THE LOG OF THE BON HOMME RICHARD 45

Small Schooner with Mr. Lunt and a of Marines in her

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to Board a Brigg to the windward of us at past do. the Alliance
hove out a Signal and Bore away we immediately fired a gun for
the Schooner to give over Chase and kept away. At 4 Sett Stear-

ing Sails Fore and Aft (in Chace of Two Ships). At 6 P. M.

hoisted a Blue Flag, Blue Pendant & a Blue and Yellow Flag. At
y2 past do, came up with the largest Ship and engaged her; the
Alliance engag'd the small Ship which soon struck. At 8 A. M.
the Alliance came under our Stern and Rak'd us fore and aft.
She then Shot just ahead of us and did the like again, we were all
this time closely engag'd with our Antagonist lying so near each
other that our Yard Arms was within her's; at 10 P. M. she struck
her Colours and prov'd to be the Searrapus of 44 Guns soon after
She struck her Main Mast fell over her side. The People employed
in putting fire out that had catch'd in several parts of the Ship &
in Pomping for we were very near sinking; The Ship that the
Alliance Took prov'd to be the Scarborough of 20 Guns.
The following "Remarks on Friday 24th Sep. 1779" were
found in the Log of the Serapis, in the handwriting of Lieutenant
Henry Lunt and form his account of the famous combat, in addi
tion to those remarks that were paged in the regular Log of the
Bon Homme Richard, as given. This account (or "remarks") was
torn from the Serapis' Log, and now reposes in the Peter Force
Collection, Vol. VI, No. 29.

Remarks on Friday 24th Sept. 1779

The first part of this Hours light Breese of Wind and Clear
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Weather. At 2 P. M. sent away the Pilot Boat with the 2nd Lieu
tenant and a number of Marines Arm'd. after a Brigg to the
Windward lying too under her Fore Topsail. At 3 P. M. saw a
Fleet to the leeward among them appear'd to be two Ship's of War
made a signal for the Alliance to give Chase at past 3 P. M.
fir'd a Gun at the Boat for her to return to us; she Bore away for