Martyrs S 21 10 Lges
½ past 5 AM Commodore made our Signal to Chace to No do gave Chace at 11 Spoke the Chace a Spanish Brigg from Mississippi.
First part Light airs & cloudy, Middle & latter Heavy rain with Thunder & Lightning. At ½ past 11 PM a Flash [of] Lightning Shivered the Main Mast & Gaff in several splinters, started two planks on the Starboard Bow, burnt the Mainsail, & two Gaff topsails to Raggs, Cut the Rigging at the Mast Head & sett fire to the Sloop in the Hold, got the Fire out, hoisted Lights & fired Guns.

At 5 AM made the Signal of Distress & fired Thirty Guns. Several of the Fleet passed us standing to Eastward. at 9 AM Lost [sig]ht of the Fleet, & bore away for St Augustine in Company [wi]th a Schooner & Brigg. Unbent the Re­ mains of the Mainsail & bent the Trysail