Octr 1775 Mondy 9th
at Single Anchor in the Strea[m] [off Bristol] weigh'd & Came to sail as did the Rest of the Fleet Fir'd Several Shot of[f] Bristol Ferry working Backwards & Forewards, & Firing at the Ferrys Came too in 8 fms Water Bristol ferry E N E Distce of[f] Shore ½ a Mile
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/960.