halfway Rock NNE 5 or 6 Leagues
at 5 modt and hazey saw a sail to the Etward at 6 hoisted the Barge out and sent her manned and Armed wh the Lieut on board a sloop ½ past she got on board at 8 Halfway Rock NBW 2 Leagues at 9 up fore sails and hove too at 10 filled and made sail saw 3 sail at 11 halfway Rock NNE 4 or 5 Leags found The above Sloop to be from Cammden, in Penobscute Bound to Boston Sloop Success (One siphonis Fisher Master) haveing on Board 40 Chord of Wood Barge returned sent a Petty Officer & 3 Men on Board do took her in tow sent the Barge to board another Sloop—
Light airs and hazey wr in Chace ½ past 2 the Barge Boarded the Chace found her to be the sloop 2 Brothers from Boston, bound to Kennebeck in Ballast (Geo. Max­ well Master) took 6 hands out of her and put a Petty Officer and 4 Men on Board do her along side the wood Sloop to take her Deck load of wood on Board at 5 Opened a Cask of Beef No 4099 Cts 168 Pcs 1Piece short at 7 filled and made sail at 8 light airs & hazey wr thunder and lighting TKd Ship at 10 Lowered down the Top sails in a squall at 11 hoisted them up again it being more modt at 12 light airs and a Thick fogg two Prizes in tow²