Moored in Quebec Harbour
AM at 6 Weighd and came to sail Cape Providence SE b S abt 3 miles at 11 running between the Island of Couder [Coudres] & the Main at 12 Southermost Point of Couder Island E b N Abt 2 Lgs Fresh Breezes & fair PM at 2 set the Studding sls at 3 haul'd them Down at 4 [P.M.] Saluted Quebec Garrison with 15 Guns Which was retumd at 5 came to with the Bt Br in [blank] fms Veered away and moored a cable each way, Point Levi N E b E Cape Diamond W b S Found riding here his Majestys Sloop hunter with an Armed Ship at 12 do Wr

AM Fired the Morning & Evening Gun at 8ーFresh Breezes & Sleet at 9 Employd Clearing the Hold and fillg Fresh Water at 12 Do Wr P M Employed Abt the Hold

AM Disembarked our Marines to Assist the Garrison They being in want of regulars Received on Board 522 Pd off Beef PM received on Board 3 Hhds of Spruce Beer began to serve it to the Ships Company sent on shore 100 Hand Granades and 10 Fuses for the Use of the Garrison sent the Sail maker & 2 men On Shore to make sand Bags to Repair the walls

[A.M.] Received On Board 37 Men in Lieu of our Marines from the General Thomas Richd Littleworth Master Fresh Breezes Middle & Latter with rain PM Employed Occasionaly

at 8 A M Unmoored and hove up the Bt Br Dropt Down abreast the Town and came too with the Bt Br veered away and moored a Cable Each way cape Diamond [blank] Point Levi [blank] Quebec Church [blank] at 11 the Signal was mad[e] for the approach of the Ennemy By the Hunter and Armd Ship which we Repeated ー Modte & fr Wr PM Empd filling the Fresh Water Arived here his Majestys Schooer Magdelin Lt Mann [Joseph Nunn] from Portsmouth with Dispatches the Charlotte Armd Ship mad[e] the Signal for the Aproach of the Enemy which we repeated

AM Empd as before Received on Board 3 Puncheons of Spruce Beer & 5 Cask of Rum Fresh Breezes & Cloudy Empld Occasionaly sailed hence 2 Mercht Ships for London. Fired 2 Nine Pd & 2 Three Pd Shot to bring too some Vessels Occasionally

AM Recd On Board 524 lb of Fres Beef & 6 Cask of Rum Fresh Breezes with Snow at Times PM Empd as before

AM the Signal was made for the Aproche of the Enemy Fired 2 Nine Pd Shot and 2 Grape Do to Disloge them Fired 5 Three Pd Shot & 5 Swivels to bring to a Vessel, Arrived her[e] a Shooner & a Sloop from a hove with part of Col. McClains Regiment Modte & Clear PM Empld Starting & filling the water in the Hold Fired 2 nine Pd & 2 Three Pd Shot and 3 Swivels to bring Two Vessels

AM Long boat Employd fetching wood and Spruce Beer On Board, the Magdalin Dropt Down Point Levi  Received On Board more wood for the use of the Ship Light Airs & fr Wr PM Employd Starting & fillg Water to sweeten the Cask Reced on Board 772 lb of Fresh Beef Fired a Gun and made the Signal for all Masters of Merchants Ships Repeated Do Fired a Gun and made signal for the Hunters Boate

[A.M.] Sent 2 Boats man'd & Armd to Destroy the Rebels Boats They having crossed the River in the nigh[t] which however could not be Effectued the Rebels Being Possesed of an Eminence which Comanded the Place (Wolfes coves) where their Boats Lay Modte & Cloudy Wr PM the Greate Guns began to fire from the town sent on Shore 50 Ps Match & Six Gunners there being tould Complaints on the Ramparts that no matches could be found and the Artillery very ill supplied, about midnight the Rebels began to Move Mustered all Hands to Quarters and mand & Armd the Boats supposing they designed to Storm the Town