At Anchor in Providence River Near Wanvick Neck
AM Row'd Guard Sent y^e Longb^t for Water
At Anchor in Providence River Near Wanvick Neck
Light Breezes with Snow at 8 PM fresh Breezes with Sleet Saw a Sail Bearing W^t Made y^e Sig^l as it was not Answerd Made it again, the Tender got under Sail & Stood after y^e Strange Sail at ¾ past Saw aNother WNW, Slip^d. the Cable & Stood after her, the Tender Spoak us haveing Run y^e Chase aShore at 10 Anchor'd aBrest of y^e Vessel ashore hoisted out y^e Barge & Sett fire to y^e Chase She Was a large Schooner in Ballast,¹ the Rebles fir'd Musketrss at the Barge but Did no Damage