July 24 Weigh^d Anchor at 5 Fathom hole & Came Over the Bar In
Comp^y with the Notredame a 16 Gun Brig & two Sloops. Mett a French
Ship of 28 Guns on the Bar Bound in.
25^th A Smooth Sea.
29^th Saw A Sail Gave Chace.
30^th Saw A Sail Gave Chace.
31^st Saw two Sail Gave Chace. Light winds.
August 6th at half after Six Afternoon Saw a Sail & Gave Chace, at 11
Gave her a Bow Gun which Brought her too She was a Big from New Orleans
in Missippi Bound to Cape Francois a Spainard Went on Board Kept her All
Night & Lett her Go at 10 ^oClock the Next Day her Cargo was Furr &
Lumber She had Some Englismen on Board the Occasion of our Detaining her
So Long.
7^th At 5 OClock Afternoon Made the Land the Island of Abaco.
8^th at 10 ^oClock Harbour Island Bore East Dis^t 2 Leagues.
9^th Hard Gales of wind.
10^th Fresh Gales of wind & Heavy Squals.
11^th Fresh Breeses & a Rough Sea.
12 at Six Afternoon Caught a Great Turtle which was Kook^d the Next
Day for the Entertainment of the Gentlemen of the Fleet No Less than 13
Came on Board to Dine.
14 At 2 oClock P M Harbour Island Bore SbW 1 League Dis^t Sent the
Yoll on Shore The Brig Sent her Boat a Shore too.
15^th The two Boats Returned with a two Mast Boat & 4 Men Belonging to
New Providence Squally Night & Smart Thunder & Lightning.
16^th Cros^d the Bahama Banks from 8 Fathom of water to 3-3/4 Came
to Anchor at Night on the Bank.
17^th Arriv^d at the Abimenes Fill^d our Water Cask & Hogg^d
Ship & Boot Top^t the Ship.
18^th At Day Break Weigh^d Anchor together with the Rice Thumper
Fleet at Noon Parted with Them & Fired 13 Guns the Other fir,d their
Guns Which was a 16 Gun Brigg the Notredame Command by Cap^t Hall A 10
Gun Sloop Com^d by Cap^t Robberts A 12 Gun Sloop Com^d by John
Crappo or Petweet & Stood to the westward a cross^d the Gulf.
19^th at Day the Cape of Floriday bore west we stood for it a
Cross^d the Gulf we Came out of the Gulf in five fathom of Water &
Within 30 Rods of a Rieff in the Space of 15 Minutes in About a League
of the Shore Which Surpris^d the Capt. & Other Officers we have the
Ship in Stays & beat off the wind being moderate.
20^th Saw a Sail & Gave her Chace & Came Up She was a Saniard a
Palacca from Havanna Bound to Spain She Inform^d us of the Jamaica
Fleet that they Pass^d the Havanna ten Days Back Which made us Give
over the Hopes of Seeing them.