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| 200 | / | | ----- | / | | L1380 | / | | | / | Taken in At New York | | / | 8 bb. of Beef 7.10 | 60 | / | 12 bb. of pork 12. | 144 | / | A Doctors Chest and Medicines | | By the foot of | first Cost New York | | this Acct. to | Cur'y 38.2.1 | | be carryed to | Advance 200 per C. 76.4.2[33] | 114.6.3 | Acct. Cur't to | | --------- | be paid by the | Total | L1698.6.3 | Sloops Comp'y | L1698.6.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Footnote 33: By a rough calculation (see note 29) Quartermaster Vezian trebles the amount in New York currency to reduce it to that of Rhode Island.] _Tuesday 14th._ Weighed about 2 PM. from the Hook with the wind att WSW with a fresh Gale and by Gods Leave and Under his protection bound on Our Cruize against the proud Dons the Spaniards. the Capt. Ordered the people a pale of punch to drink to a Good Voyage. Opened a bb. of beef and tierce of Bread. the people was put to Allowance for the 1st time, one lb. of Beef per man a day and 7 lb. of bread per week. _Wednesday 15._ Att 3 PM. Sett our Shrouds up.[34] a Great Swelling 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
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