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October 1776
Wednesday 16th
Moored in Halifax Harbour
Modt & fair Wear the People Empd doing the Needfull; Set the rigging up Fore & aft, Came on Board Lieut Michl Hyndman Pr Acting Order from Sir George Collier to take the Command of the Ship;2 read his order to the Ships Company Do Came on Board a Pilot
Date: 16 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
November 76
Saturday 2d
Moored in Halifax Harbor
AM Dryed Sails read the Articles of War & Abstract &c to the Ships Company
Fresh Gales & Cloudy Wear PM Anchd here His Majts Sloop Hope wth a rebel Privateer at 12 Midnight Benjn Arnold Wm Babb John Ward2 & John Bear took the Yawl and rim Away with her to Dartmouth Side Sent after her and got theYawl again
Date: 2 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
November 76
Sunday 17th
The Isle of Monhagan WBS Dist 2 Leags
at 8 AM more modt Set the fore & mizn Topsails Saw Severall Small Sails in Shore Made Sail & gave Chace at Noon the Diligent in Sight
Modr & Cloudy Wr at 2 PM gave Chace to 4 Sail to the No ward at 3 they all got in Amongst Some Small Islands was Obliged to leave Of[f] Chace at 4 Saw a Large Sloop to the Et ward gave...
Date: 20 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
March [1777]
Friday 7th
Antigua So60°W Dist 96 Leagues
8 AM out all reefs topsails set top Gallt Sails ½ past 11 AM Saw 2 Sails to the W. ward gave Chace
Fresh Gales and Cloudy ½ past 1 P M made Sir George Colliers day Sigl the Chace showd a french Ensign knowd her to be an English man of war (the Portland[)] as we were running down on her weather Quarter in order to Speak with her and was...
Date: 7 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March 1777
Tuesday 11th
Do [Antigua] WSW Dist 7 Leagues
at 4 AM made Sail for English Harbor at 6 Do made the Sigl for a Pilot by firing 3 Guns at 8 got a Pilot and run in found here Vice Admiral Young saluted with 13 Guns which the Flora returnd the flag being on board of her Found here his Majs Ships Mermaid, roebuck, Pearl Perseus Cammila Falcon Sharke and Hawke: Moord in Freemans Bay
Modt...
Date: 11 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
Aprill [17]77
Monday 14
Cape Sable No 38° Et 84 Leagues
At 8 [A. M.] Sounded no Ground Saw Several Penguins thick foggy Wear at 12 Sounded in 60 fathm fine Sand in Campy the Sloop
fresh Gales and Cloudy Wear at I PM Saw a Sail in the N E qr at 4 PM fird 6 Guns & brot too a Brig Called the Polly from Boston to Guadalou pe brot the Prisoners on bd at 6 made Sail the prize in Compy
Date: 14 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 77
Saturday 26th
At a Single Anchr in Halifax Harbor
at 8 AM came on bd Lieut Joseph Haines & Superseded Lieut Michl Hyndman without any reason Assigned by Sir George Collier
Date: 26 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
July 1777
Sunday 6th
Sambro Light NEbE½E Dist 7 Leagues
½ past 3 AM Weigd & came to Sail Pr Sigl from the Rainbow at 8 AM the Rainbow made our Sigl to chace to windward do made Sail and gave Chace in Company with the Rainbow
First prt modte & fair Wr at 4 PM made the Sigl for Seeing a Sail in the SW qr the Rainbow made our Sigl to chace in that qr at 8 Do the Rainbow made our Sigl to...
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Tuesday 8th
Sambro No 17 Et Distance 57 Leagues
at 4 AM Saw the Rainbow & Chace on the Weather bow at 5 AM Set Steering Sails ½ past Do when we got as near as we were like to get gave the Brigg a Yaw & fird 3 Different Broadsides into her Some of which Killd one Man on bd of her at the Wheel at 8 oClock the Chace Brot too Provd to be the Hancock Rebel Frigate Mounting 32...
Date: 8 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Saturday 19th
Sambro Light House NEBN Dist 5 Leags
at 8 AM Saw a Sail to the Windward gave Chace at 9 TKd at Noon still in chace in sight 3 Sail to Leeward Modte & fair Still in Chace at 4 PM had run the Chace close in Shore She bore Away to the Eastward followd her & fird 2 Broadsides at her &c some bow chaces in the whole Amounting to 20 Six Pounders Shotted when She...
Date: 19 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Saturday 26th
Cape Negro WNW 7 Miles
½ past 5 AM hove up light Airs & foggy run into the entrance of Port Roseway & Anchd in 7½ fathm at Noon Still thick A Small Schooner came close Alongside Haild her & ordered them Alongside they run for the Shore and seeing a number of men on Bd fired at them upon which they run the Vessel on Shore Hoisted out our Boat & sent her...
Date: 26 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9