Moored in Quebec Harbour
A M Exercised Great Guns & Small arms sent a Party of 20 men On Board the Jacob To Cleare away for 4 Feild Cannon and Their Furniture which Where wanted On Shore The first part hard gales with Snow the Latter Modte & Cloudy P M Got the Top Gallt Mast & Rigging down on deck sent on shore the Carpenter and his Crew to make a mast for the Magdelin

A M Unbent the Mn Sail Empd about several necessary Dutys The first part Light Air & Cloudy Middle and Latter fresh Breezes & Clear P M it was Determined by a Council of war held by the Lt Govener that his Mtys Ship Lizard was to be Laid up for the Winter and her Guns and men sent on Shore to defend the Garrison of Quebec Lowerd the main Yard and Secured it read[y] to get the Guns out made the Signal for all Masters of Merchants Ship

A M Transported a Brig along side to take the Guns And Other Stores on board Employ Getting the Sheet Cable Guns & Gunners Stores on Board her and sent her to Lay at her own Anchors Under our Guns N B Kept 4 nine & 4 Three Pounders with all the Swivels on Board to Defend the Ship P M Empd Clearing the Ship with all possible Dispatch Saturday 18th A M got the Snow Friends (Hillary Gosslin Master) along side to take in Stores Empd Clearing the Ship & Loading her ー Modte Breezes & Clear exceeding Sharp Wr P M Empd Clearing the Ship

A M Punnished Jno Lee & Peter Duhamel with one Dozn Lashes each for Drunkeness and Neglect of Duty Lt Fooks was Appointed Actin Captain of the Hunter in the room of Captn McKenzie who was appointed to Command a Detachment of Seamen from his Majestys Ships to Do Duty in the Garrison of Quebec and Mr Jn Starke was apointed to act as 2nd Lt of the Lizard in the room of Lieut Fookes and Mr J as Allison was A pointed to act as Master in the room of Mr Jno Starke The 2 Last of which Orders were Publickley redd on board the Lizard. Landed 2 of the 3 Pd at the Request of the Govener for the Service of the Garrison Modte Breezes and Clear P M Empd Clearing the Ship

A M Employd breakg up the Ground Tier & Starting the Water upon Deck Arrived here the Fell Armed Snow with General Charlton [Guy Carleton] from Montreall Saluted him with 13 Guns which was Returned by him with the Garrison sent the Snow Away to Lay at her Anchors  Light breezes with exceeding hard frost P M unmoored and came to sail  drop up with the Tide and came to An Anchor abrest the Cau de sec [Cul de sac] with the Small Br veerd away ½ Cable and Steaded the Ship with the Streem Cable struck yards and Topmast and got the Topsl yards upon Deck