Light Breezes and Cloudy Wear Saw One Ship, a Brig and two Sloops at Anchor in the Mouth of York River 9 AM Saw One Ship Attended by 2 Square Rigged Vessels and Seven Galleys and other Small Sails Standing down the York Channell Over the Spitt² Set the Single Reef Topsails and Topgallt Sails and Wore away to the Moor­ ing Service in Order to Slip Employ'd preparing the Ship for Action at ½ past saw the Frigate Anchor on the Egg Island Flatts All Her Fleet did consist of Two Brigs, 6 Galleys, two with three Masts each, with Sloops and Schooners amounting to 17 Sail in all Do saw One Brigg in the Mouth of Mopsack [Mobjack] Bay, and 2 more Galleys on the Etern Shore by Cherry Stone Point Endeavouring to Join the above Fleet, three other Sail in Sight coming down Chesapeak Bay, at 11 Hoisted a Red and White Flagg at the Main Topmast Head and fired at different times 3 Guns as a Signal to the Emerald, Lowered the Topgallt Sails and hauled down the Stay­ sails — 
Modt Breezes and fair Weather At Single Anchor in Chesapeake Bay ½ past Noon saw the Emerald hoist a Flag on Her Main Topgallt Mast Head which We Con­ jectured was to call in all Cruizers ½ past Noon We hoisted a St George's Ensign at the Fore Topgallt Mast Head which She Answer'd by hauling down Her Signal the before-mentioned Fleet at Anchor on Egg Island Flatts at 1 Saw Arm'd Sloops go under the Rebel Frigates Stern and then bore up for Old Point Comfort at 2 PM we Weighed and came to Sail the Rebel Frigate and all Her Fleet Weigh'd and Stood up York River Do Stood down the Bay at 6 Brot too with Small Br in 6 £ms Water, on the Back of the Horse Shoe Veered away to ½ Cable Old Point Comfort WbS½S 6 Leagues, Cape Henry SEbS 5 Miles, Smith's Island ENE 6 Leagues —