[April 1776, cont.]
West Indies Several Vessels richly
laden the Property of the English
Merchants in
England. On their
Return home they came across
the Glasgo Ship of War, off
Block
Island with Several other Tenders
a Bomb Brig &c they enaged a
Brig commanded by the Admirals
Son first engaged the Glasgo and
tho the Glasgo was much superiour,
yet he faught with courage for 3
Glasses when the Com Admiral
came to relieve his Son who was
much Shattered & wanted time to
refit the Glasgo & the
Admirals
Ship Alfred had a Warm Engage=
=ment but just as the Brig was
coming up again having refited
the Alfred received an unlucky
shot which carried away the
Tiller Ropes & they could not ma=
-nage her to get up with the Glasgo
again, Capt Hopkins
however
engaged her warmly again with his Brig,
but as the Glasgo from the beginning