Feby 1776 Thursday 1st
At Anchor under Newport News At 9 AM Sent the Long Bt Man'd & Armed after A Boat At 10 Saw 2 Hampton Arm'd Vessels standing out the Harbour Weighed & Chaced them ½ past they Tkd & Stood into the Harbr fired 2 Guns At them At 12 Anchored in Hampton Rd in 10 fm as Before At Noon the Long Boat Retd At 2 PM Weighed & run up under Newport News At ½ past 3 Anchored in 6 fm veered to 1/3d of A Cable
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/506.