Point Lawson NE 4 Miles
At 6 AM, recd an order from the Commodore by Express, to lighten the Ship either before or after passing the Rapids, & proceed to Trois Rivieres ー Empd the Lord Howe's & Kent's Boats ー got out 4 Cables, 1 Anchor, spare Sails, a quantity of Booms, Boatsns & Carpenter's Stores with empty Casks which I sent on bd the Lord Howe ー went to Dechambeau and ordered all the Marines on board ー sent an Express to Trois Rivieres for a Pilot ー a Number of Transpts came up and 6 of them sail'd up and pass'd the Rapids ー
Fresh Breezes & variable ー P M, return'd from Dechambeau ー saw two Gentlemen going express to Quebec who said the Rebels had pass'd over during the last Night and they believed had attack'd our Army at Trois Rivieres at 7 in the morning. ー

at 3 A M unmoor'd & at 10 weigh'd and made Sail up the River with the Blonde and a Number of Transports
First part Mod ー Mid. rain & Thunder ー latr fresh Breezes and fair  at 4 P M, a Boat came on bd from the Magdalen Schooner with a Letter from Lieut Cummings Agent, that the Rebels had pass'd the River & that there had been an Action at Trois Rivieres; that the British Troops were to disembark immediately if the Wind was contrary ー at ½ past 5 P M, the Ship touch'd upon a Rock, Abaft, in sailing along above Champlain but receivd no damage  Anchor'd the small Br in 7 fm off Point Begou, abt 4 Leagues below Trois Rivieres ー at 8 a Schooner came on bd. with a Pilot ー got a Schooner alongside & put into her a part of the iron Ballast.²