Tack'd Seel Islands NWBW 2 Leags foggy Wr
Fresh Breezes and Foggy, Wr Standing off & on, abrest of the Seel Islands, up T-Gallt yards, Saw a Sail, in the SE Qr Do Sail Chaced us at ½ past 4 Tack'd, & Stood to wards the Strange Sail, Came to Action, at 5 the Enemy made Sail from us; out all Reefs, Let T-G-Sails, and Stidding Sails, and Chac'd, and Kcp Firing the Bow Chaces, at 7 the Chace Cal'd for Quarters, Sent the Boats with the Leutenant and took the Prisoners out, Sent 22 of the Prisoners on bd the Nancey,² the Prize Proved to be Independance Rebel Brig of 14 Guns Six Prs and 10 four Pounder with 10 Swivels and two Couhorns with 95 Men Commanded by Simion Samson, out 5 Weeks from Plymouth, Had Kil'd by the Enemy Heugh Robison, Seman, wounded Wm Gregory Marine our M. Mast wounded in Several Places, Sails & Rigging much Tore Empd Splicing & Knoting the Rigging