Charls town S66W dist 12 Lgs

[At] 12 [AM] D^o W^r. [Light b^r. & Clear] [at] ½ past wore Ship [at] ½ past 2 wore Ship [at] 4 Saw a sail in the SE Q^r. Chased ⅌ Sig^l. wore Ship [at] 6 D^o W^r. Saw a sail in the NE Q^r. Chased ⅌ Sig^l. TK^d. Ship [at] 9 D^o W^r. Cape Romain NBW 5 Lg^s. [at] 11 Lat^d. 33° .. 05' N.

Cape Romain NBW 5 or 6 Leags

[at] 2 [PM] Fresh b^r. and Clear fired a 9 p^d. Shot and brought to the Chase¹ wore Ship and hove to hoisted out the Cutter and Sent hir on b^d. the prize made Sail [at] 8 D^o W^r. prize in tow hoisted in the Cutter [at] 10  Calm people empl^d. Clear­ing the prize Scuttled the prize and Set hir adrift