S^t: Mary's N 9.00 E 12 Leag^s Lizard N 54.00 E 18 Leag
At 2 AM Gro^d: 42 f^m: D^o: [Coarse sand & Shells] At 6 AM Spoke his Maj^ts: Ship Thetis who Inform'd us that 18 days ago they Slip't from Plymouth Sound After a Snow under french Colours who Appeared to be full of men that from y^e Coarse of winds Supposed her to be to y^e Eastward and believd her to be a Rebel privateer At 8 Fir'd 2 Guns & Bro^t: too a Snow She prov'd to be y^e King of Naples from Naples bound to Hull At 9 made Sail At ½ past D^o: saw a Sail in y^e SE Quart^r: D^o: hauld our wind and Steer'd After her At ½ past 10 perceiv'd her to be a Snow with a Strip't pendant flying At ¾ past 10 fired a Shot a head of her to bring her too' which she Return'd & hoisted a french Ensign & pendant soon After fired another Shot After her which she Likewise Return'd we then fired several Guns at her¹ and Continued firing for about 10 minutes when she Bro^t: too & sent her Boat Onboard D^o: Hoisted our Cutter and sent an Officer Onboard her, they told her Name y^e La Favourite a French Sloop of war on a Cruize At Noon Hoisted in y^e Cutter & made Sail
Start NW 6 Leagues
Fresh Gales with Thick Rainy weather At 5 PM Close Reeft y^e Topsails & Bro^t: too [with] y^e M^n: Topsail to y^e mast in y^e Night Ground from 40 to 38 f^m: & 27 D^o: