[anchored off Penikese Island]
at 3 AM weigh'd and Came to Sail Stood to the Westward at 4 wind Came ahead bore away and at 5 Came to ag^n. in Pennekees Harbour bearings as before at 8 weigh'd and Came to Sail Stood to the E^t.ward at 9 Run thro Quickss Hole into the Vineyard Sound and Stood to the Eastw^d. Saw a Schooner Boat Gave Chace fired 4 four Pounders Shotted with round and Grape 2 Swivels and 30 Rounds of small arms to bring D^o. too but she run on shore at Noon working into Homles's Hole¹ TK^d. occasionally
[anchored off Penikese Island]
First and middle Parts Fresh Gales and Cloudy Latter Fresh Breezes PM at 1 Came too in Homles Hole in 4 fm^s. veer'd to 1/3 of a Cable the W^t. Chop NbW E^t. Chopp NbE Saw a Sloop Schooner and 2 Pilots Boats at the Head of the Hole sent a Boat and Br^t. them out and anch^d. them Near us the Boat was fired at from the Shore fired 4 four Pounders Shotted to Cover the Boat