Captain Hector McNeill of the Continental Navy (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ...Saturday, Aug't 9, 1777. This Day very warm wind to the South ward. We are Laying hear with a Number of vessails waighting for a wind. We have a plenty of wood and water and Bear on Bord. Nothing Remarkble. Sunday, Aug't 10. This morning a fine Breze of wind at NNW. Several Coasters and Marchants Vessails went out Bound for the westward. At a Bout 7 oclock in the Morning the Capt. came upon the Deack and Orderd us to unmore as fast as we could. He went on Shore him Self. We got unmord, cleared, and Bout 12 oclock we Brock Ground and Came out with a fine Breze and as we Came out of the Sand we see a Brigg witch we took to be a vessaile of force Standing to the westward in full Chase after us and Came up with us fast and got the wind of us. We put a bout to Speake with hir but found we Could Not. We gave hir Several Shot but Could Not Bring hir two. She got in Shore of us and we Stood along againe to the westward with a very Small wind witch came to the Southward and then we whase oblige to Tack Backwards and forwards. Mounday, Aug't 11. This 24 hours small winds to the Southward. At day Light made the Isle of Sholes a Brigg and a Ship after us. At 12 oclock we got into Pourtsmouth came to anchor in company with Capt. Tompson and Capt. Heyman.1 Nothing Remarkable. Tusday, Aug't 12. This Day pleasent weather. Capt. McNeill and Capt Tompson went to town. Two off Officers Belonging to the Alford Alfred dined on Bord. Wednesday, Aug't 13, 1777. This Day pleasent weather Light winds. Our Capt. came from town. He is Determined to go to Boston the first wind. Thusday, Aug't 14, 1777. This Day very warme weather small winds. Nothing very Remarkable. I hope to have a wind soon that will carrey us to our desired port. 1 Thomas Thompson and Elisha Hinman, commanding the...