[Cape Fear Harbor]
A M at 5 got lower Yards & Top Gallt Masts & Yards up, at 7 Weighed and made Sail, but falling Calm Anchd again, at 8 Weighed and made Sail, Sounded 19 & 19½ ft Water on the Bar. Light breezes ー P M at 7 saw a light on the Stbd Quar  Various Soundings,

Cape Fear No 51° Et 36 Leagues
A M at 9 saw 3 sail in the N W gave Chase; Punished Michl Ransey for Quarreling, Wm Glinn & Edwd Conroy for Drunkenness (with 12 lashes each) regular Soundgs from 10 to 5 Faths Sandy Bottom
Light Breezes & thick Hazey Wear ー P: M: at 1 fired 2 Shot at a Sloop in Shore & spoke a Ship from Whitehaven, at ½ past bro't to the Sloop from St Augustine bound to Cape Fear at 3 Anchor'd with the Best Bowr in 5½ Fathom Water, sandy Bottom, fired 2 Guns as Sigls which were not Answer'd.

Sullivan's Island NW½ Wt Charles Town Light House Wt: Diste: off Shore 5 or 6 Miles
A M at 7 sent the 1st Lieut: in the Pinnace Man'd and Armed into the Harbor, who (not finding the Tamer there) on their return were Attacked by a Pilot boat, which got under way, stood after, & fired at the Pinnace which was returned and after about 10t Engagemt she bore away for the Harbor, the Pinnace chaced, but could not come up with her, they had on board the Pilot-Boat about 30 Men & mounted 6 Swivels and several Musquetoons. The Fort fired 2 Shot at the Pinnace, which we (imagining were Guns fired on board the Tamer) fired on Gun in Answer to, the Wear being very thick & hazey could not see the Harbor ー Exercised Great Guns & Small Arms ー
Do Wear.
at 2 P: M: the Pinnace retd having learnt from a Spanish Ship that the Tamer & Cherokee had sailed from thence with Ld Wm Campbell 7 or 8 days before: Saw 3 Sail in the Offing hove short on the Bt Bowr broke the Messenger twice, fired 2 Guns as Sigls (Imagining the Ships in sight to be the Tamer & others) which was Answd ー

A M at 7 Join'd Co His Majesty's Sloop Raven from Boston bound to Savannah Georgia, they had not see the Tamer ー
Thick hazy Wr ー
P: M: at 2 purchas'd our Anchor & bro't up again with the small Bower Cut 13 Faths from the Best Bowr Cable, being very much rubbed.