Petite vent du So Gouvernée a nnE. a 5 heures du soir vue un Batiment de Lavant et un Batteau a Lest fait signal à Lescadre de chasser à toute voile au coucher du soleil voyant ne pourvoir pas joindre Le navir quoyque nous Lassion bien aprocher nous avons porté à Lest pour Couper Le Bateau qui faisait Route au nE. A 9 heures du soiree En Estant tous pres nous Lui avait tiré un coup de Canon à Boulet il a amenée Ces Voile, ont à Envoye Lamirinné il Ce nomait Le Yorck Armee de douze Canons, 60 hommes Comandé par un Lieutenant de vaisseau¹ il avait ordres d'observer nostre Escadre le temp que nous avons passé à amarinee Ce Bateau Lescadre a fait Route à minuit fait signal de Raliment ne voyant plus Lescadre qui avait Continué sa Routte et etant hors de vue nous avons tirée de distance En distance de Coup de Canon Le Reste de la nuit au jour Lescadre nous Restait à L EnE disance de 3 à 4 Li nous nous somme Ralliee et fait Routte à midy La Routte à Eté Le nnE, 24

[Translation] 

[July 1778, Languedoc, at sea]

From Friday 10 to Saturday 11 

Light wind from the SW, steered to the NNE. At 5 o'clock in the evening saw a vessel ahead and a boat to the east. Made signal to the squadron to chase. With all sail set, at sunset seeing ourselves unable to catch the ship, although we had gotten close, we carried to the East to cut off the boat, which headed to the NE. At 9 o'clock in the evening, being very near, we fired a loaded canon at it, he lowered his sails, we sent over a prize crew, it was named the York, armed with twelve guns and 60 men, commanded by a lieutenant.¹ He had orders to observe our squadron. During the time we had used in catching this boat, the squadron had kept sailing and, no longer seeing the squadron, which had continued sailing, and being out of sight we fired canons from time to time throughout the night. At daybreak the squadron lay to the ENE of us, at from 3 to 4 leagues distance. We rejoined and resumed our passage. At noon, the route was to the NNE, 24.