At Single Anchor Cape Henry SEt 3 or 4 Miles
AM Dryed the Small Sails and hove into ½ of a Cable.
Do [Little wind] and Cloudy Wr
Two sail in sight in the Offing at ½ pt Meridian Weigh'd and Came to Sail, at 2 The Chace made the Private Signal which we Answer'd, at ½ pt spoke his Majesty's Ship Thames with a Privateer Brig of Ten Guns Called the Raleigh which she had lately Captured.² Wore and Brot too, at 4 saw a Sail to the N W, Made Sail & made the Thames's Signal to Chace to the No wd at 7 Calm Anchor'd with the Best Bower in 7½ fm Cape Henry NW½N. 3 Leagues. The Thames and her Prize also Anchor'd. At 8 little Wind Fired a Gun and made the Signal to Weigh and the Thames's Signl [to] Chace to SEt at 10 Weigh'd, lost our Buoy and Buoy Rope and [the] top tackle fall in endeavouring to save it,

at 4 Fresh Breezes the Thames in Co at ½ pt saw a Sail, Out 2d Reef Topsails and gave Chace, at 5 saw 3 more to SEt Fired a Gun and made the Thames's Signl to give them Chace. At 8 Came up with and spoke our Chace proved a Ship from Maryland loaded with tobacco for Bourdeux ³ Brot too, took the Prisoners out and sent an Officer and 14 Men onboard to take Charge of her, at 11 made Sail the Prize in Company. —