[Near Rose Island]

Cloudy Wea^r. and mod^t Winds at 1PM the rem^r of the Enemys Ships w^t. out y^e Harbour weighd & stood to the SE at 3 d^o Tack'd & stood into the Harbour passing our Battery w^h their Topsails lower'd & Courses up, a Smart firing on both sides at 5 d^o made the sig^l to Scuttle & quite at 6 d^o Cut away our lower Masts & Bowsprit & sent the people on Shore, w^ch. Example was followed by the Falcon¹ & sev^l of the Transports,² Grand Duke Store Ship³ on Fire