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Jany. 1778
Thursdy. 22d
Dominico bears S 69 W 32. Leagues.
[AM]—in the morning saw two sail in the SE Quarter, coming down before it—at 8 gave chace,—at ½ past 9 brot: too the Leewardmost, found her to be an American Brigg called the Fortune, Wm: Trefethen Mastr: Bound to Martinico, her Cargo Masts, Spars, Lumber, Fish &c...
Date: 22 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Saty: 7th
Lattitude 13º.. 25' N [near Barbados]
Modt: Breezes the first and middle parts. the latter little wind and fair. at 5 PM wore Ship and Stood to the No.ward, at ½ past 5 discovered Six Sail to the SW. soon perceived them to [be] on a Wind Standing to the Southward, two Ships, three Briggs and a Schooner.1 we wore and...
Date: 7 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Sundy 8th
Is. of Barbadoes WNo.erly 50 Ls: Lattitude 13º.. 10' N
Light airs and fair weathr. for the most part. Employed as before but chiefly in Securing the Mainmast and Maintopmast all the Stays being shot away, or much wounded,—at 4 PM having got things in tolerable order, made Sail always keeping in or near the Lattitude...
Date: 8 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Thursdy. 12th
Is: Barbadoes Wt. So.erly. Lattitude in 13º.. 14' No.
at 3 AM saw a Sail to Leeward of us, gave chace, at ½ past 9 shortned Sail and hoisted a Boat out, and brot: on board 4 Men who were on a piece of a wreck,1 they informed us they were on board the Ship engaged the 8 Instant when she Blew...
Date: 12 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
March 1778
Friday 13th
Barbadoes West. Lattitude 13º.. 07' N
at 3 AM saw three Sail [to] Leeward upon a wind, take them to be our Cruzers. at 3 AM Tacked to the Southwd: at Day made the Private Signal—found them to be the Areadne and Ceres,1 the third a great way ahead, dont know what she was, but they all made Sail,2 and we soone lost sight of them...
Date: 13 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
1778 March
Saty: 14th
Barbadoes WbN 5 or 6 Ls: Lattitude 13º..02' N
at 8 AM wore Ship—Our Lower rigging being very Slack, and the Masts being in great danger. at 8 AM bore away for Barbadoes. at 11 Ot 3 reefs
So. end of Barbadoes WbS 4 Leagues Lattitude 13º.. 02' N Fresh gales and Cloudy weathr:—at 4 PM came to an Anchor in...
Date: 14 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I take the Opportunity of the January Packets Sailing from hence tomorrow Morning, directly for St: Johns, Antigua; of acquainting you of my having on the 7th: Instant at ½ past 5 PM, discovered Six Sail in the S:W. Quarter, on a Wind; Standing to the No:ward:—Two of them Ships,1 Three Brigs2 and a Schooner. We were then 50 Leagues due East...
Date: 17 March 1778
Volume: Volume 11