Lord Howe has made but few changes in the disposition of the Ships in the Bay since his arrival. The Somerset lies in the Naraganset passage, in place of the Renown. The Nonsuch lies above Gould Island, between Cononicut¹ and Prudence.² The Lark off Greenwich;³ the [blank] above Dyer's Island; the Flora above Popasquash;⁴ and The Mermaid in the Seconnet.⁵ The last ship relieved the Kingsfisher, which came in to the harbour to clean & refit. A Frigate always lies at Single anchor in the Channel, a little to the Northward of The Dumplins,⁶ ready to slip after any vessel upon the Signal being made. The Galley⁷ is stationed under our Battery at Fogland.