Sea. about 5 AM. Saw a Sail under Our Lee Bow about a League Dist. all
hands was Called upon Deck and Gott Ready to Receive her had she been
an Enemy. We fired one of our Bow Chases and brot. him too. she was a
Sloop from Nantuckett, Russell Mas'r. he said he had mett nothing
Since he had been out which was 11 days. Our people Returnd to their
Statu Quo, being all peacable Since they have Gott a Qr.Mr. to
Controul them. As they were all musterd, them that [had] no Arms they
Receiv'd some from the Owners, the Acct. of which is on the other Side
with an Acct. of how many shares on board and what the Owners draw.
[Footnote 34: Tightened them up.]
_List of the Men of the people On Board the Revenge._
_Names_ _Quality_ _Shares_
Benjn. Norton Com'r. 2-1/2
Wm. Stone Lieut. 1-1/2
Elisha Luther Mas'r. 1-1/2
Peter Vezian Capt. Qr. Mr. 1-1/4
Wm. Blake Doctor 1-1/2
John Gillmore Mate 1-1/4
James Avery Boatswain 1-1/4
John Griffith Gunner 1-1/4
Robert Little Capt. 1-1/4
Duncan McKenley Co. Qmr.[35] 1
James Ogleby G. Mate[36] 1
John Waters Sailor 1
James Barker Do. 1
Alexr. Henry Do. 1
Willm. Higgins Do. 1
John Vander Hiden Do. 1
Foelix Burn Do. 1
Edwd. Webster Do. 1
Tulip May Do. 1
Jeremiah Harman Do. 1
John Webb Do. 1
Richd. Norton Drumer 1
Ned Almy Cook 1
John Holmes Sailor 3/4
Gideon Potter Do. 3/4
Thos. Colson Do. 3/4
Benjn. Blanchey Do. 3/4
Willm. Jackson Do. 3/4
Barney M'Keneys Do. 3/4
Joseph Frisle Do. 3/4
Joseph Marshall Sailor 3/4
Wm. Frisle Do. 3/4
Timy. Northwood Do. 3/4
Andrew Wharton Do. 3/4
Evan Morgan Do. 3/4
Saml. Kerby Do. 3/4
John Brown Do. 3/4
John Smith Do. 3/4
James Magown Do. 3/4
John Swan Do. 3/4
Wm. Austin Do. 3/4
John Wright Do. 3/4
John Bennett Do. 3/4
George Densey Do. 3/4
Ephraim Read Do. 3/4
John Taylor Do. 3/4
Ralph Gouch Do. 3/4
Peter McKickings Do. 3/4
Humphry Walters Do. 3/4
Quinton Sommerwood Do. 3/4
Mattias Sollam Do. 3/4
Flora Burn Do. 3/4
Saml. Henderson Do. 3/4
William Ramsey Do. 3/4
Thos. Grigg Do. 3/4
John Wyld Do. 3/4
Saml. Bourdett Do. 3/4
James Welch Do. 3/4
John Gregory Do. 3/4
Danl. Walker Cook-Mate 3/4
------
55
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[Footnote 35: Company's quartermaster.]
[Footnote 36: Gunner's mate.]
Sum totall of the Shares[37]
Officers draws 13-1/4
Men that have fitted themselves 14
Those fitted by the Owners 27-3/4
Owners for fitting Men 9-1/4
Sloop 14
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Totall 78-1/4
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[Footnote 37: Of 78-1/4 shares, the nine officers were entitled to the
shares ("draws") indicated against their names above; fourteen sailors
who had "found" themselves are listed, as entitled to one share each;
thirty-seven others, outfitted by the owners, are assigned
three-fourths of a share each, the other fourths going to the
outfitters; fourteen shares were to go to the same, as owners of the
sloop. The prize act of 13 Geo. II. ch. 4 (1739), passed at the
beginning of this war, had provided that prizes captured by privateers
should after condemnation go entirely to the owners and officers and
crew of the privateer, in such proportions as should be specified in
their articles of agreement (see, _e.g._, doc. no. 202).]
The Lieuts. Man draws att the discretion of the Compy. The Compy.
devided in 7 Messes Viz.
Captain's Mess 7 Men
1 Mess 10
2 do. 11
3 do. 10
4 do. 10
5 do. 10
Cooks do. 3
---- 61 hands.
_Thursday 16th._ These 24 hours very small breezes of wind and fair
Weather. att 6 PM. saw a top sail Vessell standing to Westward. The
Master per his Accot. finds that he is distant from York 238 miles.
_Friday 17th._ Very moderate Weather. The Capt. Lett the People have
Ozenbrigs[38] to make Frocks and trowsers as per Acct. Underwritten.
Alexr. Henry and James Magown Gave their Notes to the Capt. for L5
Cash they had of him when att Rhode Island.
[Footnote 38: Osnaburgs, a kind of coarse linen made originally at
Osnabrueck in North Germany.]
_Sundry Acc'ts to the Owner of the Revenge Dr. L37.5.6._
For Ozenbrigs, 165 yds., at 4s.6 per yd.
Gideon Potter 6 yds. at 4s.6 L1. 7
Wm. Austin 3 13.6
Duncan McKenley 7 1.11.6
Wm. Frisle 6 1. 7.
Danl. Walker 5 1. 2.6
Thos. Colson 6 1. 7.
Jos. Frisle 6 1. 7.
Jams. Avery 6 1. 7.
John Holmes 6 1. 7.
James Barker 2-1/2 11.3
Quinton Somerwood 6 1. 7.
Saml. Kirby 6 1. 7.
John Wright. This Charged
to the Compy. 6 1. 7.
Benjn. Blanchy 6 1. 7.
Andw. Wharton 6 1. 7.
Jos. Marshall 6 1. 7.
John Smith 6 1. 7.
Peter McKeneys 6 1. 7.
Evan Morgon 6 1. 7.
John Brown 6 1. 7.
Mathias Sollen 2-1/2 11.3
James Ogleby 6 1. 7.
John Vander Hiden 5 1. 2.6
John Swan 6 1. 7.
George Dencey 6 1. 7.
Barney McKeneys 6 1. 7.
John Griffith 3 13.6
Ralph Gouch 6 1. 7.
John Taylor 6 1. 7.
The Cabbin 5 1. 5.6
------- L37.5.6
-------
Sundrys, Dr. to the Owners for Cash, L14.10.
To Alexr. Henry L5. Benjn. Blanchey L0.18.
To James Magown 5. Saml. Kerby 3.12.
10.
---- ------- -------
L10. 14.10.
_Saturday 18th._ Calm Weather. saw a Sail standing to the Westward.
Opened a bb. of Pork and Served the people 7 lb. per Mess. the
people had a pale of punch to drink their Wives and Sweethearts. the
Capt. took 5 yds. of Ozenbrigs for the Use of the Cabbin. Latitude per
Obs'n of the Mas'r 35:12.
_Sunday 19th._ Moderate Weather but Contrary Wind. Saw a top Sail
Vessell and a Sloop. bore down upon her but it Coming Calm coud not
Speak with her. Opened a bb. of Beef.
_Munday 20th._ Still Contrary Light breezes of wind. Saw the Sloop and
Brig about 5 PM. the Comp'y Qr. Masr. went down the Hole to head up
the bb. of beef that had been Opened the day before not being Sweet.
had the misfortune to fall in the Kettle and Scawlded his [_sic_]
prodigiously. Opened another bb. of beef in lieu of the former. began
to Caulk Our Decks being very Leakey.
_Tuesday 21._ Served the people three days allowance of bread. att 6
AM. the Capt. perceived that the Mast was Sprung. he blamed the Mate
and was very Angry with him and said it was his Neglect by Carrying
too much Sail the Night we left the Hook having then a Large Sea and
much Wind. made all things Ready to fish him.[39] Opened a tierce of
bread.
[Footnote 39: To fish a mast is to strengthen it by fastening a piece
along it lengthwise.]
_Wednesday 22d._ Fish Our Mast and made him as Strong as Ever. nothing
more Materiall these 24 hours. Still Calm Weather.
_Thursday 23d._ Struck our top-mast it being too heavy for Our mast
that was Sprung. Opened a tierce of bread and Served the people three
days allowance.
_Friday 24th._ Opened a bb. of beef. Rainy Squaly Weather. the Masr.
per his Observation finds that we are in the Latitude 32:35.
_Saturday 25th._ Small breezes of Wind for the most part of these 24
hours with Some Rain. the people had a pale of punch att night.
_Sunday 26._ Served the people 3 days allowance of bread. Calm
Weather.
_Munday 27th._ The Weather as above. nothing Remarkable Only Caught
two Dolphins out of a Great Scowl.[40]
[Footnote 40: School.]
_Tuesday 28th._ About 5 AM. Spyed a Sail Under Our Lee Bow. Bore down
on her and when in Gun Shott fired one of Our Bow Chase. she
Imediately Lowered all her Sails and went a Stern of Us. We Ordered
the Mas'r to send his Boat a Board which he did and Came with one
hand. Upon Examination We found that she was a Sloop belonging to some
of the Subjects of his Britanick Majestys and was taken by a Spanish
privateer bound out of St. Augustine to Cruize to the Northward to
Gett provisions. she had taken this Sloop off of Obricok[41] near No.
Carolina and when taken by Us was in the Latitude 31.59 no. Longitude
73.6 W. The Master when he Came a Board brought three Spanish papers
which he declared to be one a copy of his Commission, the 2d.
Instructions what Signal to make when arrived att St. Augustine where
she was bound to be Condemned and the 3d. Spanish paper was to lett
him know what Rout he was to Steer. We Sent Our Lieut. aboard who said
she was Loaded with Pork, Beans, Tarr, Live Hoggs, etc. and a Horse
and had on Board 2 Englishmen, The Mas'r who is a frenchman born but
turned Spaniard, 3 Spaniard Slaves and one Negro. Upon Examination
John Everigin,[41a] one of the prisoners, declared that he had been
taken some time in April last by Don Pedro Estrado[42] Capt. of the
Privateer that had taken this Sloop, and that he forced him to
List[43] with them and to pilott their Vessell on the Coast of N.
Carolina and that then they took this Sloop att Obricock, July 5th,
also 2 more Sloops and a Ship Loaded with Lumber bound to So.
Carolina, that the Capt. of the privateer put him on Board with the
french Master to Navigate the Vessell to Augustine with another
Englishman, Saml. Elderedge, and that they were making the best of
their way to that place. We Sent Our Master on board to fetch all the
papers and bring the prisoners as above mentioned. the papers are as
follows with some other things brought on board, Viz.
[Footnote 41: Ocracoke Inlet.]
[Footnote 41a: See note 62, below.]
[Footnote 42: Don Pedro de Estrada is mentioned as an exceptionally
able privateering captain, in 1742, by the captain-general of Cuba and
by the chief engineer at St. Augustine. _Collections_ of the Georgia
Historical Society, VII., pt. 3, pp. 29, 59, 61-63. Wright,
_Oglethorpe_, p. 283, speaks of his vessel as "a notorious privateer
called the 'Black Sloop', commanded by Destrade, a French officer who
had taken several prizes."]
[Footnote 43: Enlist.]
No. 1. Copy of the Spanish Commission.
2. Instructions what Signall to Make att St. Aug'ne.
3. What Rout to Steer.
4. 2 Spanish Letters.
5. On Order of Richd. Saunderson.
6. Rec'd of Rich'd Glover.
7. do. of Walter Goodmans.
8. do. of Phillip Morris.
9. Order of Jno. Donavan.
10. Peter Saunders Note of hand.
11. Deed of Sale of the _Content_ to Thos. Haddaway.
12. A Note of hand.
13. Recd. of Rich'd Glover.
14. Deed of Sale of a Canoe.
15. Deputation of John Casey to Capt. St. Leidgen to be Rainger.
16. A Note of hand.
17. James Addison, Order.
18. Rec'd for a Hatt.
19. Deed of Sale of the Scho'r _Eliz'h_.
20. Protest[44] of a Wreck.
20 small pieces of silver Value 2 pc. of 8/8[45] and 1/2 a bitt.
1 Silver Thimble. 1 Silver Spoon markt IO
SO
4 Hoggs. A Womans Gown, petticoat, Shift, etc.
1 Turkey. Linen Corsett, some fish hooks, tobacco,
Books, horn of powder, etc.
[Footnote 44: See doc. no. 136.]
[Footnote 45: Pieces of eight (_i.e._, eight reals), Spanish dollars.
A bit was a real.]
Att 11 AM. Sent Jeremiah Harman and John Webb with four hands to take
Care of the prize, the first to be Mas'r and the other Mate, and
Humphry Walters, Saml. Bourdett, John Wyld and the Negro taken in the
prize as Marriners. The Capt. gave them, Mas'r and Mate, the following
Orders. Viz.
On Board the _Revenge_ July 20th, 1741.
You Jeremiah Harman being Appointed Mas'r and You John Webb
Mate of a Sloop taken by a Spanish Privateer some time ago
belonging to some of the Subjects of his Britanick Majesty
and Retaken by me by Virtue of a Commission Granted to me By
the Hon'ble Richard Ward Esqr. Govr. in Chief over Rhode
Island and providence plantation etc. In New England. I Order
that You keep Company with my Sloop the _Revenge_ as long as
Weather will permit and if by the providence of God, that by
Stormy Weather or some unforeseen Accident we should part, I
then Order You to proceed directly to the Island of
providence, One of the Bahamia Islands, and there to wait my
Arrivall, And not to Embezzle diminish Waste Sell or Unload
any part of her Cargo till I am there present, Under the
penalty of the Articles Already Signed by You. Att Your
Arrivall att providence make a Just Report to his Hon'r the
Gov'r of that place of the Sloop's Cargo and what on Board
and how we Came by her. I am
Yrs.
B. NORTON
To Jeremiah Harman Mas'r
and John Webb Mate.
For Signal hoist Your Dutch Jack att mast head.
if we hoist first You Answer Us and do not
keep it up Long.
_Wednesday 29th._ About 4 PM. Saw a Sloop. Gave Chase but the Weather
being Calm was forced to Gett out Our Oars. fired our Bow Chase to
bring her too, but we tacking about and the people in Confusion, Night
Coming on, it being very Foggy, Coud not Speak to her. by her Course
she was bound to the Northw'd. Lost Sight of Our prize. The two
Englishman that were taken prisoners By the Spanish privateer Signed
Our Articles, their Names John Evergin and Sam'l Elderidge.
_Thursday 30th._ Nothing Remarkable these 24 hours. Att 5 AM. Saw a
Sloop standing to the Northward and another a Stern of Us. bore down
to the Latter and made Our Signal agreed on. found her to be Our
prize. Opened a bb. of beef and 1 tierce of bread. the two Men that
had signed the day before had Arms Given them.
_Friday 31t._ Calm weather these 24 hours. Our prize Sent his boat on
board of Us for bread and Water. Killed the other 2 hogs we had taken
on board. drew 2 Copys of the Capt's. Commission.
_Saturday Aug'st 1st._ The prize still alongside of Us. Ordered the
Master to Send Us 2 hogs for the Sloops Use, Also the Negro prisoner,
having been Informed that he was Capt. of a Comp'y of Indians,
Mollattos and Negroes that was att the Retaking of the Fort att St.
Augus'ne formerly taken Under the Command of that worthlest
G----O----pe who by his treachory Suffered so many brave fellows to be
mangled by those barbarians.[46] the Negro went Under the Name of
Signior Capitano Francisco. Sent one of the Mollatto's in his Room on
board the prize. Gave the people a pale of punch.
[Footnote 46: The reference is to Gen. James Oglethorpe, and to the
recapture of Fort Moosa by the garrison of St. Augustine, June 15,
1740, during his unsuccessful siege of that town.]
_Sunday 2d._ Att 1 PM. We Examined the Negro who franckly owned that
he was Capt. of a Comp'y as aforesaid and that his Commission was on
board the privateer, that he went privatter'g in hopes of Getting to
the Avanah[47] and that there he might Gett a passage for to Go to old
Spain to Gett the Reward of his brave Actions. We then askt him if it
was his Comp'y that had used the English so barbarously when taken att
the Fort. he denyed that it was his Comp'y but laid that Cruel Action
to the Florida Indians and nothing more Coud we Gett out of him. We
then tyed him to a Gun and made the Doctor Come with Instruments
Seemingly to Castrate him as they had Served the English, thinking by
that means to Gett some Confession out of him, but he still denyed it.
we then tyed a Molatto one that was taken with him to know if he knew
anything about the Matter. We Gave him a dozen of Stripes and he
declared that he knew nothing more than his being Capt. of a Comp'y
att that time but that the other fellow on board the Sloop knew all
about it. We Sent to him and he declared the wholle truth that it was
the Florida Indians that had Committed the fact Under his Comand, but
knew not if he was Consenting to it. However to make Sure and to make
him Remember that he bore such a Commission we Gave him 200 Lashes and
then pickled him and left him to the Doctor to take Care of his Sore
A-se. Opened a tierce of bread, and killed the 2 hogs.
[Footnote 47: Havana.]
_Munday 3d._ Small breeze of Wind. About 10 Saw a Schooner Standing to
No'ward. Gave her Chase.
_Tuesday 4th._ A Fine breeze of Wind. Still in Chase of the Schooner.
Att 5 PM. Gave her a Gun in hopes to bring her too, to know who she
was, but she did not mind it neither hoisted any Colours. she bore
down upon Us, then takt and bore away. We fired 10 Shott but all did
not Signify for she hug'd her Wind[48] and it Growing dark and having
a Good pair of heels we lost Sight of her. We imagined it was a
No'ward Schooner both by her built and Course, But lett her be what
she will she had a brave fellow for a Com'r. Opened a bb. of pork. In
chaseing Lost Sight of Our prize.
[Footnote 48: Steered close up to the wind.]
_Wednesday 5th._ Fine Breeze of Wind. The Man att Mast head about 2
PM. Spyed 5 Sail of Vessells Steering to the Westward. Gave them Chase
till 1 AM. and overtook them about 2. we coud observe them att a Great
distance to Load[49] of us. Lay too till 4, then begun the Chase
again, they having Gott almost out of Sight. Killed 2 Geese and a Cock
which we had out of the prize. Opened a tierce of bread. Provisions
Expended from June the 5 till July the 5, being one month, 6 bbs. of
beef, 2 bbs. of pork, 1 bb. of bread and 6 tierces of bread.
[Footnote 49: Leeward.]
_Thursday 6th._ Still in Chase of the 5 Vessells. Sett our Spritsail,
Topsail and Square Sail with a fine Breeze of Wind. About 11 AM. One
of Ships brought too and fired a Gun to wait for a Sloop that was in
Comp'y with her, and to wait for Us. We took in all Our Small Sails
and bore down to her and hoisted Our penant. When alongside of her
she fired 6 Shot att Us but did Us no damage, We still Hedging upon
her and Gave her Our broadside and then stood off. The Sloop tackt
imediatly and bore down upon Us in hopes to Gett Us between the Ships,
As We Suppose to peper Us, Att the Sight of Which We Gave them three
Chears. Our people all Agreed in General to fight them and told the
Capt. if heed venture his Sloop they'd Venture their Lives, but the
Capt. Seemed Unwilling and Gave for Reason that the prizes of which he
was in possession of woud be of little profitt if taken by Us for we
coud only Come in for a share w'ch woud be allow'd Us by the Court,
and that perhaps woud not make Good a Limb if it was Lost, also that
We had not hands Sufficient to Man them, and to bring those Vessells
to providence. no one was able to buy any part of them and to Carry
them to the No'ward woud be the breaking up of the Voyage without
profitt. Nevertheless We Lett the Sloop Come alongside Us and Received
her Shott. We Gave her a broadside and a Volley of Small Arms with
three Huzas, then bore down to the Ship, who all this time had been
pelting Us with her Shot but to no purpose, and Gave her another broad
Side which did her some damage, for she bore down to the Sloop and
never fired one more Shott, but Gott her on the Careen and men over
the Side to Stop her holes, also Severall hands att her Rigging to
mend it, her Sails being full of Shott holes, as also those of the
Sloop. All the damage we Gott was One Shott through Our Main Sail. The
Ship mounted 6 Guns of a Side and the Sloop 8. She was a Spanish
privateer that had been Cruizing to the No'ward and had taken 5 Ships
and that Sloop which We took some time before.[50] It Grieved Us to
think that that felow shoud Go off with those prizes which he woud not
have done had the Capt. been as willing as We. This battle was fought
in the Latitude 29.26, Longt. 74:30 W. but no blood Shed on Our Side.
[Footnote 50: This is apparently the same Spanish privateer from St.
Augustine of whose doings in just these days an account is given in
the _Journal_ of William Stephens, secretary of Georgia (_Colonial
Records of Georgia_, Suppl. to vol. IV., pp. 225-228), and which
Oglethorpe chased into St. Augustine a few days later (Wright,
_Oglethorpe_, pp. 283-284).]
_Friday 7th._ Fine breeze of Wind. about 9 AM. Saw the Land. it was
No'most part of Abbaco Keys.[51] tackt to Gett Clear of the Breackers.
[Footnote 51: The northernmost of the Bahamas.]
_Saturday 8th._ These 24 hours turning to Windward to Gett Clear of
the above Keys. att 6 PM. Opened a bb. of Beef and a tierce of bread.
the people had a pale of punch.
_Sunday 9th._ Still turning to Windward. About 8 AM. Gott Clear of the
Keys. Caught Severall Baracowdas.[52]
[Footnote 52: Barracudas, fish six or eight or ten feet long.]
_Munday 10th._ Fine breeze of Wind att NW. with a large Sea. att 5 AM.
Saw Hog Island[53] and the Island of providence. att 8 a pilott boat
Come off having fired a Gun and Lay too for one to pilott Us in.
Jeremiah Harman Mas'r of Our prize Came also off. he Arrived the day
before att 9. Came by the Rose Man of Warr stationed here. we Saluted
her with Seven Guns and she Returned Us five. We Run aGround and lay
some time off of Major Stewarts House. The Man of War Send is [sent
his] boat to Cary out an Anchor for Us, so We Gott off. The Capt. Went
ashoar to wait on his Excellency[54] and send the pinnace off for the
prisoners, who Imediatly were put in Jail. Our prize sent Us two Hogs
which we Imediatly Killed.
[Footnote 53: A small island of the Bahamas, which forms the north
side of the harbor of New Providence or Nassau.]
[Footnote 54: John Tinker, governor 1740-1758. He came out in the
_Rose_, Capt. Thomas Frankland, along with Peter Henry Bruce, the
military engineer, and arrived at New Providence Apr. 21, 1741.
According to Bruce, he had previously been factor to the South Sea
Company at Panama, and governor of Cape Coast in Guinea for the Royal
African Company. Major Stewart, mentioned just above, was William
Stewart, a member of the colonial council and major of the militia.
_Memoirs of Peter Henry Bruce_, pp. 375, 385, 386, 395. _Journal of
the Assembly of the Bahamas_, 1741, _passim_.]
_Tuesday 11th._ This day begun to Unload our prize. made a present to
the Governour of Our Horse and Deer. Landed 138 bbs. of provisions,
pitch and tarr.
_Wednesday 12th._ Begun to Unload the Corn and sent it ashoar to a
Store hired for that purpose. Mr. Moon appointed Agent for the
Owners.[55] Opened a bb. of pork.
[Footnote 55: "William Moone, who came from London in the storeship
with the recruits." Bruce, pp. 386, 410-412, 417-420.]
_Thursday 13th._ Landed all our Corn and made a Clear hole of the
prize. att 9 PM. it begun to thunder and Lighting very hard. Our Sloop
Received great damage by a thunder bolt that struckt our Mast and
Shivered it very much, tore a large peice off of the hounds and as it
fell tore up the bitts[56] and broke in the hatchway, burst through
both our Sides, and Started the plancks under her whale,[57] melting
several Cutlashes, pistolls, and fired off several Small Arms, the
bullets of which stuck in her beam. It was some time before we
perceived that she Leakd, being all thunder Struck, the Master
stepping over the Side to Examine her put his foot on a planck that
was Started on the Larboard side, and all this time the water was
pouring it [in]. we Immediatly brought all Our Guns on the Starboard
Side to Give her a heel and Sent the boat ashoar for Our Doctor, a Man
being hurt by the Lighting, Wm. Jackson. when we Gott her on a heel we
tryed the pumps, not being able to do it before, for our Carefull
Carpenter had ne'er a pump-box Rigg'd nor fitt to work so had it not
been for the Kind assistance of the Man of warr's people, who hearing
of Our misfortune ashoar Came immediatly off and put Our Guns on board
the prize, we must Certainly have Sunk, most of Our hands being
ashoar. This day James Avery Our Boatswain was turned out for neglect
of duty and Ralph Gouch put in his Room.
[Footnote 56: Hounds were projections at the masthead, supporting the
rigging. Bitts were posts on the deck, for purposes of belaying.]
[Footnote 57: Gunwale.]
_Friday 14._ This Morning Came on board Capt. Frankland and Lieut.
Stewart[58] to see the misfortune we had Suffered the Night before. he
Offered his Assistance in all he Cou'd and Spared Us his Carpenter who
view'd the Mast and said he thought he coud make it do again. The
Capt. hearing of a peice of timber for his purpose waited on his
Excellency to desire him to lay his Command on Mr. Jno. Thompson[59]
to Spare it him. He sent Mr. Scott, Judge of the Admiralty, to Go and
Gett it in his name, promising to make it Good to him in Case of any
trouble, the peice not being is [his]. Unloaded all Our provisions and
put them on board the prize to Gett Ready for the Carpenters to Repair
Our Sloop.
[Footnote 58: Capt. Thomas Frankland (afterward Adm. Sir Thomas
Frankland) commanded the _Rose_, 20, on the Bahamas station from 1741
to 1745. He was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell, and a younger brother
of Sir Harry Frankland, on whom see note 65. He married Sarah Rhett,
of South Carolina, a granddaughter of Chief-justice Nicholas Trott
(see doc. no. 106, note 3). Lieutenant Stewart was the Major Stewart
of note 54, second lieutenant in the independent royal company and
major of the militia. Bruce, pp. 386, 394, 400-402, 431-432.]
[Footnote 59: John Thompson of Harbour Island was a member of the
council. James Scott was speaker of the assembly, judge of the
admiralty court and at times chief justice. _Journal of the Assembly
of the Bahamas_, 1741, pp. 1, 2, 8, 18, 24; Bruce, pp. 395, 417.]
_Saturday 15th._ The Comp'y Q Mr. and mySelf were Examined with John
Evergin and Saml. Elderidge the two English prisoners Concerning the
prize. a Court was Called att 4 oClock PM. they Read Capt. Nortons
petition and appointed an Agent for the Owners, so Adjourned till
Munday 10 of the Clock AM.
_Sunday 16th._ All hands att Rest. few Godly inclin'd, it being the
Lords day.