After a hard passage of ten weeks and three days I arrived at Boston; but what added to my uneasiness was, that after making the land I was three and twenty days beating off and on to get in, most of my rigging was perfectly blown away, for nothing sure was able to stand such weather; only two men and myself were able to keep the deck, the rest being fairly knocked up with the fatigue: at length we fell in with the Fowey, who lent us every assistance: ³ going for Boston harbour we were obliged to come to an anchor in Nantucket [sic Nantasket] road; and here from the shore the provincials fired at us, and would, I believe, have taken the vessel, but that the men of war sent their boats and towed us into harbour. The soldiery seem to be in good spirits. Fresh provisions are very scarce, and consequently very dear; beef 14d. per lb. potatoes 8s. per bushel, turkies 10s. a piece, and other poultry in proporition; however there is no want of salt provisions, with pease, oatmeal, &c.