At Single Anch off Charlestown Barr
at 6 AM Sent Our Pinace & the Sphinx's Barge to Sound the Barr at 10 Do returned the Sphinx joined us  Wore then at Anchor abt 1½ Miles from the Sholest pt of the Bar ー
Fresh & Hazey at ½ pt the Commodore & fleet Anchd abt 3 of [sic or] 4 Miles with[ou]t us fresh gales & a great Sea at 2 Struck Top Gt Masts 5 got them in.

at 6 AM Saw the Sea break quite a Cross the Bar in the shoalestplace at High Water 19 feet Our boats Continued Sounding till 10, at AM 4 Vessels in Sight at 9 up Top Gt Masts Empd Occasionally
[M]odte & fair first pt wth a Swell & Choping Ground Sea at 4 PM the Comodore [m]ade the Sigl for all Captns to hold a Council of War the Result of Wch [w]as, That all the 5 frigates Vizt. Active Sphinx Solebay Actaeon and Syren Should go Over the Bar & if Practicable to Silence the Batteries betwn the Light House & Cumings's point the Active & Sphinx [to] attack the Light House Battery & the Others to Attack those on Cumings's [Poin]t

[AM] got up 80 Piggs of Iron Ball[as]t to put forward to put the Ship On an even Keel
Fresh & fair with Much Sea at 1 pm loos'd Sails at 2 Do furld them Latter Modte with light Airs ½ pt 3 Sent the 3 Pilots to Sound the Barr & Place Buoys at ½ pt 6 they retd

at ½ pt 11 Do Got Safe Over the Barr at Noon Anchd in 5 fm Hole, Anchd at the Same time the Sphynx, Solebay Actaeon & Syren, & Several Transports.
Modte & fair Made a Sigl for all Captns & Sent for all Masters and Pilots to Consult if it be practicable to get the Bristol in over the Bar when it was unanimously agreed that if She can be Lightned to 17½ feet she may wth Safety be brot in Accordingly, Sent 15 Men from each of the Frigates to assist in Lightening her.