40°..22’ N^o.00°..22’W^t
At 12 saw the Admiral’s Ship (the Appollo)¹ bearing NW & several of our Fleet in sight. At 4 The Admiral Fired a Gun and made The Signal & wore Ship. At Noon a Strong Gale and thick. The Admiral & Seven Sail in Sight—

Block Island N^o. Dist^t. 29 Leagues
Strong Gale and Squally the Main Sail being Split unbent it and bent another. At ½ past Noon the Adm^l. made the Signal of Distress but not in want of immediate assistance. At 2 saw the Main and Mizen Topmasts’s of the Appollo go over her side, about 3 saw the Roebuck² with her Mizen Mast Carried away at the same time we bore down too the Adm^l. At 8 Strong Gale with Rain 17 Sail of the Fleet in Sight