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Decr [1776]
Tuesday 31st
Wtermost part of Bonaire NEbN 2 or 3 Leagues.
at 11 Saw a Sail to the Noward wore Ship and gave Chace. Fresh breezes and squally at 2 TKd Ship ½ past fired 2 Shott to bring too the Chace at 4 she Brot too Hoisted out the yawl and sent on board her she prov'd a Schooner from So Carolina bound to Curasso sent a Mate & Midshipman & 6 Men on board and brought her...
Date: 31 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Jany 77
Tuesday 14th
The Island of Mona Sob S Wt Dist 22 Leagues.
At 6 A M saw a Sail to the Soward gave Chace Fired 6 Shott at the Chace to bring her too ½ past 10 the Chace brot too, hoisted out a Boat, the Chace prov'd he Brigg Prince Frederick Saml McLellan mastr from Tortuga bound to St Croix.
Fresh breezes and fair
Date: 14 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
February [1777]
Sunday 9
Moor'd in St Johns Road Antigua
Ships Company received Prize Money for the Putnam & Independence Briggs the Schooner Betsy and the Maria Susannah & Sally Sloops
Date: 9 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
February [1777]
Sunday 16th
St Bartholomews bore WbS 94 Leagues
Do Wr [Fresh breezes and cloudy] ½ past Noon saw a Sail to the Northward standing toward us Gave Chace At 8 TKd Ship at 10 fired 2 Six pounders Shotted to bring too the Chace she proved to be a Ship from Piscataqua in No America bound to St Eustatia shifted the Men sent a Midshipman & 13 hands on board her, in boarding her...
Date: 16 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7
March [l777]
Wednesday 5th
Barbuda bore SWbS½W 48 Leagues
At 6 AM Saw a Sail in the SE Qr made Sail in Chace finding We did not come up with the Chace haul'd our Wind and gave Chace to a Schooner to the Eastward
Do [Fresh breezes and fair Wear] Fired 5 Guns Shotted at the Chace ½ past PM she brought too hoisted out a Boat and spoke her from Surinam bound to Ipswich in No America at 5 in boats...
Date: 5 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
March [1777]
Wednesday 12th
Do [Barbuda] bore WbS 29 Leagues
[P.M.] Saw a Sail to the Sth Ward made sail and gave Chace ー Fir'd four 12 Pounders & Six at the Chace, who brought too, a Sloop from Demirare bound to America.
Sent a Midshipman and 8 hands on board, brought her Crew on board ー Hoisted in our boats & at 3 wore to the Sth ward.2
Date: 12 March 1777
Volume: Volume 8
April 1777
Thursday 17th
Do [St. Bartholomew] bore SWbW½W 19 Leagues
at ½ past 5 AM Saw a Sail to the No ward made Sail in Chace. Fired a six and three 12 Pounders brt too the Chace which proved a Schooner from Egg Harbour near Philadelphia hoisted out the Pinnace brt her hands on board us, sent a Midshipman & 4 hands on board her, lost 3 Cutlasses over board, handing 'em into the boat...
Date: 17 April 1777
Volume: Volume 8
May 1777
Friday 9th
Englh Harbr Bore NBN[E] 6 or 7 Miles
AMd under Guardalupe Variable Winds inclinable to Calms Opened 3 Harrells of Pork short 52 pieces, fir'd a Gun & made Signal for a Pilot. —
Do [Fresh breezes and clear] Weather
at 1 PMd got a Pilot on Board & sailed into English Har,bour got aground on the North & afterwards on the South Side, but hove off & warp'd up...
Date: 11 May 1777
Volume: Volume 8
August 1777
Moored at the Pitch Kettle Moorings in English Harbour Antigua
Monday 25th
Do Weather sailed hence the Badger for Jamaica. The Oliver Cromwell was bought into His Majesty's Service and Commission'd2 Mr Jno Auriol Drummond was appointed Captain, Mr John Newsam Lieut Mr Richd Rowe Master & John Hamilton Qr Master was Appointed Gunner, Mr Robt Boyle Nicholas...
Date: 25 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
Septr 1777
Lashed along side the Careening Wharf [English Harbour, Antigua]
Friday 26th
at 7 AM hove out the first course, caulk'd the Shoars and began to bream the bottom, found the Sheathing most destroyed by the Worms. — Do Wr A great swelling in the Harbour, Hove the Ship Keel out, Carpenters and Caulkers employed ripping off the Old Sheathing, false Keel much destroyed by the Worms...
Date: 30 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
January 1778
Friday 2nd
At the Pitch Kettle Moorings in English
Harbour Antigua—
6 AMd they1 came, & were employ'd as before. Sailmakers repairing Sails. at Noon Came in ye Antigua Brig from a Cruize. and brought in ye Nancy Schooner an American Privateer of 12 Carriage Guns & 41 Men ye Privateer had 4 Men kill'd &...
Date: 2 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Feby 1778
Thursday 5th
Moored in Old Road St Christophers Town bore NNW
Eastermost Fort ESE ½ S Brimstone Hill NW ½ W
at 5 AMd weigh'd and came to sail, at 9 Pass'd thro' ye Road of St. Eustatia found that the Rattle Snake Privateer1 had sailed the night before. Steered towards St. Martins.—
St....
Date: 5 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
Feby 1778
Friday 13th
Do. [Anguilla] bore S ¾ W Distance 93 Leagues
[at] ½ past 7 AMd. Saw 2 Sail in ye NW Qr. made sail as did theTenders at 10 Pass'd our Weather beam a Sloop standing to ye Eastward, fired six six pounders at ye Chace she brought too—she proved to be an American Sloop, swifted [shifted] ...
Date: 13 February 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Thursday 19th
At the Pitch Kettle Moorings in English Harbour Antigua AMd. Got off ye Foretop and Cap, got up Sheers to get out ye Foremast. Mr. William Peacock our first Lieutenant appointed to ye Command of the Comet, Captain Swiney1 being appointed to ye Cygnet in ye Room of...
Date: 19 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778.
Friday 27th
At the Pitch Kettle Moorings in English Harbour Antigua AMd. Got down the Sheers. got over the Fore Top and Cap and rigg'd the Topmast. Came in the Sandwich Brigg. having met wth. an American Schooner Privateer which engag'd her some time. but she Beat her off. having some running rigging shot away, and some holes in her Sails. and...
Date: 27 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11