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May 1776
Saturday 11
Block Island N 15. 19W 12 Leagues
at 5 A M saw a Sail, out all reefs & sett Top Gallt sl at 7 Brot too & spoke the Schooner Fleuril Le Mer from Cape Francois bound to St peter wt Molasses & Sugar sent a Mid & 4 Men on bd her to Carry her to Halifax.2
Date: 11 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Tuesday 21
Light House [on Montauk Point] WbN 1 Miles
at 4 A M sett Top Gallt sails at 6 Block Island NW 6 Leags Got the Spare Sails up to Air found a Bolt of Canvas No 1 very well Six Yards of it entirely rotten and decay'd
Block Island N5W 11 Leagues
Mode & Clear at 4 P M saw a Sail to the SW gave Chace
Wednesdy 22
at 4 A M lost sight of the Chace handed Top Gallt sails...
Date: 27 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
May 1776
Thursday 30
Block Island N 17.32E 10 Leags
at 7 saw a sail to the NE gave Chace fired a 3 pdr Brot too the Chace a Brigg from St. Croix with Arms & Ammunition bound to Rhode Island.2
So end of Block Isld North 7 Leags
Modt and Clear at 1 P M took the Brigg in tow
Date: 30 May 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Saturday 1
Sambro Light house N32.43E 95 Leagues
at 5 A M the hawser Broke about 3 ft from the prizes Bow2 brot too & sent the six Inch hawser on board. Bore away
First pt fresh Gales Middle & Latter Mode at 1 P M saw a Sail to the Ewd out all reefs & gave Chace Lost a Log & 3 Lines at 6 Cast off the Brigg fired two 3 pdrs & brot too the Chace a...
Date: 2 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Tuesday 4
Sambro' Light house N2. 36W 46 Leags
Strong Gales with rain P M reeft Topsls
at 5 A M the Hawk Schooner broke the Hawser that was fast to the William & parted from her at 7 Bore down to the Brigg and Schooner at 12 all the prizes in Co2
Date: 4 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Tuesday 11
So End Nantuckett Shoal N 58 6W 33 Leagues
at 7 A M out 2 reefs & sett Top Gallt Sls
Light Breezes at 2 P M Unbent the M Topsl & bent another at 6 saw a Sail to the Westwd gave Chace at 8 lost sight of the Chace at 10 saw two Lights in ー the NNE Clear'd Ship ½ past saw 3 Ships sett Top Gall sls wore ship
Wednesdy 12
at 3 A M in Top Gallt sls at 7 saw a...
Date: 12 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Saturday 15
High Land of Montock N W 3 or 4 Leagues
At 4 A M saw 4 Sail gave Chace at 7 saw a Boat with the People put off from the Chace sent petty officer and 4 Men on board her a Sloop Laden with Lumber2 Tkd & gave Chace at 11 spoke two Sloops taken by the Phoenix Tender at 4 P M took our people out of the Sloop & sett her on fire.
Date: 15 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
[June 1776]
Sunday 23
So End of Block Island N53.10E ー 23 Leags
At 5 A M made the Merlins Signal to look out a Stern as far as Signals could be seen
Mode Breezes at 1 P M saw two Sail at Anchor under the Land Bore away for the entrance of Jones' Inlet, saw three Privateer Sloops & a Ship which we took to be a Transport2 in Jone's Inlet ½ pas Brot to and made the Merlin's Signal...
Date: 25 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Tuesday 2
Block Island N25. 42 W. 14 Leagues
at 5 A M saw a Sail to the No ward gave Chace at 6 spoke the Chace the Ship Betsey and Polly from New York wth Provisions bound to Sandy Hook2 sent her under Convoy of the Merlin.
Date: 2 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Friday 26
No End of Block Isld WSW½W 5 Miles
at 6 AM saw a Sail over the Island weigh'd & gave Chace.
Light Airs Chace in sight at 6 PM Tkd Ship at 7 run the Chase on Shore upon a reef between Fishers Island and the Main TKd and stood out.2
Date: 26 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
Septr 1776
Friday 6
Do [Block Island] N 3. 54 E 15 Leags
at 6 A M out all reefs & sett Top Gallt sails at 7 saw a Sl to Windwd gave Chaceー
at 1 P M fired two 9 pd at the Chace at 3 spoke the Chace a french Sloop from Rhode Island to St Domingo2 at 6 in 2 reefs
Date: 6 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septr 1776
Saturday 7
Block Island N 3.54 E 15 Leags
at 6 AM saw a Sail a head gave Chace fired sixteen 3 pdrs at the Chace at 11 Brot too & spoke the Chace a Sloop from Cape Francois Ladend with Molasses bound to Dartmouth2 Fresh Breezes & hazey sent a Mid: & 4 Men on bd a Prize to Conduct her to New York at 5 saw a Sl to Windwd gave Chace at 6 parted Co wth the Merlin...
Date: 7 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septr [17]76
Sunday 29
Block Island N47E 14 Leagues
at 6 AM saw a Sail gave Chace at 8 fired a 3 pdr & brot: too the Chace a Brig from Antigua bound to New London [sic] Loaded wth Sugar taken by the Sally privateer2 md the Syrens Sigl to take care of the prize, the Merlin fired 2 Guns & brot too the Brigs boat with the Privateersmen sent the Brigg to the Hook under Convoy...
Date: 29 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 1776
Thursday 3
Fishers Island WNW 6 or 7 miles
at 6 A M sett the Topsails saw a S1 to the No wd gave chace a[t] 10 saw a S1 to Windwd hauld our Wind & gave Chace2
Fresh Breezes & fr at 2 P M md the Sigl to Anchor at 3 Came too wt the Bt Br in 8 fm Et End Gardners Isld S½E off shore 2 Ms
Date: 3 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 1776
Tuesday 8
Montock point No.37W 10 Leags
at 6 AM saw a Sl bearing S½E 3 or 4 Miles 6 AM gave Chace to the Et wd. Syren in Co
Modt Breezes and Clear saw three Sl to the NW gave Chace at 4 PM fired 20 9 pounders & brot. too the Vessell[s] a Snow from Barbadoes S. a Brigg from the Bay of Honduras, taken by an American Privateer2 and a Brigg from Surrinam bound to New...
Date: 8 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 1776
Friday 18
Town of Et Hampton NEbE7 or 8 Miles
at 1 A M spoke the True Briton Arm'd Ship wth a Prize at 8 spoke his Majts Ship Syren bound to New York, bore away & parted Co wth. do Sailmkr repairing the Fore Topmt stays
Fresh Gales at 3 P M saw a S1 to the Et wd gave Chace fired 12-9 pdrs & 6-3 pdrs & Brot too the chace a Brigg from Cape Nicholas Mole Ladend with...
Date: 19 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Decr 1776
Tuesday 3
Block Island East 3 or 4 Leags
1 AM spoke His Majts Ships Diamond & Ambuscade at 9 saw the fleet up the Sound at 10 brot too & sent the Boat on board a Sloop from Rhode Island w[i]t[h] ;Prisoners to Exchange. Fresh Breezes and Cloudy at 3 PM Anchd in Co with the Fleet wth Bt Br in 22 fm Plumb Island E off Shore 2 Miles
Date: 3 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Decr 1776
Friday 13
Moor'd in Seaconett passage Rhode Island
sent the Longboat with a party of Marines to Cut Brooms on Gould Island Fluted & sett up the Fore Rigging
Do Wr [Modt] and Clear PM Longboat return'd having been Attack'd by three Whale Boats which by firing on them they Cleared themselves of. Anchd here a Cartel Brigg with Masters, Mates & Apprentices of Ships that had been...
Date: 13 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
Jany 1777
Friday 10
Moor'd in the Seaconnett Passage [Rhode Island]
At ½ past 6 A M the Rebells began to fire on us from 3 guns they had brot during the Night and placed on the Main from behind a Hill at the back of the Neck of Land that forms the Ferry. we immediately began firing & continued so till 8 o'Clock when I found we .could not dislodge them and that every shott from them struck...
Date: 10 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
Jany 1777
Sunday 26
Moord in Rhode Island Harbour.
at 1 PM the Com[modor]e md the Sigl for the Boats Mann'd & Arm'd to Chace in the S Ward the Pinnace with a petty Officer drove a Sloop on Shore loaded wth Salt and burnt her
Date: 26 January 1776
Volume: Volume 7