Decembr 75 Sunday 3d
Pidgeon Hill NWBN, 3 or 4 Leags at ½ pt 7 AM wore and made sail, at ½ past 9 wore ship; first part Modt and hazey Wr Middle & Lattr Strong gales and clear, at 3 saw a sail in the S Wt Quar gave chace to Do out reefs the Tops gott Top gt yards a Cross, at 4 little wind fird 2 shott at the chace, she fird a gun to Leeward, we begun to fire a Number of shott at her, seeing her to be arm'd, at 5 TKd ship,2 at 8 close reeft the Topss down Topgt yards, spoke his Majs ship Lively, at ½ Brot too,
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1884.
2. Ibid. in another version of the log, the master, George Hire, was more explicit, writing, "seeing her armed & a Number of men on bd her, at 5 half way rock WBN near a Mile; it being Allmost dark, was Obliged to TKt."
