[Southern coast of Puerto Rico]
At 11 AM Saw a Sail to Westwd., Gave Chase
[At noon] Cape Rockso NE 6. Leagues
Moderate Breezes still in Chase, Saw 2 Sail to Eastwd., Gave Chase to one of them At 5 (PM) Fired 2 Shot to bring her too, Armd the Cutter & Pinnace & sent them in Chase, At 6 Pinnace Returnd with the Prizoners finding the Chase to be a Brig from St. Lucea to No. Carolina1 Sent an Officer & people to take her to Jamaica, Gave Chase to Eastward in hopes of falling in with a Ship that had Chased our Prize, having every reason to imagine her a Yankee Frigate,2