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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Log extract from sloop Comet, Capt. Kemp, reports escaping chase by Iris on June 5 with sloop Hawk; discovering Hawk's wreck at Long Island on June 9, salvaging guns and items from a battery; capturing eight vessels off Sandy Hook on June 12.
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Extract from the log-book of the sloop Comet, Capt. Kemp.
The 5th of June, being in company with the sloop Hawk, Capt. Humsted, was chased by the Iris and escaped. On the 9th making the east end of Long Island, saw a wreck; went ashore, took possession of a battery of 10 guns, from which the men had fled on seeing the boat, found the wreck to be the Hawk, which the Iris had drove on shore, her materials being partly carried off, by the inhabitants of Long Island, who had erected the battery; took off two of her guns, spiked up the rest, took one anchor and cable, with several other articles. On the 12th, at half past four, A.M. about two miles off Sandy Hook, got in shore of 5 sail, out of which number we captured and manned eight, viz. schooners Free-Mason, Lilly, and Sally, sloops Polly, Driver, Dove, Elizabeth, and Elizabeth.
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Long Island And Sandy Hook
Event Date
June 5, 9, And 12
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escaped chase by iris; hawk wrecked and materials carried off by inhabitants; salvaged two guns, spiked eight, took anchor, cable, and articles; captured and manned schooners free-mason, lilly, sally, and sloops polly, driver, dove, elizabeth, elizabeth.
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Sloop Comet with sloop Hawk chased by Iris on June 5 and escaped. On June 9 at east end of Long Island, found Hawk wrecked by Iris, took possession of 10-gun battery erected by inhabitants, men fled; salvaged items. On June 12 off Sandy Hook, captured eight vessels from five sail.