[approaching Barbados in Lat. 13°..00' N^o.]
AM D^o. W^r. [Moderate & Cloudy] At ½ past 2 heard Guns fired to the W^t.ward at 3 one of the Convoy¹ fired a Gun & made the Signal for seeing the Land D^o. fired a Gun & answ^d. her Sig^l. D^o. fired 6 Guns & brought too with our Starb^d. Tk^d. on board Saw Barbadoes. NWbW 4 or 5 Leag^s. at 4 the W^t.ermost Part WNW ½ W the N^o.ermost part NNE D^o. Sounded 80 fathoms no Ground at ½ past 5 made Sail fired a Gun & made the Sig^l. for Anchoring At ½ past 7 Came to an Anchor with the Best B^r. in 30 fathoms W^r. in Carlisle Bay & Veered away to a whole Cable the Fort E ½ N the Church NEbN Pelican Point NBW ½ W dist off shore 1 ½ Mile found Riding here His Majestys Ship Hind with the Bristol Fleet & 2 Sail more of Men of War anchord with us the Deal Castle, Hound & Sylph & 80 Sail of the Convoy at 10 Fired a Gun & made the Sigl for all Cruizers, at 11 the Sig^l. for all Masters of Merchantmen at 11 Anchord here the Aurora with her Miz^n. mast gone & a Rebel Privateer which she had taken.² Long Boat a Watering.