Daniel Egry of Dartmouth Says that last Sabbath [May 7] a whale Man went thro' Robinsons hold, into the Sound Just at the Eastward lay 3 Tenders, who fired upon the Schooner the Master then ordered the Schooner about again & run into the hold, all the People then left the Vessel by the Masters orders the officer of a Barge then came on board and snapt his Pistol at the Master, which did not go off tho' well primed & all the rest of the Barge Crew cock't their pistols but were ordered by the Officer not to fire ー the People of the 3 tenders swore they would have all the Stock on the Island, having forced the Tenants to give an Inventory thereof & intended to sieze five vessels to carry them off & pursued one Vessel which hove in sight ー the Name of the Island is Nashon & owned by Mr. [James] Bowdoin suppose there is 3000 Sheep on the Island & a large Stock of Cattle it is supposed they intended to rob the several Islands near In which Islands it is supposed there was 10000 Sheep beside Cattleー
May 10. 1775ー