Anagada S22Wt 578 Leagues
at 5 AM made the Signal for the Fleet to come under our Stern, at 7 the Druid came within Hail, & inform'd us she had rece'd considerable. damage, both in her Hull & Rigging, that the Master & eight Men were kill'd in the engagement, & that Captain Carteret was Mortally Wounded, others were also Wounded & some of them in a dangerous manner, at Day light perceiv'd the Rebel Ships 4 or 5 Leagues to Windward of us, our Carpenters employed repairing the Druid, at 8 only 38 Sail of the Convoy in sight, the remainder having made Sail when the Signal was made for laying too, at Noon the Rebel Ships in sight Bearing down to us, His Majty Sloops, Druid, Weazle, & 38 Sail of the Merchant Ships & Vessells under Convoy in Company — Longitude 40°. .09"N Latitude 47° . .33"W —
Light Breezes & fair Wr at 2 PM Laying too, the 2 Rebel Ships Bearing Wt by So, about 4 Miles distant, bearing down to the Fleet Under their Topsails, Made the Signal for the Colhoun, Mt Ship, Captn [William] Olliver, to lead the Fleet, that the Men of War might keep between the Rebel Ships & Convoy, at 8 perceiv'd 2 lights in the NoWt Quarter, which we took to be the 2 Rebel Ships