Cape Sable NbE distant 4 or 5 miles
at 3 A M Long Island head ESE 3 Leagues, at 4 lost the Log & 2 Lines, at 8 Cape Percieux, N dist. 6 or 7 Leagues, the Gannet Rock SW 2 or 3 miles.
First part fresh Breezes & Clear, Middle & Latter Modte & Hazy; at 1 p m saw several small Vessels in shore, at 4 turning into port La tour in chace of a Sloop & 2 Schooners, got up Topgallt: yards & set the sails, fired Guns occasionally at the Sloop which proved to be a Rebel Privateer: at 6 the Privateer Ran aground on the Et side of the Harbr & fired 3 shot at us, at 1/2 past the Ship got aground; carried out the stream Anchor & Cable hove the Ship off, came too, with the Bt Br in 6 frns water & veer'd to 1/2 a Cable, sent the Cutter & retook a Schooner loaded with fish; the Wt point coming into the Harbr SWbS the Et point SbE, Thrum Cap No

at 8 AM the Rebel Sloop haul'd in behind a Small Island, at 10 the Boat empd sounding.
First part fresh Breezes & Hazey. Middle & Latter fresh Gales & Squally. at 1 PM sent the Boat to sound at 1/2 past [1] the Rebell Privateer fired 3 shot at the boat, at 2 the Boat return'd, at 10 Lower'd the Lower yards & struck Topgallant Masts, veer'd to a Cable.

At a Single Anchor in Port La tour Harbr
First part fresh Breezes & Squally, Middle & Latter Modte and Cloudy