Remarks in Marble Head Harbour
AM got up Yards and Topmast at 9 Unmoord and Hove short at 11 Weighd & Came to Sail at Noon Standing to wards the No shore to prevent the Rebel Vessels getting out of Beverley Harbour First and Middle parts light Breezes and Cloudy Weather Latter Do and Foggy at ½ past Noon Came too with the Sml Br in 7½ fathoms of Water Veer to ¼ of a Cable Beverly Church NWbW No Mt point of Bakers Island East the Middle Steeple at Marblehead town SW Muddy Bottom PM got all Clear for Action Boat Empd during the Night rowing Guard

AM Heard the report of Seven Guns supposed to be from Boston First part fresh Breezes and foggy W with snow & hail Middle fresh Gales and thick fogg
PM Servd slops to the Ships Company at 5 a Large schooner Came down from Beverley and Fird several shott at her but it being a thick fogg and fresh of wind she soon got past us after fiering seven shott at us, and Not being acquainted wt that passage she got safe out to sea at Sunsett cleared for Action the Fowey feird several shott at a Schooner comeing through the So Wt Passage but could not bring her too ー Rowd Guard ー

AM Empd making Wadds & as pr Occasion
First and Middle parts fresh Breezes and fair Weather wt frost
at ½ past Noon weighd and Gave Chace to a Schooner on the Et Side of the Bay fird several shott to bring her too Sent the Yawl Mannd & Armd after her. The Schooner run on shore the Boat boarded her and brought her off Notwithstanding the feiring of the Rebels from the Beach found the Chace to be a Small fishing schooner belonging to Marble Head with two Men on bd at 5 Anchord wt the Sml Br in 8 fathems Muddy Bottom Veerd to ½ of a Cable Middle Steeple at Marble Head SWbW ー the Shaul off Eagle Island NW

AM got the prize a long side and fitted a Swivel stock in her Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Weather
at Sunsett sent the schooner to look out a Head of us as a Guard Boat

AM Captn Montague [George Montagu] Came on Board Weighd and Came to sail run down the NE passage to Bakers Island Came too wt the Sml Br on the W side Bakers Island Veerd to ⅓ of a Cable Hardys Rocks W¼N Eagle Isld SW the House on Bakers Island SE in 9 fathoms Muddy Bottom sent the Cutter Mannd & Armed and people to Cutt wood on Bakers Island saw a Schooner comeing down from Beverly Made the signal for Do to the Fowey fird two Shott at her ー She Run in on the Back of Mt Missery the Fowey sent her Boats in Chace Do Mannd and Armd the Schooner and Boats and sent them In Chase of the Schooner
First part fresh Breezes and fair Weather Middle and [latter] Mod wt frost
At 2 the Boats Returnd haveing Run the Schooner on shore Near Manchester but the Rebels coming down and feiring on our Boats Prevented them from destroying Her Sent the Pinnace on shore on Bakers Island to Cut Wood weighd the Small Br and dropt further to the So W d and came too again Veerd to ⅓ of a Cable and Moored with the Kedge Anchor Eagle Island WSW the NE point of Bakers Island ENE

AM Empd wooding & watering
First and latter part Moderate Breezes and Clear Weather Middle fresh Gales & Squally wt Frost
PM Empd wooding and watering from Bakers Island

AM at 8 the Fowey made our signal to Chace to the Southward weighd and Came to sail and stood under the Fowey's stern and spoke Her. Saw 4 Sail in the Offing at 10 run back and Came too off Bakers Island pr Order from the Fowey, When Anchord bearings as Before Steddied with the Kedge Anchor
Mod Breezes and fair Weather wt some Frost.
PM saw a fishing Schooner within the Missery Islands sent the prize in Chace and fird two 4 pound shott at her at 4 the Tender returnd having Chaced the Schooner into Beverley Harbour.