Block Island N43E dis^t. 54 leagues
at ½ past 10 AM heard 9 or 10 Guns from a Ship bearing NEbN with a Sloop, or Schooner in company.

Block Island N56E. 34 leagues.
Mod^te. breezes & hazey. At 2 PM Saw 2 strange Sail on our larb^d. bow, on their not answering our Sig^ls. clear’d Ship for Action.