At Single Anchor in Rhode Island Harbour—
Fresh Breezes & Cloudy W^r. [PM] at ½ p^t: 10 the Corn^dore: made the Sig^l. to Slip, hearing y^e. Advancd Ship¹ firing Guns. d^o. Slipt & made Sail in C^o. the Maidstone, and run off the Narraganset Passage & bro't too,

D^o. [At Single Anchor in Rhode Island Harbour—]
at 2 AM: saw a Ship² coming out of the Passage. Wore & made Sail. D^o. lost sight of her, she having hauld in Shore as we supposed, or run aground. D^o. wore again in 8 fathoms & bro't too.—at 5 saw the Ship a shore in a bay on the Narraganset Shore, west^rd. the Whale Rock. at 9 Anchord hav^g: a strong Tide against us. at Noon Weig'd.
Point Judith N ½ E Distance 3 Miles
Moderate Breezes and Cloudy W^r. [PM] run^g: along shore (for the Ship a Shore). at 4 Several guns were fired at the Maidstone from the Ship & the Hill just above her. The Maidstone fired Guns to Scour the Hill. & hauld off. We received Several guns from the Shore, & Fired at them, TK^d: Occasionally standing off & on & firing as we could bring the Guns to bear. at ½ past 5 a Number of Boats & the Spitfire Galley came from Rhode Island Harb^r: D^o. Stood in Shore to Scour the Hill & Cover the Galley & boats. at 6 the Boats set the Ship a Fire, a Continual fire of Great Guns & Musquetry was kept up from the Shore at the Galley & boats. at 7 made Sail for Rhode Island Harbour. at 8 Anchord in D^o. with the B^t. B^r. in 15 fathoms and Veerd ½ a Cable, got the end of the S^l. B^r. Cable that we Slipt on board and weighed the Anchor.