[Charleston] Tuesday, February 6, 1776.
Resolved, That the Council of Safety do forthwith cause the Marsh and Hog Island creek channels, in Charles-Town harbour, to be so effectually stopped, as to prevent the passage of ships of war through either. And that they do also cause such land-marks as they shall think proper, to be so removed or disguised, as to render the passage over the bar as difficult as possible.
1. Provincial Congress of South Carolina, 11-14.