In the morning watch descried a brig running off to the southward.

She being some distance off, and running in the wrong direction, we did not chase.

Soon afterwards another sail was reported to the westward, standing in our direction; shaped a course to head her off, and at 11 A.M., having approached her within half a mile, hoisted the English blue.

The stranger showing United States colours, we hoisted our own, and hove him to with a gun.

Brought the master on board with his papers, and finding the cargo condemnable, got the crew on board, fired the ship, and filled away.
The prize proved to be the barque Lauretta, of Boston, from New York, for Madeira and the Mediterranean.