Sepr 1775 Monday 4th Remarks On Bd His Majt. Ship Mercury [off Norfolk]
A M Empd Breaking up the Ground Tear & sending the Casks on Shore Loosd Sails to Dry hauld the Sloop Alongside & got part of the Guners Stores into her
Little wind Entermixt with Calm and fair W[eathe]r P M got the wood Staves and Iron Hoops into the Sloop Unbent the sails hauld the Sloop off into the Stream got a Schooner a Longside and put the two Inner Best B[owe]r Cables inner Sheet Cable and Spair Cable on board her, At 8 Cleard the Decks of Lumber and Set the watch at 10 Christopher Nelson Seaman Jumpd Over Board and got on Shore fired Seven Musquetts at him Sent Som Men on Shore to look After him but could Not find him
