Barbadoes N^o 84.47 W 59 Leagues
The Convoy¹ 6 Leagues a Stern shortned Sail at 1 AM Saw the Island of Barbadoes bearing NNW 5 Leagues brought to and made the Signal for seeing the Island at 4 Joyned the fleet the Commodore made the Signal to bring to on the Starboard Tack at 6 the fleet made Sail and Ran into Carlisle Bay at 8 spoke his Majestys Sloop Ceres on a Cruize at 11 Let go our Best Bower in Carlisle Road drove of[f] the Bank hove up the Anchor and Came to Sail D^o the Aurora brought in the S^t Peter Rebel Privateer of 20 Guns taken the Evening before²
Laying to off Carlisle Bay Barbadoes
Fresh gales and Showery W^r
at 3 An Officer came from the Commodore with Orders for us to Bear Down to and keep Company with the Duke of Chandoss who had driven of[f] the Bank at 6 Came to with the best Bower in 45 fm^s Water in Carlisle Bay Veerd away two Cables sent Our Long Boat on Board the Aurora for 8 Prisoners