Gentlemen,

At 6 o'clock this morning we discovered one of the Enemies Ships & 2 Schooners abrest of Bombay hook, at 2 o'clock this afternoon Capt Alexander the Frigate Delaware hove out a signal for getting under way, sending the smallest vessel ahead with himself in the sentor and the other Ships with the fire vessels in the rear, the wind S.W., a moderate gail, they have just cleared the lower end of the Iland, we have half an ower ago discovered another of the Enemies Vessels, an do amagin that the other 2 Ships I was informed ware below are not out of Site of them; should the Fleet ingage, which I mack no doubt they will, shall Dispatch another express as soon as I can discover what Ships they are ingaged with. I am, Gentlemen [&c.]

This day half after five, in the afternoon, the Enemies frigat that lay at ancor in sight gose under way Standing Down our fleet under all Sail in chase, the smallest vessel about a mile and a half from them.