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[1776] Thursday August 1 Daly Accounts
At 4 AM come to Sail from sandy point of Nantuckt At AM took my Departur From sancutte heed In Lattd 41-10 Londgd 60:40 a 8 sancutte heed Bar WBS. Distence 5 Leagues
Latt. in 41.10
Longd 68.48
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14
Lattd In
41.19
Longd 68.48
At 10 AM saw severell sail of fishing Secuners a Fishing we hove tew and Catch five Cood fish a Mr made Sail catch plenty...
Date: 1 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks on Sunday August th 4 1776
At 8 AM One Eight Dollar Bill Lost
a 10 Am took In the top Gaelon Sail the wind Breses Forwards the Laters part plesant A Good Observation
Lattd 38:55 Londgd in 63:49
The First of these 24 Hours Begins With plesent wether smuth See handed Sail Atd took In topsail and set for sail a [illegible] in Flying jibb Reefs Ma[in]sail In foursail at PM Sot Trysail a...
Date: 4 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks on tusday Augst th 6 1776
At 6 AM. Bunets on the forsail Refs out Mad Sail Got out flying Jibb Boom sot Jibb @ 11 AM Saw two sail Gave chase provd to be A man of war and tender hove a Bout Gave Chase to us
Lattd In 36 Longd in ー 62 ー 13
Saw the two formentioned Vesels In Chase of us heavy sea we Draw from the ship but the Sloop Gains upon us all hands to Qarters @ 6 PM the Sloop Gave over...
Date: 6 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Dayly Remarks On Wensday th 7 Augst 1776
[4 A.M.] sot T Sail and all the small Sail Lattr part plesant wether smuth Sea a Good o[b]servation
Lattd. OBsrd 35..54 Longd 60:7
the first part of this 24 hours Begins with plesant wether smuth sea Middel plesent Light Brezess Beniman Syms raysing a muteny on Boord the Slupe Independence & peleg hoxey master Gave a Frapping & found it to Be...
Date: 7 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
a 10 AM Saw 3 Sail Steering to go N E 2 sqr Rigd won Sloop the sloop Being a head put a Bout Stood to the pthers AM put a[bout] a Stood after them Being two Legus to winderd mad the Best Way After them Lattd plesent nothing more remarkabell on this sid a Good Obezsevation
Lattd by Oz 34:46 Longd in 59:30
This first part of this 24 hours Begins With plesent Still in Chase As formentioned At 6 P M...
Date: 9 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Wensday August 14, 1776
att 6 Am all hands imploid a Dancing
Pleasent Middle Part Smuth sea
att 3 [sic 6] am made Sail at 7 saw a sail staning to Wards Us at 11 am Came Up with her, she Being a ship from St Vinsints Brought her two Capt Came on Bord of Us She provd to Be a prise took her in Prosision2 So Ends the Days Work
Lattd 31:51 Londg in 57:45
first part pleasent...
Date: 14 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Thusday August 15, 1776
att 6 am saw 2 Ships standing to the N E Gave them Chase att 10 saw that one was a Ship of force the wind Blowing frish Reaft the m sail gave them over Bore Up to the Prise got one Dolphinー
Lattd 32:25 Londg in 57:40
first part Sqaly Sum Rain a Large Sea at 2 Came up the prise all well on Bord the moderate weather [illegible] Middle part
Date: 15 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Wensday August 21, 1776
Saw a Brigg to Winderd Runing Down Sat Closte on Board Before Desecoverd Brought hir Tew Came undere Our Starne halve From Antego Bound to London Took hir in , Persheshon Capt John Lightbourn Came on Bord Brought hire Papers Brigg Name Fanny
Good observation
Lattd Ob 33.48 Londg in 60.1
The First Part Pleasant Large Sea
at 6 putt Capt Edwmon on Bord the...
Date: 21 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks on Thusday August 22, 1776
at 6 Saw a Sale to E ward at 8 Fired 4 Shot at hir wold not Bring Tow Saw hir to Bee a Brigg of 12 Guns Left Chase Bore Down to the Prisesesー
Lattd 34.15 Londg in 60.14
The First Part Pleasent Small Sea
2 Passingers Belonging To the Brigg Came on Boardー
Spent the afternoon2 at 6 hand' Sqe Sail
Date: 22 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remaks On Fryday August 23, 1776
a 4 am Cam On a harde Squrle a 6 D[o] Saw 2 Sail to S W hove about Stood to The S. Ward a 8 hove a bout to Gitt the Vessell In hir wakeー
Lattd 35.44 Londg in 61.00
The first Part Sqwaley Large Sea
At P M out, Reefs at Sot F Jibb Saw a Large Ship to Windard Runing Down heavy Sea Saw a Brigg Strin Standing to the No Ward
Date: 23 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Saturday August 24 1776
Last part Wethear as Pr Logg
Good Observation
The First Part heavea Sqales Thunder and Lighting
Lasted one our Then Pleseant
Saw a Stran[ge Ship] Wee out Reef Sot F Jibb thick Wethear to the Southward Reft M Saile Took Bunnitt of[f] the head Sales
Date: 24 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Sunday August 25, 1776
Betweene Ten & 11 Spoke with our Prise Brigg the man at Mast head Caled out Sales Brigg & a Sloop hire Cost N.E2
Lattd 38.00 Londg in 62.10
The First heavy Squales Large Sea Compeny with our Prise
Date: 25 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Wednesday At. 28 [1776]
Spoke with the Brigg Sent the Bote on Board
Latt 40.29 Londg 65.27
The Furst [part] Weither pr Logg
Winds Enceling [inclining] E ward Sent The Dockter on Board the Brigg One Man Very Much hirt
Heavey Sea Much Rain and theke Weither
Date: 28 August 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks On Sunday Septr 1 1776.
att 6 AM Saw 5 Sail to Windard att 10 Do Saw 3 Sail to Leward Standing to the Southard Spoke With one of them out of Nantucitt 10 Days Nantucett Island Bore W by S. 18 Legaues Destent, Wind Being head Stood to Southward Lattr Part Still In Company with the Brigg and Fishing men all Well on Bord
[Observation 41.38]
This Fust Part Pleasent Weither Smuth Sea...
Date: 1 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarks on Monday Septr 2. 1776
Middle Part Fresh Breeses a 12 A M Crost The Great Ripp at 6 A M Made the Land Bareing West Distance 3 Leagues In 8 Fathem Warter Sowtheble Head Makes Very hie One Part Markes Likes Scrub Oakes the other Part White Sand Saw 3 Wind Miles A Cross the Low Land & Saw the Town Land Making Longger then It Is Lade Down a Sandy Poynt Making for 3 Homaks [hummocks...
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Remarkes On Thursday Septr 5. 1776
a 5 A M Came to Sail in Compeny With 5 Sail a 11 Come to Ancker at Tarplain [Tarpaulin] Cove Two Boats Came on Borde With Solders Histed out the Boate and Sent on Shore To Fill Sum Warter all Well on Bord2
Date: 5 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Seven Libels are filed before me: First, In Behalf of Esek Hopkins, Esq; Commander in Chief of the Continental Fleet, against the Brigantine Lawr-ence, Burthen about 110 Tons, with her Appurtenances; and also her Cargo of Rum, Sugar, Limes, Sea Coal, wrought Copper, Tin Ware &c. George Leyburn, late Commander, bound from Barbados to Newfoundland, cap- tured and taken by Nicholas Biddle, Esq;...
Date: 14 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6