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September 1776
Saturday 14
Cape Nichola SbE 5 or 6 Lgs
A M at 4 Off Bonnet of the F Sail at 5. . 6. . & 7 TaKd Saw three Sail to the Eastwd Saw the Land, Out Reefs, on Bonnets ー Saw 2 Sail in Shore at 8 Cape Nichola Mole, SbE Diste 11 or 12 Lgs at Noon TaKd the Ship to Windwd fire a Gun
Modt Breezes and Cloudy at 3 P M the Ship & Snow to Windward, brought to, fired a Gun & hoisted...
Date: 14 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
September 1776
Monday 16
Cape Nichola SbE 5 or 6 Legs
AM at 5 TAKd at 6 Saw 2 Schooners, One to Windward & the other to Leward & gave Chase to the Weather-most at Noon Saw the Land
Light Airs & Rain,
still in Chase, at ½ past 3 Hoisted the Boat out and sent her Manned and Armed after the Schooner to Windward, do brought her to and found her to be a Prize from the Mole bound to...
Date: 16 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septem: 1776
Tuesday 24
The East end of Hineago NNW 3 or 4 Miles
AM at day break Saw a Sail in the N Wt Quarter, Gave Chase, found her to be a Sloop from Virginia bound to the Mole, sent a Quarter Master & two Men on board her, The Master and one of the Passengers we took out of the Schooner, & sent her down to Port Royal.2
Date: 24 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
Septem: 1776
Friday 27
Saw the land [Haiti] bearing SbE 13 or 14 Lgs
A M at 4 Saw a Sail in the NW Qutr Gave Chace, hoisted the Boat out & sent her Manned & Armed, Spoke the Chace, proved to be a Schooner from Cape Francois to Philadelphia2 Sent the Mate & 4 hands to Conduct her down to Jamaica, bore up in Co with the Schooner
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
January 1777
Monday 13
Turks Island fm So to SWbW off Shore 2 Lgs
A M at 7 down all Sails & lay a hull at 9 saw a Sail to the Nwd Out Sweeps & md Sail after her
Light Airs & Cloudy Weather, Came up with the Chace She proved to be a Sloop from Turks Island bound to Nantucket loaded with Salt, sent 3 hands on board to take Charge of her
Tuesday 14
AM The Prize in Co
at 3 sent...
Date: 14 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
January 1777
Tuesday 28
At an Anchor in the Old Road Turks Island
at 11 AM Boarded a Schooner, 2 which proved to be from Baltimore with dry Goods & Bolts of Canvas at ½ past 2 PM Sent the Schooner down to Port Royal with a Quarter Master, 3 hands & the Master of her.
Date: 28 January 1777
Volume: Volume 7
February 1777
Saturday 8
Anchd at Turks Island
AM at 9 Came in & Anchored here a Schooner and a Sloop from Bermudas, the Schooner belonging to Charles Town sent 2 hands on board to take Charge of her 2
Date: 8 February 1777
Volume: Volume 7