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 b