D^o. [Barbuda] bore SSW^t. Distance 91 Leagues
Squally w^th Rain at 6 am^d Saw a Sail on y^e Weather Quarter tack'd gave Chace ½ past perceived her to be y^e Resolution Tender tack'd to y^e Northward & made Sail, Exercised Great Guns. Sailmakers employed, repairing y^e Jib—

D^o. bore SSW½W Distance 79 Leagues
Fresh breezes & Clear still in Chace, at 3 fired 3 Shot at y^e Chace, she brought too, & proved to be An American Sloop from Salem bound to S^t Croix Isræl Foster Omer Master,¹ Shifted y^e Prisoners, at 7 PM^d. wore Ship & stood to y^e Southward, Tenders in Company