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hauled her Wind, on the starboard Tack, at 40 m pt 10, the Line of Battle ship being nearly ahead, we perceived her to bear up and make from us, when we hauled up, to bring some of our Bow Guns to bear, & fired three shot, he then Hauled up his Mainsail & seem’d to bring too, his Main topsail half down & his Top gallant sheets flying — The Torbay coming within hail, Informed Captain Gidoin that I supposed the Enemy had struck & requested he would go down to her, as our situation prevented us from making all the sail we could wish (the starboard Fore yard arm being shot away, all our sails much Cut with some of our Braces, Running Rigging & Teller Rope; the Mizen Mast Very much wounded, the Mizen yard & Tiller partly shot through, and all the Boats but one rendered unserviceable) that I would follow him, with all the sail I could Possibly make, & get the ship under Command; Captain Gidoin informed me he would instantly go down, and make sail Accordingly, the Enemy was then making off, and setting all the sail he could, We received the Tiller Rope & Braces & set all our Larboard studding sails & hauled in the starboard; At 12 at Night the Enemy right ahead about a mile & half distance under all the sail he could crowd, the light Airs during the remainder of the Night, and the next morning enabled him to preserve his distance, without reach of shot, [[catchword]] and [[/catchword]]
