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 & fair latter Modt and Cloudy Wr PM at 4 hoisted out the Cutter & took the Hero in Tow, ½ pt in Boat and made Sail, at 7 in 2d Reefs of the Topsails
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/360.
