March 76 Tebea [Tybee] So 57 Wt Distance 29 Leagues
Thursdy 21 at 2 AM handed the Topsail Reefd the Main sail at 9 saw 4 Sail to the West and hauld up to Speak them they prov'd to be 4 Rebel Privateers/ bore away and made sail the Priva teers in Chase of us at 12 the Privateers Still in Chase Light Airs with a heavy swell the Privateers in Chase of us at 5 P M lost a logg & three lines at 6 a Privateer Brig fired
Several Shot at us at 11 P M the Privateer Brig hail'd us bore away .
Fridy 22 At 1 A M Lost sight of the privatr hove too with the Main Topsail to the mast at 6 A M Saw the land from NoW to SW off shore 7 miles hauld to the Wind at 8 Do Port Royal WbN 8 mile Tkd
L PRO, Admiralty 51/ 4219.
2. This encounter was probably with 'the South Carolina armed brig Comet, Captain Turpin. That there were four privateers in company is doubtful, the other vessels probably were merchantmen under convoy.
