Rhode Island Light House NEbN Dist 4 Leagues —
at 6 AM the Commodore [Sir Peter Parker] made the Signal for the Fleet to Weigh, Block Island bearing East, Fishers Isld North at 9 the Signal was made to prepare for Anchoring at Noon bringing up the Rear of the Fleet.
Do [Moderate and Fair] W r at ½ past 4 PM Anchor'd P Signal between Connenecut Island & Rhode Island Newport Town bearing South,

at 6 AM Weigh'd & Came to Sail at 9 Run aground ½ past got off and made Sail at 10 Anchor'd with Best Bower in 4 fm Water Hope Island South at 11 Saw a Privateer coming round Warwick Point, Fir'd several shot at her, which She returned.
Fresh breezes and Cloudy PM got under Weigh in Chace of a Privateer, Run aground and hove all a back Carried the Stream Anchor & Cable out & hove the Ship off, Came too with the Bt Br in 5 fm Water do hove up the Bt Bower and Stream Anchor, and Anchor'd with the Small Bower in 5 fms Water Greenich bearing WNW