This hove her to, when we sent a boat on board of her.

She proved to be the barque Parker Cook, of and from Boston, bound to Cayes.

This was a very timely capture, as we were running very short of provisions, and the prize was provision-laden.

Got on board from her a quantity of pork, cheese, crackers, &c.; and at 10 P.M.illuminated the shores of San Domingo with a flambeau furnished by wicked men who would gladly see another San Domingo revolution in our unhappy country.
In the afternoon the weather became angry, and the wind blew fresh, raising a considerable sea.

As we were in the bight of Samana, I felt a little uneasy about drifting too near the shore.
These are some of the anxieties of a commander that his officers scarcely ever know anything about.