Moored in Boston Harbour
Modte & fair at 4 PM bent the Mainsail, sent the Longboat to weigh the stream Anchor Recd on board 3 Chaldron of Coals & Carpenters Stores.

Do Wr at 1 PM Recd on board a Captain, Lieutenant & 40 Marines,

AM Recd on board two 3 Inch Mortars with shells & Carcasses & 2 Artillery men, empd getting ready for sea, Greased the Topmt & Top Gallant Masts. Do Wr at 5 PM fired a Gun, & made the Signal for all masters of Transports,

Running down the Harbour
at 7 AM Fired a Gun & made the Signal to Unmoor, hove short on the Small Bower. at ½ past 11 fired a Gun & made the Signal to weigh, came to sail and run down the Harbour Light airs & fair at 4 PM came too with the small Br in the lower part of King Road, & veer'd to 1/3 of a Cable,

Running down to Nantasket
at ½ past 11 AM weigh'd & came to sail.
Do Wr PM at 1 came too with the Best Br in Nantasket Road veered away & moor'd; with a Cable on the small Br & half a Cable on the Best; recd on board water.

at ½ past 11 AM arrived here His Majesty's Ship Chatham, Rear Admiral Shuldham; George's Island E N E hospital Island W b S, Gallops Island N b W. ーー
Fresh Gales & Cloudy with rain, at 3 PM arrived here His Majys Ship Niger, empd watering, at ½ past 3 arrived here the Lord Hyde Packet, came down from Town 3 Transports; as 2 Rafts of water were coming a longside, one of them broke loose with a strong ebb Tide, was lost ten Hhds & six Barrells

First part Modte & thick Rainy wr Middle Modte & Cloudy with drizling rain; Latter fresh Gales & Squally with Sleet. PM got on board 2 Longboat Loads of water, Hoisted the Longboat in upon Deck & lashed her;