DIARY OF CAPTAIN LAMSON 243 



the Crescent, 1 Captain Somerville. They 

 boarded us, sent a Lieutenant who was a 

 Genoese and spoke the Spanish language. 

 He overhauled the crew. I passed unno- 

 ticed by him and he looked over the Log. 

 He saw we were boarded by Turner. He 

 took his minutes and went on board and 

 I was informed captured the E. Gerry. 

 The next day, after a short chase, we pro- 

 ceeded on for England and in a few days to 

 the east of the Bank fell in with a fleet of 

 sixty sail, from Quebec for England under 

 the Rota Frigate 2 and a sloop of war Brig. 

 The Brig spoke us, ordered us alongside 

 the Frigate and the Captain to go on board 

 with his Log book. He went on board 

 where he was treated politely by Captain 

 Somerville and obtained the fleet's instruc- 

 tions and signals. We kept with the fleet 

 until nearly up into Cape Clear and then 

 went ahead. I left them and proceeded for 



1 "Crescent," 36, Capt. Somerville. 



2 The "Rota," 38, was a Danish vessel captured by 

 the English and commanded by Capt. Somerville. 



