Seale Isl^ds. [Nova Scotia] N45°E^t: Dist 13 L^gs:

at 3 AM In 2^d Reef Top^sls. at 7 Saw a Sail to Windw^d: out 2^d Reefs made Sail & gave chace at 8 Fir'd 3 Twelve Pound^rs: Shotted at the Chace ½ past TK^d Ship at 9 Fir'd 2 Six Poun^drs: Shotted at the Chace ½ past she brought too, D^o Shorten'd Sail, Wore Ship & brot too on t'other Tack, hoisted the boat out & sent a Petty Officer & 5 Men onb^d. her at 10 the Boat ret^d with the Prisoners she prov'd a brig¹ from Frenchmans Bay bound to S^o: Carolina, In Boat & made Sail to the Eastw^d: prize in C^o: at Noon Punish'd Bern^d M^cDonnaugh with 12 lashes for Uncleanliness 

Cape Sable N77°E 30 Lg^s:

Mode & Clear W^r. ½ past Meridian parted Com^y with the Prize at 4 Saw a Sail to the SW made Sail & gave chace ½ past 7 Short^d. Sail & made the Private Sig^l. & Which was not answerd. ½ past 8 Spoke the Chace it prov'd His Majesty's Ship Experiment² D^o hove too she sent her boat onb^d for a Packet we had for her ½ past 9 Parted Com^y & made Sail