At Single Anchor in Louisburgh Harbour
at Noon upon seeing a Sail in the Offing made a Signal for the Captain who was on Shore.
Fresh Gales with Hard Squalls at times, at 1 P: M: weighed and came to Sail & gave Chace fter the Sail in the Offing, Set Studding sails, discovered the Sail to be a Ship with long Royal Masts, and Royals, which made us imagine her to be a Privateer: in carrying Sail after her a Heavy squall off the Land carried away the Fore topmast Studding with all the Geer, Fired a Gun at the Chace and brot her too, She proved to be the Maria Theresa from Cadiz with Salt for Quebec: but finding other Articles on board, we took her in custody, and brot her into Louisbourgh Harbour with us; where we Anchord again with the Best Bower in 8 fms water.