Revised Aug 28 2021
1 pm: Fine Weather. Spoke the Agreeable a Privateer Guinea Man bound to
the Coast of Africa.
Sounded 65 fathoms fine Sand with black specks
2 pm: At 2 Saw a Fleet from the Mast Head from SSW to WSW
5 pm: At 5 hour An Advanced Ship drawing upon us I made The Assistants Signal to Chase her
7 pm: The Assistant made the Signal for the Chase being a Friend. A Convoy from the Windward Islands His M Ship Charon having a Broad Pennant and the Centurion and Scorpion in Company. The Sailed from Tortola with 142 Sail, nearly, on the [blank] June. Yesterday HMS Winchester was sent off with 60 Sail for Liverpool and Bristol.
8 pm: At 8 Sounded 60 fathoms Gravel. I went on Board the Commodore. I had permition to proceed on. Commodore Dodd.
6 am: At 6½ Saw Scilly NEbE
8 am: Squally Weather. Scilly NbE to NNW 5 Leagues.
10 am: The Lands End NEbE. At 11 it bore NNE. HM Packet left us.
12 noon: Fresh Gales and Fair. Lands End North and the Lizard Light Houses NEbE½E 6 Leagues. Fleet in sight WNW. Saw a Danish Man of War 28 Guns and several other Ships bound up Channel.