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June 1777
Monday 2d
halfway Rock NNE 5 or 6 Leagues
at 5 modt and hazey saw a sail to the Etward at 6 hoisted the Barge out and sent her manned and Armed wh the Lieut on board a sloop ½ past she got on board at 8 Halfway Rock NBW 2 Leagues at 9 up fore sails and hove too at 10 filled and made sail saw 3 sail at 11 halfway Rock NNE 4 or 5 Leags found The above Sloop to be from Cammden, in...
Date: 2 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Wednesday 4th
Sequine Island NEBE½E 4 Leagues
½ past 12 do wr taken aback filled and stood up at 3 saw land on the larboard Bow TKd ship at 4 saw a sail to NW made sail out 2 Reefs top sails and set top gallt sails gave Chace set steering sails at 7 Sequine Island NBW½ W 7 or 8 Leagues Dist at 8 modt and Clear still in Chace at 9 got 4 12 pounders from forward Aft to bring The ship...
Date: 4 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
June 1777
Thursday 5th
Sequin Island NW¼ N 16 Leagues
at 1 TKd ship at 2 modt and Clear fresh breezes and Cloudy at 4 TKd ship set main sail at 2 [5] out reefs top sails saw the land on the Lee Bow Dist 8 or 9 Leagues at 9 fresh breezes and fair ½ past TKd ship read the Articles of War Relative to the treatment of Prisoners taken on board off Prizes ½ past 9 saw a sail to the Etward: Divided...
Date: 5 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Wednesdy 16
Swan Island N½E 3 or 4 Miles
Fresh gales and hazey wr weighed and came to sail at 3 [P.M.] soermost seal Islands North 2 or 3 Leagues at 8 altered the Course at 12 saw a sail fired a six Pounder brot her too up Courses hoisted out the Cutter and sent on Board of her and found her to be the Magretta Schooner Prize of the Washington Privateer taken by her between Canso and...
Date: 17 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9