Feby '76 Saturdy 3d
Mouth of Coarse [Coosah] River West distant 3 or 4 Leags at 6 AM out all reefs soundings from 12 to 8 fms water Shingly Bottom, at 9 Got up Top Gallt yards & set the sails, ½ past 11 sent the Pinnace & Cutter manned & armed after 2 Vessels at an Anchor in Shore, one of which fired 6 shott at the Boats. at noon fired a Gun & made the Signal for the boats to return, Modte & fair at 1 PM the Boats returned, hoisted them in & made sail, the Schooner in Company 2 sounded 8 fathms water at 5 single reef'd the fore & Mizn & double reef'd the Mn TS at 6 Bewfort sound NWbW 7 miles, & the SW point of Santalina head, SW by W 4 Leagues at 8 Handed Topgallt sails & brot too MnTS to the Mast at 10 made sail,
Sunday 4th
Tybee West, distant 2 or 3 miles at 2 AM Wore Ship, sounded from 12 to 10 fms water, lost a hand lead & line, Tybee Light WNW 3 or 4 Leagues, set steering sails, at 9 bro't too MnTP to the Mast, fired a Gun & made the Signal for a Pilot, at ½ past repeated the Signal, at 10 made sail standing off and on Tybee light, repeated the Signal, sent the Schooner in Chace of a Sloop, repeated the Signal, ½ past 11 fired a Gun & made the Schooner Signal to leave off Chace. First & Middle parts DoWr Latter light airs & Cloudy PM standing off and on Tybee, TKd: occasionally, came out of the Harbr a Pilott boat, at 2 she brot too the Sloop which we sent our Schooner in Chace off loaded with powder, 3 Came on board a pilott to carry the Ship in, bore away. at 4 Running over the Bar, the least water we had was 3 fm then the 1st Qr flood at 5 came to anchor in 5 fm water moored with the stream anchor, Tybee light Bearg SE by S ¾ of a mile.
Monday 5th
At a Single Anchor in Savanah River Georgia at 6 A M weigh'd the stream Anchr ½ past weigh'd & came to sail, fired a Gun & made the Signal for assistance ½ past 8 Anchd in Cockspur road wth the Bt Br in 5 fm water found here H: Majys Sloops Tamer & Raven & Cherokee Armed Ship, the Block House WNW. weigh'd the Bt Br & warp'd further ahead, at noon let go the Bt Br Anchd in 5 fm water. ー
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/867.
2. A schooner from Georgia for Cape Fear, which the Scarborough ordered to join her.
3. The sloop St. John, Gilbert Harrison, master, from St. Croix, with dry goods and gunpowder, Shuldham's Prize List, April 24, 1776, PRO, Admiralty 1/484.