Cape henlopen N30Wt Distce 21 Leagues
At 1 AM fired 6 Guns & made Signal to bring too with the Star board Tacks on board. At 3 Lost sight of the Pearl & Brig. At 5 fired 8 Guns as a Signal to make Sail. the schooner in Campy. At 8 Saw a Sail to the Westward gave Chace. The fog clearing up a little, saw the land & Cape Henlopen light House bearing NW 5 or 6 Miles and a large Ship at an Anchor to the Northwd of the lighthouse, fired a Gun at the Chace on which she hoisted rebel Colours & Tacked & stood in for the lighthouse. At 10 Sid [signaled] The Ship to the Northward got underway, & stood for the Chace & fired several Guns at her, upon which she run ashore a little to the Northward of the lighthouse & began to Engage the other Ship which proved His Majesty's Ship Roebuck Kept a Constant fire on the rebel Ship. At ½ past 10 Anchor'd wth the Bt Br in 3 faths Water with a spring on our Cable, veered ½ of a Cable within 2 Cables length of the rebel Vessel. Cape henlopen light house WNW 1 Mile. fired two broadsides at the, Enemy which she blew up; in an instant, there was nothing but splinters of her to be seen,² the Expiation gave the Ship so great a Shock that every Pain of Glass in the Windows were Broke. The Ship Tending In Shore struck the Ground abaft was Obliged to cut the Cable & Spring & run off, the Roebuck in Company Commodore Hotham. At Noon a Signal on board the Roebuck to Anchor. Captn Linzee went on board the Commodore Cape henlopen SSW Distce 2 Leagues. Cape May NNE Distce 5 Leagues.
Light Airs & Haiey Wr
At 1 PM Anchor'd with the Small Bower in 10 fathoms
Veered ½ of a Cable. Cape henlopen lighthouse SW.
heard several Guns fired in the Offing. Bent the Best Bower Cable to the spare Anchor. At 6 Weighed and came to Sail in Company with the Roebuck. Cape hen lopen SBW 4 or 5 miles At 10 Spoke His Majesty's Ship Thames at an Anchor Anchor'd along side of her with the small Br in 9 faths .Water Veered ½ a Cable. Light house Sth 3 or 4 Leags