[April 1776, cont.] kept made a
runing fight of it, the other Ships
were unable (being loaded) to get
up with her till She had got too
nigh to
New Port, when the Admiral
expecting a Superiour force would
Soon come out against him gave
a Signal for quiting the chase--
during this Engagement Capt
Whipple who commanded the
Colu=
-mbus of 36 Guns kept at a distance
& never came up to the Assistance of the
Alfred & the Brig but kept
his distance
Somemost People say that had he given chase
he might have taken the Alfred
Glasgo
as he was noways Shattered & might
have come up with her, others Say
he could not on account of the Wind,
how that is will be determined--
during the Engagement they took
a Bomb Brig with 8 Carriage Guns &
2 Howitzers &c also a Schooner com-
manded by one Wallace mounting
6 Carriage Guns & braught
them
in--
By all accounts the Glasgo
fau-
ght well & was much Shattered as were
also the Alfred & the Brig
on board
of which about 10 Men were killed &
the Brigs Capt with others wounded---