Munday the 10 Day of february [1777] this morning Clear and all most Calm We Went to Work to take Cloath out of our main Sail — and at 9 a m We maide a Sail to the Easterd of us and all hands Was Called to man the Oars and at 1 Pm We Got our main Sail Dun and theire Sprung up a bresse of Wind and We Sot our main Sail and fore Sail and Jibb and fliing Jibb and Topsail and Top gallant Sail and at 2 Pm We handid our Top Gallant Sail and Shee Was a Standing for us and Shee firde two Guns to thee Luard for a friend But We Returnd No Answer and at 3 Pm We Came up With hur We Being to the Luard of hur We fird a Shot at hur & Shee Returnd another and then We Dischargd a Broad Side and Shee Gave us two for it — Shee fird about 30 Guns at us — and We about 20 Before We Past one another — and Shee fird one Shot through foresail and one thr[ough] our Jibb and three through our Top Sail and Several Shot huld us but how many We hit hur With I Cant Say — We Was A Standing to the Easterd and She Was a Standing to the Westerd — Shee Was A Ship Mounted 14 Guns as Near as We Could tell-We hove about and Stood Back for hur But theare Came up a Squall of Wind and Reign Which Partid us for this knight Very Wind and Reignny and A Large See a Going So Ends these 24 howers
Tuesday the 11 Day of february this morning Squally With Reignny and at 8 am We See the Same Ship a Gaine a Way to the Winard our Course SSW So Ends these 24 howers
1. John Palmer's Journal, MHA.