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Georgia ^^ of his activity off that coast, to remain at sea as long as his 

 water and provisions would permit, and, after returning to Charles- 

 ton to take on supplies, to return to his station and cruise as soon as 

 his ship was ready for sea.*'- Captain Hamar of the Flamborough was 

 directed to cruise off the coast of North Carolina. "Whereas the 

 Rt. Hono. the Lords Commiss. of the Admiralty has been informed 

 that the coast of North Carolina has been much infested with priva- 

 teers [Spanish] to the great determent of the inhabitants of that 

 province, you are to use your utmost endeavours to take or otherwise 

 destroy them or any of the enemy's ships as you may possible meet 

 with in your cruise." "^ Hamar was directed to inform the Governor 

 of North Carolina "* of his cruising on that coast and told to keep to 

 sea at all times possible."^ Captain Newman (also spelled Newnham) 

 of the sloop Spy was ordered to join the Loo and cruise with her until 

 further orders.®" 



The execution of Utting's plans was to be delayed, however, for the 

 next day an "exstream hard gale of wind at ENE" struck the Loo 

 as she lay at anchor off Charlestown Bar, obliging Utting to cut his 

 "best bower cable" ^'' and go to sea "for fear of a hurricane." For 

 four days the Loo rode out the gale at sea, and when the storm was 

 over Utting returned to his anchorage off Charleston, recovered his 

 anchor and the next day (Saturday, October 25) "saild for Port 

 Royall to refitt having received great damage in . . . masts and rig- 

 ging.®^ Upon examining the damage to the Loo, Utting and his offi- 

 cers found the main yard sprung in three places and unserviceable. 

 "The mainmast sprung in ye lower partners ^° about 6 inches in tho 

 not to bad but shall be able to fish '^° him and make as serviceable as 

 ever . . ." ^^ Utting was mistaken, however, in his estimate of the 

 damage, for closer examination revealed extensive damage to the mast 



61 Ibid. 



e- Ibid. 



83 ADM I, vol. 60, No. 436. 



61 Ibid. 



«'' Ibid. 



60 Ibid. 



67 The cable of the heaviest of the two anchors carried in the bow of a ship. 

 The bower anchors were those used for anchoring under ordinary conditions of 

 wind and sea. 



6«ADM I, vol. 2625, No. 438. 



6" Planks fitted snugly around the base of a mast, a hatch, or a capstan cov- 

 ering the opening in the decks. 



76 To splice a broken spar or mast by binding with splints and wedging firmly. 



71 ADM I, vol. 2625, No. 438. 



