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��broufi^lit her too. a Frenchman bound to Boston, the prize brig astern. These twenty-four hours ends with fair weath- er, winds liaving been variable from the E. B. X. to the E. B. S.

Wednesday, Aug. 26. 1778. These twenty-four hours commence with fresh gales and fair weather. Brouglit too a Dutch ship bound to Riga. Moderate breezes and fair weather. The wind thesf* twentv-four hours has been from the E. N. E. to the E. S. E.

Thursday. Aug. 27. 1778. Begins with light winds and cloudy weathei-. under an easj^ sail, in company with the Providence, Boston, and prize brig. Hazy weather; sailmakers employed making lower steering sails. The wind has been S. S. E., and S. E. B. E., these twenty-four hours.

Friday, Aug. 28. 1778. This twenty- four hours begins with fair and pleasant weather. Our light s;ii's set. in com])any with the Providence and Boston. T>atter part more winds. Sailmakers employed about steering sails ; winds S. and S.S . E.

Saturday, Aug. 29, 1778. First part fresh gales and hazy weather, handed our light sails. Hawled up our courses. Latter part wind increases with rain, close reefed our topsails; wind S. B. W.

Sunday, Aug. 30. 1778. First part of this twenty-four hours cloudy «nd fresh gales, now and then rain. Middle part light breezes, cloudy ; at day light spoke with a Danish brig from St. Croix, bound to Denmark, forty days out. Light airs of wind and all sail set ; wind from W. B. S. to S. W.

Monday, Aug. 31, 1778. Light and easy breezes, a large swell from the S. W. Hoisted out the yawl to go on board the Providence; sailmaker employed in repairing one of the new top sails that was damaged on the last cruise. The twenty-four honrs ends with easy weather, wind having been S. W., and S. W. B. S.

Tuesday. September 1. 1778. This twentj^-four hours begins with easy weather; at twelve at night discovered a sail, made our signal lights which the Commodore answered and we gave chase ; at two the wind freshened with rain ; lost sight of her, gave over chase ; made our false fires to the other .ships and joined them ag;nn. Wind increas- ing with hard squalls and rain, down top- gallant yai'ds and handed our top shivers ; at day light the weather clearing and proving moderate; discovered a sail to the eastward; gave chase. At eight in the morning, saw a ship in the S. E. quarter, standing to the eastward ; wind has been S. W. these twenty-four hours.

��Wednesday. Sept. 2, 1778. These twenty-fonr hours begin with a fresh gale and hazy weather; at two in the afternoon the Commodore gave our sig- nal to idiase the sliip to windward, ac- cordingly tacked and stood after her, fresh breeze and a h^^ad sea ; at thi-ee carried awaj^ our fore top mast and fore and main top gallant nuists, got in the wreck with little loss of rigging, and at seven in the evening had another top mast up and the top sail set; by ten at night our to]i gallant masts up and all complete. The twenty-four hours ends with thick weather and wind; the wind has b(MMi at S. W, B. S.

Thursday. Sept. 3. 1778. From the first to the middle of these twenty-four honrs very light breezes, cloudy and rain ; the lattei- part, the wind freshens with showers of rain. The wind has been at S. E. B. S. ; top sails close reefed.

Friday, Sept. 4, 1778. First part mod- erate breezes and hazy weather, with a large swell; out reefs and set the light sails. The latter part clear weather; wind N. E. B. E., up top gallant yards.

Saturday, Sept. 5. 1778. This twenty- four hours begins with light airs and pleasant weather, laying by for the Providence and Boston. In the night squally, with rain; down top gallant j'ards, and close reefed the top sails. At eleven in the forenoon, saw a sail to the eastward, gave chase ; u]i top gal- lant yards and set the light sails. The wind"has been at E. B. S.. S. W., W. S. W., and north.

Sunday. Sept. 6. 1778. Begins with fine weather; still in chase, at lialf past nine in the evening brought her too, proved to be a French Snow from New- foundland bound to Havre DeGrace. The twenty-fotir hours ends with pleas- ant weather; the Commodore's boat came on board ; the wind has been X. N. E.. N. B. E., and S. W. B. W.

Monday. Sept. 7. 1778. These twenty- four hours light airs, fair weather and a smooth sea ; the wind W. B. N., W. B. S., X. X. W., and X. B. W. ; hauled our cables upon deck, shook some water casks, cleared the hole, coiled down our cables again, and stowed some lumber from other rooms in the hold.

Tuesday, Sept. 8. 1778. Light airs of wind from the north X. B. E., X. E., and east; the weather fair.

Wednesday. Sept. 9. 1778. The first part pleasant breezes and fair weather, imder an easy sail, the wind at south. At seven in the morning fresh breezes and cloudy weather ; took a I)rig from Granada bound to Glasgow, called the Friend Duncan, McFarland, master, hav-

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