June 1778 Thursday th18
Moor'd as before [Moor'd with ye Bowers Somost Pt of City Island W½S Somost Pt of Hart Isld. NEbN Diste ⅓ of a mile The Steping Stones SbW¼W]
AM Air'd Sails Clean'd Hawse.
Moor'd as before
First part Modt. & Cloudy Middle Vble Wr. with some Rain Latter Light Airs & Hazy PM & AM boarded Vessels as before PM Fired two Six Prs. Shotted & brot: too the Batchelor Sloop Gilbert Seamen Master it being the Second Time of his not coming to ye Ship when Order'd made him pay the Gunner Thirteen Shillings & four Pence Sterling for the Shot— At 11 the Signl. being made that they Rebels were landed on Long Island Fired four Six Pr & repeated the Signl. to Kingsbridge Sent the Boats Arm'd to cut of[f] the retreat of the Rebels1
D, UkLPR, Adm. 52/1986, fol. 141.
1. In his journal entry of the next day, Browne wrote that at 9:30 A.M. he received information that the "Rebels were not landed," whereupon he recalled the boats. Ibid.