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him a Gun and fired a number of Gunes at him Butt she did not
Bring too. Att wore Ship & spid a Sail a-head which was the Ven
geance At y2 peast 12 Saw a Sail and at 1 A. M. Spoke with her
and she proved to be a Bridg from Otterdam; we histed out the
small Bot and sent an Offiser & 2 hands to take Charge of her
and 2 hands to fich the Bot and Prisoners a-bord. Att 2 A. M.
histed in the small Bot and made Sail. Att 8 A. M. Cald all hands
to Quarters, Saw a Ship in Shore, histed a Jack at the Fore top
Gal Mast head for a Poilot, att 9 A. M. Saw 2 Piolot Bots a-
coming. Att 10 1 Borded us. Att y2 peast 10 the other borded the
Prise. We Man'd first Bot & Sent to Prise & Brought the other
a-Bord.

Remarkes on Thursday Sept. the 23rd, 1779

This 24 Houres Begines with a Litte Breze of wind and Raniey

weather. The wind vearible. Att 4 P. M. took the Littel Sloop
Pulot in tow. At Halef peast 4 sent Shoonear Pilot Boat to go
A-bord of the Prise Bridg to sink er. Butt seeing her make Sail for
the Land, hald the Bot to Come Back Att y2 peast 5 the Bot got
alongside and we toek her in tow a-Stairn of the other. Att 6 P.
M. Spirean Littes Bore WNW Distance of 6 Leagues. Att y2
peast 1 1 P. M. Saw 2 Sailes. Att 1 A. M. Cald all hands—Att 2
A. M. all to Quearters. Att y2 peast 2 histed 3 Littes one Fore
amid Ships and one aft. Att }4 peast 2 histed 2 more Littes at
the Misen Peak. Laid the M & Misen Top Sailes to the Mast, the
Sailes sho'd a Litte Att 4 A. M. wore Ship. Att 5 A. M. hist'd a
Chucker'd Flag at the Mezin Peak. Att y2 peast 5 found them to
be the Alliance & Pealice, two of our Consortes or two of our Flete.

Remarks on Friday 24th September, 1779

The First part of this twenty-four Hours clear and Pleasant

Weather with Moderate Breeses of Wind. At 3 P. M. Sent the