Block Isl^d. No. 2 E^t. Dist^t. 36 Leagues—
at 12 S^d. 34 f^m. at 4 am Light Winds & Clear. S^d. 35 f^m. Brown Sand and Shells. at 5 Wore Ship and made the Centurions¹ Signal to Chace to W:W^d. Heard the report of Several Guns to Leeward. At 6 made the Vigilant’s² Signal to Chace to NW and the Centurion and Ardents³ Signal’s to Come under our Stern Bro^t. too and hoisted a Boat out. Lord Howe struck his Flag and proceeded onboard the Centurion. at 8 S^d. 35 f^m. at 9 Tack’d Ship. At Noon Modt. Breezes & hazy in the Horizon—

Mod^t. Breezes and hazy. ½ past Noon the Adm^l. fired 2 Guns & made a Signal at the Mizen Topm^t. Head. what it was we could not distinguish. At 3 the Adm^l. made a Signal at the Fore Topg^t.mast Head, soon after lost sight of him. At 4 Mod^t. Breezes and hazy with Rain. ½ past 5 Tack’d Ship, Mod^t. and hazy, at 6 saw the Centurion and Ardent Bore down to them and went under the Admiral’s Stern—Shorten’d Sail & laid Main Topsail to the Mast at 7 Lord Howe Ret^d. onb^d. and hoisted his Flag. at 8 Mod^t. Breezes and hazy; made Sail in Company the Centurion & Ardent.