15th – Cloudy day – Went to Town, din’d with Mr. Oliver in the country, commenc’d a light Rain at Sunsett, with high Wind at N.W.
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, October 15, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
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October 15th
First part moderate Breezes and foggy weather. Watch employed repairing the Foresail.Middle part moderate Breezes and hazy weather. At 1 AM tacked ship.
Latter part same. At 6 AM saw a sail bearing SW. Gave chase. The sail proves to be a Schooner. Still in chase of her.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.