Remarks Tuesday April 1d 1777
At ½ past 7, saw a sail she being a small Sloop Standg to the Westd At 11 Saw a Sail bearg NBW. Squally with Rain
Nothing More Remarkable this Day
Lattd in by Obsn 47 .. 18 N —
At ½ past 5. made a Sail Stang to the Westd to which we gave chace at ½ past 6. came up with the Chace & hailed her, Answer'd from London boun to Quebec, She being a Ship of Sixteen Guns. then we Order'd her to Strike to the United States of America, haveing no Answer we being all in readyness, Orders was gave to Give her one gun, the Second Lieut clapt a match to bow gun, but being a heavy sea wet the powder so that she would not go of[f]. They gave us three Cheers, we returnd the same & gave her a gun then run up a long side within pistol shot to give her a broad Side, but our Guns being wet with a heavy sea made a Continual breach over us that we could not get but three guns of[f]. She gave us a broad side of Six guns & then sheard of[£], we Laid her a long side a gain, but the sea making a Continual breach, we could not get but only one Gun of[f], that being the gun in the cabbin, the water faceing into the ports in the Cabbin it was impossible to keep them open, then she shear'd of[f]. Immediately put out All her Lights, comeing on a heavy squall of hail & Rain lost sight of her.
at 10. P.M. brought her Close hall upon the wind to the Southd finding her inclined the last sight Standg to the,Southd, we then hoped to meet her the next Morning.