at 8 A M a party of men with an Officer appear'd under arms, on Kittery Hill, opposite the Ship; sent the Lieut to demand the Reason of their gathering together & to Inform their Leaders if they did not disperse they would be fired at by the Ship or any other armed men we shou'd see in that Province. The Captn of the Rebell guard told the Lieut they were order'd by the Congress to post armed men all along the sea Coast to prevent the Cattle being taken off and in the Night time to make all boats that were passing within Musquett shott to come on shore on pain of being fired at by the same guard shou'd <hey refuse, and that he (Captn Shapley) whou'd do his utmost to put the orders of the Congress into execution.