Cape Finisterre SAW. 16 or 17 Leagues—

Light Airs and fair Weather.... 8 AM Saw a Sail to the Westward, Hal'd our Wind and Gave Chase 11 Spoke a Spanish Brig from Malaga bound to Amsterdam Bore Away and Gave Chace to the NW. Several Sail in Sight—½ past a privateer Brig, (as we Supposed) passed under our Stern to take Our Attention from the Chace Who hoisted a White field With a Pine Tree In it.—

First part Moderate and Cloudy. Middle and Latter Fresh Gales and Cloudy at 1 fired a shot and brought too the Chace a Brig from South Carolina bound to Bourdeaux¹ Sent an Officer and 10 Men to take Charge of her. Rec^d. on board 7 Americans and One French man Emp^d. Sending Necessarys onboard 6 Wore Ship Brought too and Got in the Boats. Saw the Privateer Brig Standing to the Eastw^d: 11 handed Main Sail Mizen Tops^l and [illeg.]Sail and Got down Top Gall^t yards.