[in Restigouche River, New Brunswick]

Mod^e. & fair PM: Weighd & Got a Little higher up and Came too With the B^t. B^r. in 6 f^m. Water at 7 PM: Sent the Lieu^t.1 the Mast^rs. mate and 30 Men on B^d. the Tender and pinace & the Vipers Tender & pinnace With an Equal proportion of Officers & Men all under the Comm^d. of Cap^t. Harvey² To take or Destroy the Privateers up the River

at 5 AM: the Pinnace Returned With Pat^k. Woods Wounded by a Musqet Going off in the Arm Chest. and the Ball Going through his foot Sent the pinnace away again at 7 AM Got 16 hands from the Viper To assist us to purchase our Anchor Weighed and towed higher Up at 11 Came too With the B^t. B^r. in 5 F^m. water Returned the Vipers Men 10 Minutes Before 12 oClock Begin to Engage the Rebel privateer[s] and kept a Smart Firing—

Moored in the River Restigouche

Light airs Inclineable To Calm 4 Minutes before 1 [PM] Saw that the Engagem^t. was over Got a purchase on the Cable and weighed our anchor to Endeavour to Get up the River ½ past 5 the Ship Run aground on a Bank of Mud and the Viper Run agr^d. a Breast us Carried out the Stream anchor and hauser To heave her off having No accounts From Cap^t. Harvey Sent up a canoe with a Supply of Ammunition at 8 hove the Ship off into the Channell lett Go the B^t. B^r. in 5 Fathom Water and Moored head and Stern a Cable on the B^t. B^r. to the West^d. and 90 F^m. hauser on the Stream Anchor to the East^d. at 9 PM the pinnace Returnd hav^g. Taken the two privateers³ Without any loss on our Side but a Slight Bruise the Liu^t. rec^d. from a Spent Shot the Rebels had Two wounded one of which died of his Wounds the other Made his Escape and 10 Prisoners Were Taken 4 of Which were pilots they had prest the Rest Made thier Escape in Canoes and by Swimm^g.