off Point Miscou [New Brunswick]

at 3 AM weighed the B^t. B^r. & towd the Ship at 4 Made sail ¼ past heard 9 Guns Fired from passbediack¹ Saw the Bonaventure² Return with 9 Guns Saw 2 Schooners & a Ship the Schooners were privateers³ and the Ship⁴ they had Taken at passbediack Saw the privateers Quit the Ship and Run out Got the Sweeps out and Rowd the Ship After them the Viper⁵ almost out of Sight. Rowd the Ship found we Come up with the Schooners at 11 Fired 17 Guns Shott^d. at the Rebel Schooners they Got their oars out & Got Fast away from us 

In Chaleur Bay Passbediack p^t. N^o. 7 or 8 Miles.

First p^t. light airs & fair Middle fresh Breezes and Fair latt^r. light airs & fair PM: Contin^d. to Row after the privateers in C^o. the Bonaven^ur. at 6 Cont^d. Row^g. & found we Come up with them a litle O^d. the Sweeps in lost sight of the Bonav^tr. Set Stud^g. s^ls. Found we come up with them ½ p^t. 9 lost sight of them by the Darkn^ss. of the Night at 10 Short^d. S^l. hauld our wind Supp^g they would Endeavour To Get out of the Bay TK^d. Ship

at 4 AM saw the Viper and 2 shallops a[t] 7 Br^t. too made the Sign^l. for the Capt^n. of the Viper took the 2 shallops for Tenders and Sent a petty officer and man from Each Ship in them Made sail up the Bay to look For the Privateers at 11 Fired a Gun & made the Sign^l. for an Enemy Gave Chace. 

Nepissguist River⁶ off Shore 2 Miles

First part fresh Breezes and fair Middle and latter light airs Inclineable To Calm PM Got the Sweeps out at 2 found that what we had been Chas^g were White houses that we had Seen over the Fogg Bore away in C^o. With the Viper and Tenders ½ past 8 Came too with the B^t. B^r. in 10 F^m. Water off Trackadugashe⁷ and Sent a Boat on Shore for Intellig^ce. found the Privateers had Gone up the Bay For Rustigouche⁸ & Sent the Tenders and Boats to Row Guard and Coop the Bay