Cape henlopen light house SW 3 or 4 Miles
At 5 PM [AM.] Saw a Sail under Cape May, fired a Gun as a Signal for seeing a strange Sail. Hoisted out the Pinnace and sent the Pilot on board the Tender. hoist out the Longboat Sent the Pinnace mann'd & Arm'd with the Lieut to endeavour to cutt off the Schooner under Cape May, Saw the tender fire several Shot at the Schooner & a Pilot boat which had boarded her at 9 saw our Pinnace on board her. Immediately after saw the Schooner on fire & the Pilot boat drove on shore by the tender, Got up Fore top Gallt & Yard across. Saw a Signal on board the Roebuck to join her At 10 the Tender joined us. the Pinnace came on board wth the' Lieut. found the Schooner was an American Vessel from the West lndias Laden with Rum & Sugar, the People on Shore kept a brisk fire on the Boat & the Schooner being aground, was obliged to set her on fire & leave her. Weighed & Came to Sail. . . .  At Noon Cape henlopen light house SW 3 or 4 Miles, standg for the Commodore & fleet.
First part light airs & hazey Wr middle & Latter fresh breezes & Clear Wr
At 2 PM Anchor'd with the Small Br in 6 fathm water in Old kill road veered ½ a Cable. Cape henlopen light house SBE 2 or 3 Miles found here H: M: Ships Roebuck, Thames, Perseus & Daphne & 5 Prizes . . At 5 Sail'd H: M: Ship Thames. At 6 the Daphne fired a Gun for the Prizes to weigh & get under sail