At noon the sky becoming overcast; lat.

16.54 N., long.

57.33 W.
_Wednesday, October 30th_ .-- A beautiful serene day, with a light breeze from the S.E.and a smooth sea.

At 7 A.M., "Sail, ho!" from aloft.
Despatched a couple of boats to the prize schooner to bring away some of the live stock, and sent orders to the prize master to set fire to the prize and return on board.

These orders being all executed and the boats run up, at 8.30, steamed in pursuit of the strange sail.