Cape May SBE¾E 1 Mile
AM at 7, heard the report of several Guns to the Etwd at 9 Punish'd Thos Warren Seaman for theft with 12 Lashes at 12 Weigh'd & made sail
Fresh gales and cloudy P.M. at 4 Brat too & made the Pearls Signl for a Boat at 5 wore & made sail

AM. at 11 Read the Articles of War &c to the ships Campy at 12 The light House NNW 7 Lgs
Clear weather & hard Frost P. Mat 5 Saw a Sail to the SW & gave the Pearl orders to chace & Brot too at 8 Light House NWbN 5 Lgs at 9 made sail

AM. at 6 Saw the Pearl bearing SWbW at the same time saw a sail to the So which made the Private Sign! Do made the Perseus Signl to chace to the SE at 11 Shortn'd sail for the Pearl Light house WbN½N 5 Lgs
First part fresh gales and fair Latter Modt & Hazey P.M. at 2 Saw a sail to the SW & gave chace, at 5 Carry'd away A Fore top Mt Studg sail Boom at 6 lost sight of the chace in 2d Reef T. sails

A.M. Saw 2 Sail to the Eastwd & gave chace at 12 in chace Light House WNW 6 Lgs
First part Modt & Thick with Snow Middle Squally Wr Latter fresh gales & fair PM. at 2 Fire'd 8 Guns at the chace & Tack'd at 7 Left of[f] chace finding we lost ground of her

AM. at 10 Saw three sail to the NE & gave chace at 11 Brot too & Spoke the Pearl Perseus & their Prize made the Sign! for Capts Cape Henlopen Light House NW 7 Lgs