We have had a party, these ten days, upon Tanner's creek, who yesterday had a brush with a tender's boat attempting to land at [Andrew] Sprowle's plantation; they beat her off and killed one man.
8 o'clock at night. About 4 this afternoon, another heavy cannonading began from the Liverpool and Otter, during which the enemy landed and set fire to some houses that remained unhurt, near to what is called Town Point wharf. I sent strong parties to reinforce our water guards. We had three fine men killed with cannon shot, and one wounded, who, it is thought, will lose his arm. We have found one sailor and two negroes dead, and suppose many others were killed and wounded, that were carried off in their boats. Capts. [John] Green and [John] Markham arrived in the height of the fire.
