Pidgeon Hill WNW Dist 5 Leagues
at 1 AM brot too the Main Tp Sail to the Mast-and in Second Reef Do at ½ past Do wore Ship at 6 Do wore Ship & made Sail at 10 saw Cape Ann bearing WNW about 8 Leagues at Noon in Campy with the Tender as before
Fresh Breezes & Clear latter fresh Breezes & Cloudy At 1 PM saw several Vessells under the land made Sale and gave Chase as did our Tender At 4 Do Pidgeon Hill West Dist 5 leags Saw a Schooner under the Land hoisted out the Cutter Man'd & Arm'd her the Master with Nine Men went in pursuit of her the Arm'd Schooner likewise in Chase — the Friggate standing off & on having but Light Airs of Wind at 8 the Schooner came up with the Chase & fired 5 or 6 Shot at her she Proved an American Schooner loaded with Lumber & fish loaded to the West Indies At 10 the Cutter Engaged & took two Vessell[s] bound to Newbury loaded with grocery Goods & some Arms for the Provincial Privateer Sunk one & Blow'd up anor At 11 the Tender & Cutter Joined the Ship with their Prizes

Fresh Breezes & Hazey latter fresh Gales & Squalley At 1 PM sent one [sic our] Prizes with petty Officers & Men to Hallifax At 5 Joined the Tender with a Prize Do Shortn'd Sail & brot too Main Sls Mast [sic] to the Mast got all the Prizes Stores out & Burnt her. At 6 Do made Sail.