Rhode Island Light house NbW about 4 Leagues
at 5 saw sail in y^e. NE at 10 am y^e. adm^l.1 made y^e Sig^l. for seeing the Land
Mod^t. and Cloudy 1⁄4 Past 12 made sail at 1⁄2 Past D^o. shor^t. s^l. The Comm^o.2 made y^e. sig^l. to Tack D^o. Tackd at 1⁄2 p^t. 4 made the sig^l. to speak y^e. adm^l. Tack’d occasionally at 8 PM y^e. Adm^l. made y^e. sig^l. to anchor D^o. anchor’d in 17 f^m. the adm^l. and fleet in Company The French fleet in Rhode Island Harbour. saw a sail in y^e. NE Q^r. The adml. made ye. sig^l. for the Pearl² to give Chace in that Q^r. 1⁄2 p^t. the adm^l. made the sig^l. to speak the Comm^r. of y^e. 2^d. and 3^d Division