Fine pleasant Weather and Smooth Water Capt Manly had Still the Sloop in tow at 4 am Saw two Sails giveing us Chace Capt manly then Sot the Sloop a fire at 9 am a nother Sail under our Lee Bow Which When a Brest of us gave us 2 guns as Son as she got in to our Wake she put about & gave us Chace & When Within gun Shott Wee played a Way with our Starn Chaces at her till We got a Long Side of manly Which Capt manly & Capt McNiell Counclouded to put about and ingage hir Which Was done and gave hir 1 or 2 Broad Sides as we pased by So Ends this 24 hours
[P.M.] the frigate Which We Engaged then Stood for the fox Capt manly then tacked and Stood after hir We Ware to do the Same at the same time the fox more fell in Between the frigate and the Larg Ship the[y] Both tacked & followed hir the[y] Both gave hir Several guns Which She Returned as well as She Could the Large Ship Soon tacked again and Stood after Capt Manly the frigate Still Continuing hir Chace of the fox We then Standing to the North at 3 pm maid 2 Sails to Windward of us Standing as We Ware at 9 pm tacked Ship & Stood to the South. at 11 p m tacked Stood to the North