[Falmouth] This morning a fine Brese of wind at NNW several Coasters & Marchants Vessails went out Bound for the westward at a Bout 7 aClock in the Morning the Capt Came upon the Deack & Orderd us to unmore as fast as we Could he went on Shore him Self we got unmord dared & Bout 12 OClock we Brock Ground and Came out with a fine Breze and as we Came out of the S[o]und we See a Brigg witch we toock be a vessaile of force Standing to the westward in full Chase after us and Came up with us fast and got the wind of us we put a bout to Speake with hir but found we Could Not we gave hir Several Shot but Could Not Bring hir two She got in Shore of us and we Stood a Long a gaine to the west­ ward with a very Small wind witch came to the Southward and then we whase oblige to Tack Backwards and forwards