D^o. [Block Is^d., R.I.] NE 6 Lgs 

[AM] Tack'd Occasionally at Noon Montock P^t. bore NNW¾W distance 8 or 9 Miles Saw a Sail to y^e. SE. gave Chace 

SW. End of Block Island N^o. & SE, End NEbN

Fresh Breezes and fair W^r. [PM] still in chace fired a Num^r. of Shot at the Chace at 7 she run a Shore on Block Island, D^o. came too with y^e. B^t. B^r. in order to get her off again, which we did by the boats, most of the People escaped but 4 who was bro't on board, she was a Sloop from Martinico bound to Salem with Rum, Sugar &c.¹