Decembr 1775 Saturdy 2d
Remarks [at Quebec] &c AM unbent the Sails got down the top Gallt Masts and [unreevd] the Running Rigging at Noon veer'd away on the Best Bower and hauld along Side the Wharf Sailmaker employ'd as before ー First and latter parts Modt & fair Mid fresh Breezes with Snow PM got on Shore the Guns Anchors best Bower Cables and small Bower & Sh[ee]t Cables Sails and Booms Struck the Topmasts & unriggd them
Sunday 3d
AM got the Tops off got them & the Topmasts [Pul] tack Shrouds Topsail and top Gallt yards on Shore Received 389 pounds of fresh Beef Sailmaker employd as before ー First and Mid parts fresh Breezes and fair latter little Wind & fair.
Mondy 4
at 11 hove off the Best Bower Weighd the Anchor and hauld the Ship a Ground into t[he] Cou de Sac along Side the Fell Snow ー Calm with Frost PM hauld the Boats up at 11 began to get ready to haul off got the Cables & topmasts on Board
Tuesdy 5
at 4 AM hauld along side the Wharf rigg'd the topmasts got the Sails on Board at 11 cleard the Ship to haul on Shore again unrigg[e]d the topmasts and got them the Rigging and Lower Yards Ca[sk]sand Sails a Shore
Wednsdy 6
Sailmaker employ'd as before got the Powder out Calm with frost at 3 PM hauld into the Cou de Sack
Thursday 7
Moderate with hard frost and some Snow employ'd Securing the Ship and hove It higher up at high Water Sailmaker as before Do Weather PM the Captain a Midshipman and 22 Men went on Shore and Mounted the [Piquett] Guard in the upper Town
Friday 8th
AM returned from the Guard received on Board fresh Beef Salmaker employ'd as before ー Do Wear PM the Rebels opend a Cohorn Battery and fired Several Shells into Town
Saturdy 9th
AM sent out a party and sett fire to some Houses at St Johns ー Do Weather found the Rebels were Erecting a Battery on a Hill above St Johns fired several Shot at a Barn below it whence we seen [a] party of them
Sundy 10th
our Ships Company all came Shore & Marchd up to the Dauphin Barracks for the Winter Open'd a Cask of Pork No 65 Contents 160 Pieces deliverd to Mr Geo Lawe Cheif Engineer of the Garrison of Quebec 27 Puncheons 32 Hhds forty light Barrels 32 half Hhds and 1112 Iron hoops ー Fresh Gales with Snow PM the rebels fired several Shot into the Town we fired Shot at them and some Shells at their Battery
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/466.