Spiting Devil Creek  SE 1 Mile

A.M. Receivd on Board a New Main Yard from the Careening Yard Do Retd the Old Main Yard to the Mercury for a Fire Boom P Order of Capt Ommany bent the Main sail and Sway'd up the Main Yard.
Modt and fair these 24 Hours Empld Occasy at 4 P.M. Weigh'd and Came to Sail at 6 Anchor'd with the Small Bower at 7 Rec'd on Board a Foraging Party of Marines P Order Captn Ommany.

at 4 A.M. Weigh'd and Came to Sail at 6 Landed the Marines at 9 A.M. they Retd havg brought down a Number of Cattle Employ'd getting them Off at 10 A.M. havg got off the Cattle sent the Boats on Shore to bring off the Marines fired 2 Twenty four Pdrs and 2 four Pdrs round shot to Cover their Retreat at Noon the Boats Retd with the Marines havg met with No Loss. Fresh breezes with heavy shours of Rain at times at 1 P.M. made Sail at 2 P.M. Anchd with the Best Bower in 6 Fm Water Phillipsburrough Et ¼ of a Mile at 4 P.M. came along side of us the Mercury Tender for the Cattle the Foraging Party had Brought off at 7 Retd the Marines to their Respective Ship[s].