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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