Moored without Fort Island [off Newport]
at 6 AM veer'd away to ½ of a Cable Lighthouse SW½W. Flag Staff on Fort Island SBE ⅓ a Mile.
at ½ past 6 A M saw the Hospital and Outhouses on fire on Fort Island, our Boats going on shore drove the Rebels off found our Water Casks burnt by the Rebels at ½ past 7 unmoored & hove into ⅓ of a Cable on the smll Bower at 11 weighed and came to sail working out of the Harbour.
First parts little wind & Cloudy Wr latter Do with Rain.
P M sailed the George Sloop for Boston. at 2 P M standing towards James Town Ferry Cannanicutt Island, [a] Number of Rebels fired from thence at the Brigg with small Arms, returned it with Carriage Guns & Howitzers at 3 bore away for the [Newport] Harbour, at 4 Anchor'd with small Bower in 9 fm Water, veer'd away ⅓ of a Cable