Fresh Breezes and Hazy
the Diligant Joind Compy White Point NBE 5 Leagues

Saw a Sale in the NE Qr out all Reefs and made Sail & Chaced fired 2 four Pounders Shoted at her to Bring her too found hir to be a Brig from Halifax bound to Spainish River, at 9 standing in to Canso, Discovered a Rebel Privatteer at Anchr who Imeadly got under Sail md the Signl to the Diligant to Chace to the NE work thro Canso Harbr & ran threw the S1 Gut & Chaced the Privater

Remark's &c in Petet De gat Harbour
First Party Light Breezes and Hazy Wr Midl fresh Gales and Squaly Latr Stronge Gales and Hard Squals P M at 2 the Rebels ran the Privateer on shore and left her & Set hir on fire Fired 3 Foure Pounders Shoted at the Rebels on Shore, sent the Boats mand & armd to tacke Posesion of hir at 1/2 Past 2 P M Anchored in Pitit De Grat Harbour with the S1 Br in 4½ fms and Vrd to 1/3 of a Cable the Privater prov'd a Schooner from Salem Caled the General Gates of 4 Guns and 40 Men² took 2 men English Prisoners out of her one belonging to the Renown & the Other to the Dispatch Schooner Sent the Kedge Anchor out with a Hawsor to Warp the Sloop in to the Road, at 6 they got the Prize off and Anchor'ed her in the Road, Warped up to the Kedge Anchor and made fast a Hawsor to the Diligants Cable who Soon after Slipt and Saild, Warpt up to her Anchor and took the Cable in at 8 the Diligant Anchored again,

at 10 AM Landed a partey of men with the Capt & Lutenant in Persute of the Rebels, at Noon Slipt the Diligants Cable and Anchored with the Sl Br in 6 fms & Vr'd to 1/2 a Cable Wt Pt WSW Et Pt SBE the Island NE Lost a Lead and Line First Part Fresh Gales and Squaly Midl and Latr Light Airs and fair Wr at 8 P M the Officers with the Partey Returned with 34 Rebel Prisoners belonging to the Rebel Privater, sent 17 of them onbd the Diligant at 12 She Sail'd hence.