Rem[ark]s &c Monday 10 July 1775 [York River, Virginia] 4 A M Little wind and fair at ¼ past weighed and Came to Sail at ½ past shortn to let the Otters Boat Com on bd Made Sail again past by His Majestys Sloop Otter at Anchor, at 8 point Comfort S W B S and the So[uth]ermost part of the Chary Stons E B S½, S, at ½ past 10 Set Stearing Sails Modt and fair at Noon York Town W B N New point Comfort N N E old Do S B E Standing up to York Town
Little wind and fair W[eathe]r Sailing up York River at 3 P M Anchored (with the Bt Br and Veard to ½ a Cable) abrest of the Town of York found here His Majts Ship Fowey at ½ 3 Anchored here His Majts Sloop Otter at ½ past 4 Veared away and Moord Ship Bt Br to the S E and Smal Br to N W a Cable each way, Fomes point E S E the Flagstaff at York Town S½ W
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1866.