Cape Cod SbW 16 Miles
A M at 6 Wore to join her [Milford] at 8 Tkd & stood to her, at 10 spoke her, made sl & stood up Bay, out all reefs, all Sail Sett, Punish'd Edwd Flinn, Seamn, Thos Ellis & Jno Southorne Marines, for Drunkiness & Neglect of Duty, Soundd 8 fm Coarse Sand
Light Airs & foggy Wr wth small rain at times. P M at 7 Wore  at 8 in 1st & 2d reefs

at 1 A M Wore, at 6 out all reefs & made all Sail to Wt ward, at 9 TKd falling in near the Shore, & Calm  at 10 Came too with the Stream Anchor in 16½ fathms, at Noon weigh'd & made all Sail  lost a Hand lead & two lines
Situate Church S30W Off Shore 4 Miles
Modte & hazy Wr  P M at 2 fird a Six pr Shtd & brot too His Majts Brigg Hope, spoke her & got a Pilot out of her, made sl for Nantaskett Road  ¼ past came too there with the Bt Bowr in 6 fathm & veer'd to ½ a Cable  found here His Majts ship Renown wth a broad pendt  saluted her wth 13 Guns, in all reefs & handd sls  Got Top Gt Y'ds down, at 6 came down near pudding point an Arm'd Schooner belongg to the Rebels, at 8 Sent the Bardge, Pinnace & Cutter, Man'd & Armed wth an Officer & severl Petty Officers, in Co wth the Renowns boats, to take or destroy her, on attacking her about 10 found an Arm'd Brigg came to her Assistance, ½ pt 11 the boats retd wth the loss of Thos Ellis & John Southorne Marines & severl wounded, Lost in the above action, two Boats Sails, Masts, & Sprits, three Barge Oars, Out of the Flat bottom'd boat, Two Iron Thoals, Two Oars, Two Leather Bucketts, ー Arms, Two bright Musketts, Two pr of Pistols, Three Swords & Scabbards, Six Carte Boxes Belts & Six Frogs for Bayonets

A M at 6 Moor'd a Cable each way, the Small Br to SE & Bt Br to NW in 6 fms each, at 9 Buried the above Marines longbt watering, Gunners &c Variously employd. Modte & hazy wth some rain the first part, Latter fair Longbt as before, Sailmrs repairing the Mizon Staysail,