at 4 A M 4 Priverteers Scooners with 8 Guns and 12 Subeels [swivels] Each atacked us and at half Past 4 we Begun to Ingage them Which Contenued tell 4 in the afterNoon and then thay Left us and went in shower in this Ingagement 2 solders and one of our sailers was wounded we stell streched in for Boston at 6 saw a Brig and Another Scooner in Compneiy Comming after us at this the other 4 Hove up and folled them at 8 we Receved 3 shot from Nantasket fort But No Dammeg Dun at 9 Came too in Nantasket Road and Bagan the 2d Ingagment with the Brig of 16 Guns and 18 Subeels this Ingagmen Contenued 1 Houer and a Half in Which time the Mager2 and 6 solders was kelled out Right and 9 More Wounded our AmmerNection Been Mostly Expended We struck at a Eleven a Clocke at Night
1. PRO, High Court of Admiralty 30/715, No. 20.
2. Major Menzies of the second battalion, 71st Highlanders.
