Corvo S½E 139 Leagues

at 5 AM: Saw a Sail in the NW Quatr Gave Chace — Lattitude 46°. .54' Longitude 26". .40' — 
These 24 Hours Fresh Gales & Squally Weathr with rain at 4 PM. Fired a Twelve Pounder Shotted at the Chace, kept firing Chace Guns, Fired in all Twenty' Seven 12 poundrs and Eight 6 poundrs with Grape & Cannister Shott. at 10 PM: Fired two Guns, shotted at the Chace & brot her too. She prov'd to be an American Privateer, called the Tartar,² belonging to Boston, Mountg 24 Guns (She had taken Eight Prizes off the Naes of Norway) Sent the first Lieutt on board her, and took out [blank] Men.

At ½ past 2 AM: Made Sail in Company with the Prize. at 7 in 2nd reef Topsails, Clew'd up the Main & F: Top Sail, Sailmaker empld repairg them. at 10 AM: Brot too, sent the 4th Lieutent 3 Petty Officers & 50 Men, to take Charge of the Prize. at 12 Sett the Main & Fore Top Sail. Punishd Thos Donnovan, Isaac Bacon, Thos Farrell, Jas Lucas, & Jno Brieston, for Drunkenness & Neglect of duty — Lattitude 47". .16' Longitude 28°. .40' — Corvo Sl7E 151 Leagues — 
These 24 Hours, the first part, Strong Gales and Squally Weathr at 3 PM: Handed the Fore & Main Topsail. at 4 Wore ship, Prize in Compy —