Cape Henlopen Light House S¼E 4 or 5 miles distance from the Shore 2 miles

at 6 AM Saw 4 Row Gallies go into Lewis Town Creek
First Part Light Breezes, Middle and Latter Do and Hazy at 5 PM Saw a Sail Standing in, Weighed and Came to Sail, Gave Chace made and Shortned Sail Occasionally, at 6 Bt too the Chace, Proved a Schooner from St Augusteen and Bound for Nyork, Came in Here for Protection being a friend to Govermt, Tkd and Stood in, ½ past 7 Anchord with the small Bower in 4 fathom Water, in Old Kill Road, Veered 1/3 of a Cable

at 11 Saw a Signal on Board the Pearl to Join Her, An­swered Weighed and Came to Sail up the River
Fresh Breezes and Hazy Weather, Light House South 2 Leagues at 1 PM Joined Company with the Pearl who Informed us of a Rebel fleet Comeing down the River, Anchord with the Small Bower in 7 fathom Water Veered 1/3 Cable, Weighed and Came to Sail up the River, ½ past 8 Anchord with the Small Bower in 6 fathom water Veered 1/3 of a Cable

½ past 4 AM Saw a Small Sail Standing down the River towards us, with a white flag at His Mast Head, at 6 the Above Sail Anchord here Proved the Messcuter James Barry with a flag a Truce from the Congress, made a Signal to the Pearl to Join us, at 7 fired 2 Nine Prs as Signal Guns, at 8 Anchord Here the Pearl, at 9 Saw a Sail in the Offing Suposed to be the Liverpool
Light Breezes and Hazy Weather, Cape Henlopen Light House South 4 Leagues at 9 PM Came in and Anchord Here His Majestys Ship Liverpool

at 6 AM Saw 8 or 10 Sail of Rebel Vessells² Comeing down the River, got all Clear for Engaging them, at 8 Weighed and Came to Sail up the River, made and Shortned Sail Occasionally in Company the Liverpool and Pearl, at 9 Saw the Reble fleet Tkd and Stand up the River and Crouded all the Sail they Could, the fleet Consisted of 4 Ships, 3 Brigs, 2 Schooners & 2 Sloops, at 8 AM Dismissed James Barry who came with the Flag a Truce Light Winds and Cloudy Weather, Egg Island Light House EbN 3 to 4 Leagues standing up the River In Chace of the Rebel fleet, at 1 PM a Signal on Board the Liverpool to Prepare to anchor, Shortned Sail and Anchord with the small Br in 6 fathom Water, Veered 1/3 of a Cable, in Compy the Liverpool and Pearl

at 4 AM Weighed and Came to Sail in Company as before, Employed turning to Windward down the River, saw 3 Sail of the Rebel fleet up the River, at 9 Anchor'd with the small Bower in 6 fathom Water, Veered½ of a Cable in Company as before Lost Sight of the Rebel fleet Egg Island Light House NEbE