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June 1776
Sunday 23
Cape Ann NbE distce 8 or 9 Miles
At 3 A m Set Mizen Topsl at 4 Fired a Gun a Sigl for the Convoy to Cont.inue the Same Sail, ½ past out 2d Reef Topsls at 8 Fired a Gun a Sigl for the Convoy to Continue the Same Sail, at Noon 9 Sail of the Convoy in Company, and Several Strange Sail in Shore. ー
First and Middle part Little wind and hazey, latter Light airs and Clear
at 3 p...
Date: 23 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Monday 24
The Westermost Part of Cap Codd SSE dist[c]e about 2 Leagues
at 1 A M. Fired a Swivel Shot at the head most Ships, to Make them keep a Stern at 3 out 2d Reef of Topsls...at 4 Fired a Gun Made the Signl and Tack'd as did the Convoy, at 5 Cape Codd SSW. distce 3 or 4 Miles, at 7 Chased an American Privateer Schooner who stood in for Boston Light House, at 9 Made the Sigl for...
Date: 24 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Wednesday 26
Cape Ann NNE Distce 2 or 3 Leagues
at 4 AM Made the Sigl and Tack'd, at 6 make the for the Convoy to Make More Sail, at 7 a Gun and Sigl to Tack at 9 Fired a Gun Made the Sigl and repeated the Same for the Ocean to leave off Chace at Noon in Company 9 Sail.
Fresh Breezes and Clear wear Tack'd Several times pr Sigl &c at ½ past 7 pm hauled down the Sigl for a Pilot...
Date: 26 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Thursday 27
Boston Light House SWbS 2 or 3 Miles.
at 4 a m out 2d Reefs and Set him again, at 6 Fired a Gun, and Made the Sigl for a Pilot, and Soon after repeated Ditto, at 9 and 11 Fired a Gun Made the Sigl and Tacked as did the Convoy At Noon kept the Sigl for a Pilot Still flying and in Company 9 Sail ー
First and Middle part Modr and fair Latter Light Airs and Calm at times Tack...
Date: 27 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Friday 28.
Boston Light house SW. about 4 or 5 Leagues
at 6 a m Do bore W½S about 3 Leagues, at 10 Fired a Gun, and Made the Sigl for the Boats to go on Board the Ocean2 Fired Guns Occasionally at Noon the Sigl for a Pilot Still kept flying and in Company 9 Sail ー
First and Middle parts Light Breezes and Clear, Middle Modr and Cloudy wear as ½ past 12 Sent the Cutter with...
Date: 28 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1776
Saturday 29
Cape Codd SSE Distce 2 or 3 Leagues
at ½ past 6 [A.M.] wore to Eastwd at 7 brought too and Made the Sigl for the Ocean, at Noon Reced on Board 12 Tuns of water from the different Transports in Company 9 Sail.
First part Modr and hazey Latter Do and thick Foggy wear at 2 p m Fired a Gun, and Made the Sigl for all Masters of the Transports, at 3 hoisted in the Cutter, and...
Date: 29 June 1776
Volume: Volume 5
July 1776
Thursday 25
Do [Sandy Hook] No 86°40 Et Dist 40 Leags
at 8 A M spoke wt the Renown pr Sigl at 10. Exercised Great Guns and small Arms and at noon the Renown and 20 sail in Compy
First part Light Breezes and Clear, middle and Latter light airs and Cloudy wt thick Foggy wr at times at 1 P M gave Chace to two sail to leewd one of which had an English Ensign in her main top mast shrouds...
Date: 25 July 1776
Volume: Volume 5
June 1777
Monday 23d
Cape Ann No 74 . . 30 Wt Distance 74 Leagues
AM at 8 saw a Sail to the No wd Standing to the EtWd, made Sail, and Chac'd, at 10 Fired 2 Six Pounders at the Chace and brot her too, she proved to have come from Newbury, bound to the Granadoes, took the Prisoners out and sent a Petty Officer and 6 Men to take Charge of her — PM at 2 took the Friendship in tow and made Sail...
Date: 23 June 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Monday 7th
Cape Sable No 16:45 Et Distance 24 Leagues
AM at 4 Saw 4 Ships in the NE Standing to the SW, the Hindmost having a Sloop in Tow, Sternmost about 8 Miles Distt from the rest, ½ Tack'd and gave Chace, at 6 came up with the Wt most, Hoisted our Colours and Fired 2 Twelve Pounders to bring them too, they Still Stood on & sett the Sloop on Fire, ½ past 7 we fetch'd their...
Date: 7 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I beg leave to acquaint your Lordship, that on the 7th Instant at day break, Cape Sable bearing N N E about fourteen Leagues, we discovered three Sail of Ships, and a Sloop on our weather Quarter, and a Ship on our Lee Quarter, standing to the Westward on the same Tack as the Flora was, I thought it my duty to see what they were, tacked, and stood towards them, upon which the Sloop that was towed...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
I have the Satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship, that His Majesty's Ship the Rainbow is just now come in, and brought the Hancock with her, an account of which matter I have the honor to transmit to your Lordship from Sir George Collier — And as I think it is of importance that your Lordship should have the earliest Intelligence of this matter, I have given Captain Furneaux of the Syren, Orders...
Date: 12 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
July 1777
Thursday 31st
Connonicut Light House No 70:25 Wt Distance 100 Leagues
AM at 5 saw a Sail in the SW Standing to the So wd, Out Reefs sett Studing sails & gave Chace, at 10 Fired 2 Six Pounders at the Chace and brot her too, Shorten'd Sail, Hoisted out the Cutter and sent an Officer onboard —
First part Modt and fair, Middle fresh winds & hazy Wr, latter fair — PM ½ past Noon...
Date: 31 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
August 1777
Connonicut Light House No 65. .5 Wt Distance 95 Leagues
Friday 1
AM at 4 Sounded 120 fm no ground, at 5 Saw a Sail in the NE Standing to the Wt nd Tack'd Ship, at 11 Bore down and spoke her, proved the Friendship letter of Mark from Halifax bound to New York, at Noon Punished Jno Poundler Seaman, with 12 lashes for Insolence to his Officer —
First part fresh winds &...
Date: 1 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9