on the 15th April about Sun rise we spied a large ship to windd and another astearn this one astarn began to make Sail after us we called all hands on deck to do the same and making all the sail we could we found they gained on us then we began to lighten our Ship by throwing 8 of our carriage guns overboard and every thing else we came a cross we [when] they came within gun Shot they began firing at us their Nine pounders from their fore castle when some came over us and some along side we knew that we was taken and that we would not be behind hand in rettnning the compliment we got out two of our stern chases and began firing them at the Ship the Capt of the Ship enraged at our small ship firing upon him (a 74 gun ship) ordered the Guner to get out three Eighteen pounders forehead and sink us when we came along side but our having English Prisoners on board prevented its being put into execution. We had 37 on board when we was taken and 19 Prisoners thus was our situation when we were taken it was by his Majesty's Ship Terrible of 74 Guns Sir Richard Bickerton Commander as soon as we had struck they sent their Cutter on board and ordered Capt Thompson into the boat and pushed him off of the Quarter Deck and used him very ill likewise carried all of our People, Prisoners and all, except Mr [Josiah] Martin and 3 boys, who was ordered to stay on board till they arrived at Spit-head. our Officers were ordered into the Gunroom of the Ship and the men under the half Deck on three Quarters of allowance with Marine Sentinels over us