October 1776 Wednesday 2d
Latde 43° 18' Fresh Breezes and Cloudy, at 1 P M saw a Sail to the Eastward, out 2d reefs, made sail [and] gave chace, at 2 TKd 1/2 past 3 made the Signal for the Prize2 to Tack to the Eastward 5 made the Signal for the Prize to Tack and stand after us, at 6 the Chace which [was] a Brig and appeared to be an American Privateer about 4 Miles upon the Weather [beam,] at 7 lost sight of her, shortned sail and brot too for the Prize, at 8 sounded 80 fathoms [no] ground, set the Foresail, at 10 fill'd the Maintopsail,
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/667.
2. The prize ship Anne retaken three days before.