At nine o’clock this
morning saw a Sail on our weather Beam—little wind; One of Our People fell from
the Chains but was saved by a Rope’s End handed Him.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
Early in the morning
saw a Sail supposed to be the same we saw yesterday, came up with and made a
Prize of—about 8 o’clock, a Brig laden with fruit and wine from Malaga bound to
Yarmouth, Riches Commr .—She is called the Mary—there are no less than six sail
in sight at this Time.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
Spoke a Schooner
from Malaga bound to Liverpool vessel and Cargo owned by a Portugal Mercht.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
Last night spoke a
Ship & Snow bound to France,—and are now chasing a vessel under Our lee
Bow, at 11 at night came up with & made a Prize of the Brig George from
Malaga bound to London laden with fruit and wine, she was commanded by
Bulfinch.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
Early in the morning
gave chase to a Brig under our lee Bow, but were obliged to give over Chase on
seeing a very large Ship to windward with several other Sail in Company she
appeared to be standing athwart us, about 2 she hove too with a Fleet of 13
Sail of Ships & Brigs at 2 Leagues Distance, clewed up Our Courses &
stopp’d our Ship’s way expecting every minute when she would come down upon us
about 4 she stood on her Course, we made sail close to the wind with a design
to cut off a Brig which could not keep up with the Convoy, lost her in the
night.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
A fresh gale from
the S. W. in the afternoon vear’d a Barrel of Beef astern for the Brig, Sea
running High she carelessly ran upon our Larboard Quarter but did no other
Damage than breaking our Driver Boom—at 10 at Night saw several Sail spoke one
of them found them all to be Dutch Daugers.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
A very heavy gale,
hove too at night in the Bay of Biscay 60 Leagues distant from Land.
SOURCE: Dr. Ezra
Green, Diary of Ezra Green, M.D., Surgeon
on Board the Continental Ship “Ranger,” Under John Paul Jones, from November 1,
1777 to September 27, 1778, p. 18
