with her the Stream Anchor & Cable, Masts, Sails, Oars, Grapnel & rope, 4 Swivel Guns & some other Gunners Stores
Light Airs & Variable P.M. Clear'd hawse, sent the Cutter to assist a Tranpt that...
Date: 14 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
December 1776
[Saturday] 14
Moor'd in Seaconeck Passage
AM Fresh Breezes & Fair dry'd Sails fired a 6 Pr with Grape at the Rebels at 10 came down a Brig purchased from the Rebels by some Masters of Ships they had taken bound on their Parole to Ireland.
Date: 14 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
July 1777
St Augustine Lighthouse S 34 W Distant 34 Leags
[Wednesday] 9
at 4 saw a sail to the Eastward made sail & gave chace at 6 retook the Nancy a ship Belonging to London Loaded with rum, sugar & wine2 had Been taken by two Rebel Privateers hove too with M T sail to the Masts at 8 Little wind at 9 made sail at Noon Light Airs & Clear the Galatia Perseus...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
August 1777
Charlestown Lighthouse No58Et Distt 55 Miles
[Saturday] 9
at 1 am Calm and Cloudy sounded 18 faths up top gallt yards out all Reefs set Top Gallt sails ½ [past] 10 squally from the SE sounded 16 fm at Noon Light Airs & Cloudy galatia in Compy — Charlestown Lighthouse No31E Distt 27 Leags —
pm Modt Breezes & Cloudy set main sail saw a sail to the SE made sail &...
Date: 9 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
[Sunday] 14
St Augustine Lighthouse S23W Distt 60 Leags
at 5 AM saw a sail to the Soward made sail & gave chace out 2 Reefs Topsails at ½ past 7 fired 8 six pounders at the Chace & Brought her too the ship plearne2 from Charles town for Nantz in France loaded with Rice sent a petty Officer & 9 men on board at Noon fresh breezes & Cloudy galatia and 2...
Date: 14 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
[Thursday] 18.
St Augustine Lighthouse S33W Distt 60 Leags
[AM] out Cutter sent her on Board the galatia for Bread recd 660 Wt of Bread at 10 Veerd ship made sail parted with the galatia & too prizes at Noon Do Wr galatia & prizes NEbE 5 or 6 Legs —
PM. Modt Breezes & Clear Wr at 6 saw two sail Standing towards us at 8 Do Wr Veerd ship½ past fired a 6 Pr to bring...
Date: 18 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
[Friday] 19.
St Augustine Lighthouse S20W Distt 48 Leags
at 5 AM saw a sail in the SW Quarter gave chace Brought too the chace provd to be the Choptank2 ship from Martinico for Charlestown with Rum salt & Coals Ben Gardner Master —
Date: 19 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
September 1777
[Monday] 29.
St Augustine Lighthouse S17W Distt 190 Leags
at 6 AM people Employd Setting up them shrouds the panel of the main Topsail yard gave way Employd fixing a New one Reavd a New T sail Tye & new main Braces at 8 Thick hazy Wr plearne in Compy at Noon Do Wr As Before —
PM fresh gales & Cloudy set Main T Sail at 4 one prize in Compy at 4 O'clk saw a sail to NE...
Date: 29 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
"I had two very hard Gales of Wind—that my Convoy were scattered and parted Company—that Seven of them joined me before I got off the Mouth of the Delaware—and that the 6th: Instant when I anchored within Henlopen Light House, joined the whole of them except the Kitty and Mermaid, which by the Account I received from Sir James Wallace of the Experiment, that they with a Schooner1...
Date: 27 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11