September 1777 [Thursday] 18.
St Augustine Lighthouse S33W Distt 60 Leags [AM] out Cutter sent her on Board the galatia for Bread recd 660 Wt of Bread at 10 Veerd ship made sail parted with the galatia & too prizes at Noon Do Wr galatia & prizes NEbE 5 or 6 Legs — PM. Modt Breezes & Clear Wr at 6 saw two sail Standing towards us at 8 Do Wr Veerd ship½ past fired a 6 Pr to bring the chace too which after firing 17 twelve Pr & 16 six Pr with several Volleys of small [arms] she Brought too found her to be the Volunteer privateer of 12-4 Prs 16 Swivels & 10 Cowhorns & 61 Men Eliphalet smith Commander who was killd by a Musquet shot in bringing the Prisoners on board found her so much Damaged that we had hardly time to get them all on board before she sunk tho Every means was Used to save her at Midnight in Boats wore ship & made sail after the ship we saw in the Evening
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/117.