The SE part of the Isle Madame North dist. 3 or 4 miles
AM at 5 Saw 2 Sail to the Eastwd wore & made Sail Fired a gun & made the Private Signal which was answered, one prov'd to be the Hope the other a Brig from Halifax for Spanish River, at 8 Cape Canso N 2 or 3 Leags at 10 Stood in for Canso Harbour, Saw a Schooner make sail from thence, the Hope made our Sigl to chace her, wore & made sail; at Noon In Chace, In Compy. the Hope
First part modt breezes & fair, Middle & latter fresh breezes & Squaly. PM at 1 the Hope made our Sigl to leave off Chace, wore & work'd up to her; the chace ran into the Harbour of Petit De Grat followed her with the Hope, the chase ran ashore & the People forsook her, the Hope's boat boarded her & got her off; at 2 Anchd with the Bt Br in 9 fm blue clay bottom. the chace proved to be a Schooner privateer of 4 Carriage & 8 Swivel guns, belonging to Salem. At 7 Shipped & endeavoured to work out of the Harbour but could not, So Anchd with the Sl Br & Steddy'd with the Kedge