Light House WBN ¼ N 3 Leagues,
At 4 AM came to sail as did the whole Fleet at 7. got without the Bar set stearing sails At 8 made the Venus's1 Signal for a Boat. At Noon the Adml.2 made the Signl. to Anchor which we repeated and Anchd in ¼ less 15 fathm.—
Light House WBN. 4 Leagues
Light Airs and hazey Wear, wth. Calms At 8 PM veerd to ½ a Cable At 9 the Adml. made the Signl. to Weigh wch. we repeated, loos'd the Topsail and hove Short, in having broke the Vyol3 clap'd on both Vyol and Messenger & hove a very great strain till the Cable parted 11 fathm. from the Anchor, recd a new Vyol At ½ past 11 heard 2 Guns toward the Hook soon after A Schooner joind us & fired a Gun after which the Somerset4 made the Signl. to speak the Admiral A large Swell from the SEtward workd the Ventulator constantly—