Uncolored engraving depicting two ships, and two small boats, at sea; their sails are unfurled and filled with wind. The ships, which each have a single deck of guns, fly pennants and flags with three horizontal stripes, the middle one white and the outer two darker. There is a large cloud of smoke behind and to the left of the left-most ship. Title and publisher information ("London, Publish'd Feb. 24 1782, by R. Sayer & J. Bennet, 53, Fleet Street") are printed in the lower margin.