Montock's point N50°E 14 Leags
at 4 AM sett fore top Sail at ½ past 4 Wore Ship at 5 Got up the Mizen yard at 7 Gott up top Gallt mast & yards at Noon saw Long Island bearing from NNE to WBN. First part fresh Gales & Clear Wr Middle & Latter parts Modt Breezes & Cloudy Weathr at 3 PM Got down top Gallt yards & Doubl'd reeft the Main Sail at 4 PM Long Island No 5 Leags saw a Sail in the SW Qr gave Chace at ½ past 4 fir'd one 9 Pounder to bring the Chace too, at 6 PM She bore down but the Wind blowing so fresh could not speak her at 7 PM Wore Ship & hand'd fore and Mizen top Sails at 8 PM fir'd 2 three pounders to make the Chace make more Sail at ½ past 8 Lay'd too wt the Main top Sail to the Mast at 11 PM the Wind began to Abate a little at 12 Sett fore & Mizen top Sails

at ½ past 6 AM hoisted out the Cutter and sent her on board of the Chace, found her to he a Transport ship taken by the Alfred Rebel Privateer, on her Passage from Cape Briton to Halifax sent 7 Men on board her, and took 6 Prisoners on board us at ½ past 8 the Cutter return'd hoisted her in &made Sail, Prize in Compy