was obliged to
moor her as well as we Cou'd.

_Tuesday 22d._ The Capt. Sent me a board the Ship to know if they
wanted any Assistance. Att 9 PM. they fired a Gun and hoisted a Light
for the pinnace to Come on board to tow them up. the Capt. Sent her
with 20 hands and towd her above where we Lay and moor'd her head and
Stern free from all dangers. Our people very busy in wooding and
watering.

_Wednesday 23._ Att 6 PM. the Master of the Ship, Chas. Tesier, Came
on board to Return Our Capt. thanks for his kind Assistance and
Offered him any thing he might have Occasion for. he Gave the people
another hhd. of Clarett and some Sugar and a Quarter Cask for the
Capts. own drinking, also 6 Lenghth of old Junk.[82] Att 6 AM. Left
the poor frenchman in hopes of letting his Capt. Know where he was.
Weighd Anchor from the mold for Cape Maze with a fresh Gale att NW.
Gillmore Our mate Resignd his birth not being Qualifyed for it. John
Webb was put in his Room. Opened a bb. flower.

[Footnote 82: Old rope.]

_Thursday 24._ Att 1 PM. was abreast of Cape Maze. Att 6 Lay too Under
Our fore Sail. Att 7 AM. hoisted Our main Sail and Sett Our Jibb.

_Friday 25._ Fine Moderate Weather. Gott on Our Cruizing Ground the
No. side of Cuba.

_Saturday 26th._ About 5 PM. thought we Saw a Vessell att Anchor Under
the Land. Lay off and on till 5 AM. then Saw 2 Sails, a brig'ne and a
Sloop. Gave them Chase, the Sloop laying too for Us and the brig'ne
making the best of her Way to Leaward. We presently Came up with the
Sloop and when in Gun Shott hoisted Our pennant. the Compliment was
Returned with a Spanish Ensign att Mast head and a Gun to Confirm it.
We then went along Side of him and Rec'd his broadside which we
Chearfully Returnd with another. We then tackt, she dropping aStern,
and bore away before the Wind Crowding all the sail she Cou'd and We
doing the Like. Came again within Gunshott. In the time of Chase we
Shifted Our Bow Guns to Our fore ports and they had Done the like with
their After Guns to their Cabbin Windows, pelting of Us with their
Stern Chase and we pepering of them with Our fore Guns, So that after
several brisk fiering they att Last struck. We Ordered his Canoe on
board which was directly Mannd. the Capt. Came on board and delivered
his Commission and Sword to Our Capt. and Surrendered himself a
prisoner of War.[83] he was desperatly Wounded in the Arm and
severall small Shott in his head and body. three more of his