22nd – Delightful cool day – Went to Town, din’d with Rob. Patterson at Beltons. Exercise’d my Men in the evening – Mrs. Jo. Sterett call’d at Clifton
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, August 22, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
22nd – Delightful cool day – Went to Town, din’d with Rob. Patterson at Beltons. Exercise’d my Men in the evening – Mrs. Jo. Sterett call’d at Clifton
From the journal of Captain Henry Thompson, August 22, 1814. Courtesy the Friends of Clifton.
August 22
The first part of these 24 hours commences with moderate Breezes and clear Weather, at 4 PM saw a sail from Masthead Bearing SSE. Made all sail in chase. At 8 PM cloudy, lost sight of her. Continued the chase till 11 o’clock took in Studdingsails and square sail. At 6 AM saw several sail. At 8 made 3 of them to be men of War. They all gave chase.Latter part fresh gales and a heavy sea[,] with thick weather and rain at 12 noon, it cleared up a little & see them a little on the lee quarter. At 2 tacked ship. At 4 cleared away for half an hour. Could not see anything of them.
From the Schooner Mammoth Logs, 1814. MS 3082, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.