Island Tortuga ENE 5 or 6 Leaguesー
at 4 AM fired 2 Guns made the signal to wear and sail on the other Tack at 6 out 2d and 3d reef topsls and set Mizn topsl at 7 tacked a Strange Sail in Company
Moderate breezes and cloudy wr at 3 PM fired a Gun and made the Signal for the Convoy to come under our Stern, at 4 repeated the, private Signal, made sail and gave Chace fired 7 Six pounders and 2 Swivels at the Chace 1/2 past 5 the Chace brot too proved to be His Majesty's Schooner Porcupine ー Cape Nichola SW 5 Leagues
