[August 1778]
Sundy. 2
[near Goat Island, R.I.]
AM Long boat waterg came down the harbour the Cerberus1 & 3 other Frigates2
Do. Wr. [Fresh Breezes & hazey] Longboat do sent six of the Marines onshore to guard the Stores people Empd. Occasy. —
D, UkLPR, Adm. 51/336.
1. H.M. frigate Cerberus, Capt. John Symons.
2. H.M. frigate Juno, Capt. Hugh Dalrymple, H.M. frigate Lark, Capt. Richard Smith, and H.M. frigate Orpheus, Capt. Charles Hudson.