Moored off the Fort [Johnston]

Modt & Cloudy, had an account of people coming to destroy the Fort, under arms all night, ½ pt 2 the houses in the Fort were [se]t on fire, could not see any people, at 7 A M saw some stragglers never more than 2 or 3 together they came about the Fort. at 3 [P M] all the Barns, stables, cottages &c took fire & were entirely destroyd by the Rebels, who then disappeard entirely.