Block Island 8 or 9 Leagues
At 4 AM hove up the Best Bower & let go the Stream Anchor At 5 made the Sign^l for seeing a Sail to the NE: At 8 the Adm^l.1 made the Sign^l. to weigh & soon after to cut or Slip Weigh’d At 9 repeated the Sign^l to prepare for Action & the Fire Ships to prime. saw the French Fleet coming out of Rhode Island Harbour-repeated the Sign^l. to form the Line on the Starb^d bearing—

Block Island N¼4W Dist^ce. 23 Leagues
First and Middle parts Moderate and Cloudy Wea^r. latter hard gales and thick rainy wea^r. Pm the whole Fleet standing to the S^o.ward the Enemy after us making many Manœvres At 6 they appeard to be on a Wind on the Larb^d Tack, bearing NNW ½ W 3 or 4 Leagues