[Block Island N 19° 25’ E distance 42 Leagues¹]
at 2 AM Cutt away the Longb^t. she being in danger of damaging the Ship, at 9 reef’d the Mains^l: at 10 saw the wreck of a Ships Masts to windw^d. Sound^d. several times and had from 20 to 26 f^m. At Noon Set the Main Topsail.—

First and Middle parts fresh gales and Cloudy w^th. rain, Latter light airs and Hazy, set the Fore and Miz^n. Tops^ls. at 3 PM Saw a large Ship dismasted in the SW, Clear’d Ship for Action, she proved to be a French Man of War of 90 Guns,² Hoisted our Colours and began to engage her, At 5 Tk^d. at 6 Wore and gave her the Larboard broadside, ½ p^t. 7 wore. Found she had shott away 2 fore and Main shrouds, 2 Topm^t. Backstay’s and Sundry running rigging. at 8 she bore NbE ¼ Mile, at 11 Bro^t. too Sound^d. from 26 to 22 f^m. brown sand