May 1776 Monday 27.
Anchor'd the Inside St Augustine Barr At 2 AM weighed, and gote over the Barr the Sloop and pilot Boat in Company ー Gote the Boats in and discharged the pilot Set the Topsails and Square sail ー Sloop & pilot boat in Company Standing along Shore. Light airs & Clear Weather ー Tacked to the Westward til 7 (PM) came to anchor Sloop and Schooner in Company ー The North end of Cumberland Island SWbW distance about 2 Leagues
Tuesday 28.
found the Currents to set to the Eastward Fresh breezes & Cloudy Wr Veer'd away to ½ our Cable ー Light breezes & Cloudy with Thunder Lightning and rain ー
Wednesdy 29
At 7 weighed and came to sail working over the Barr of St Marie's. Light airs & Clear weather ー at 1 (PM) tack'd and stood over the Barr, Sloop in Company ー At 3 Anchor'd in St Maries River in 7 fathom water gote the Boat out and carried the Troops on board, the Governt Sloop to go up the River to intercept the Rebells ー2 Sent our Cutter mann'd & armed wt a Midshipman to assist them in Landing
Thursdy 30
Fired two Swivels and brought to a boat along Shore ー Sent the Boat to bring her on board found her to be a Canoe from Jackel Island with two Barrels of Indigo wt Mr Leake in her, the owner of both, with a pass from one Thread Croft a Rebel Captain Fresh breezes and squally with rain ー Recd a Tun of Water p Cutter ー Cutter return'd from landing the Troops ー Sent an Officer on Shore to seize the 2 Barrels of Indigo belonging to the before mentioned Leake for saying it was provisions.
Friday 31
At 7 brought to a small Sloop from Georgia who inform'd us he had been forced into the Service of the Rebells to Carry ammunition ー Fired 2 three Pounders to bring her to All hands at quarters. Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Weather Read the Articles of War &ca to the Schooner's Co The Rebells came down the River and carried off one Jollie a Planter & intended to board us with 200 in No dispatched an Express to Capt Graham, that he might be able to intercept them on their return and crossing the Ferry Weighed and dropt further down to stope the Passes of Boats and moor'd ー
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4330.
2. Ibid., a detachment of the 16th Regiment which had been placed on board May 21, 1776.