on the day following [the capture of Fort Johnson] a detachment of the Chas Town Artillery company under the command of Lt Heyward arrived with a Gin & other impliments for remounting the Cannon, the day being far advanced before things were in readyness for Work only three Cannon were mounted by the Artillery company, and as they were under orders to return that Night to Chas Town Capt Elliott undertook to remount the Cannon with his Granadiers, in this Work he was greately Assisted by Capt: Cochran, who was constantly present till the whole was remounted, but before this happend an engagemt had like to have taken place with the Tamar, the Night that the three Guns only were remounted, the Tamar weighd-Anchor with the Cherokee, a Sloop of War and One of the Packets (the Swallow) saild up, and about the Dawn of the Morn came within point blank Shot of the fort, from the intelligence we recd of the Council of Safety and the appearance of the Man of War & her Consorts we had not the least doubt, but an engagemt would take place, as our three Cannon would have no success against the force that was to come against us, the Col: Orderd that When the Enemy began to fire, the troops should withdraw under the Cover of the fort, leaving the fort between our troops & the fire of the Tamar, and that wh ever they landed any Men, as the Cannon of the Enemy could not then play upon us without destroying their own men, we should then make an attack upon them; this was the Order but the Man of War either for Want of a favourable Wind, or some other motive, Veer'd about, and took her old Station at a Random Shot from the Battery. ー As Soon as we had our Guns on the East flank of the Battery remounted, & pointed toward her, she Weighed Anchor, and gently dropt down with the Ebb Tyde to the lower most point of Sullivans Island, the Cherokee, and Packet following her example, where they now all lay out of the reach of our Cannon. Every thing being now Regulated, Guards establishd, Gentry's fixed, Parole & Counter sign'd [sic signs] given out with daily Orders by Coll: Motte our commandant, are as follows. vizt

16th 7ber Parole Effingham ー Counter Sign Boston.

The Detachment just arrived from Chas Town under the command of Major [Owen] Roberts, to encamp on the left of the fort & within the Tabby Work, fronting the river, taking care to order a Quarter Guard & a Serjt & 12 Men as a rear Guard. One Subaltern 1 Serjt 1 Corporal & 20 Men to take possession of the rising ground to the left of the Tabby Work ー This Party to be relieved every 24 hours. An Officer from Major Roberts's Detachment to attend every day on the commanding officer in the Fort for his Orders.

The Troop to beat at eight oclock in the Morning & the Taptoo at Nine OClock in the Evening. The roll to be call'd every morning at Troop beating and at retreat Beating in the Evening.