Grand Caicos Wt End SSW
At 4 A M bore away & out 2d and 3 reef TSs set Steerg Sails saw 2 Sail in the SW Qr
at 1 P M saw 3 Vessels at Anchor in Shore hauld down Studg Sails Brot too & hoisted the Boats out, sent them to speak 3 Vessels in North Caicos Harbour, at 5 fired a gun and made the signal for the Boats 1/2 pt repeated Do the NW part of the Grand Caicos WBS 3 or 4 Leags at 6 the boats return'd hoisted them in & made Sail at 8 fired 2 Six Pds & 7 Swivels, brot too a Sloop from Port Dauphin bound to Rhode Island² took out 7 Americans & 5 french Men, sent a Petty Officer and 6 Men in Lieu³