Fresh breezes and hazy weather.

The signal for the van to tack was again repeated, when the Caesar made the signal of inability; but at last they got round, and the Admiral made signal to cut through the enemy's line; but finding our leading ships were passing to leeward, we tacked a considerable time before the ships came in succession, and luffed up as close to them as possible.

The enemy were now well within point-blank shot, which began to fall very thick about us, and several had passed through our sails before we tacked.

Immediately we came into the Queen Charlotte's wake we tacked, lay up well for the enemy's rear, and began a severe fire, giving it to each ship as we passed.

My Lord Howe in the Charlotte kept his luff, and cut through their line between the 4th and 5th ship in the rear.