At Sea Latit^de: 13..50 N^o: Obs^d: [off St. Lucia]
At 8 AM Saw a Sail to the S^o.w^d. Gave Chace At 12 Left off Chace—
At Sea Latit^de: 13..50 N^o: Obs^d:
Ditto W^r. [Moderate breez^s: and fair W^r.] At 1 PM Saw a Sail in the NW Gave Chace, At 4 PM Abreast of Fort Royal Martinico, At 5 D^o. the Chace Run a Ground on Martinico ½ Past D^o. the Ship Struck, Armed the boats and took the Chace, Proved the Ship Hampden, an American Privateer of 12 Guns;¹ At 6 the Prize got off. Emp^d. getting out the Kedge Anchor & Warps, to get the Ship off. At 10 D^o. got the Ship off, The French Fort kept Continualy firing at us, which obliged to leave two Hawsers, which were fast on the Rocks,