[Moored off Newport, Rhode Island]
heard several Guns up the harbor 7 AM saw a large fire on the other side of Connanicut ½ past 10 sailed up for Providence our Tender as a Flag of Truce wt a number of Prisoners
3 PM arriv'd H.M.S. Juno & a prize
5 fir'd a Gun &made the Greyhounds Sigl to speak a Vessel coming in which prov'd to be a prize to the Unicorn ー

the large fire we saw yesterday proved to be a fire Ship the Rebels had sent down towards the Renown which was towed ashore by our Guard boats