July [1776] Monday 8
Moored in Gwins Island Harbour Virginia Found our Sheathing much eat under the Bows. Mode & fair. PM employed clearing the Ship. The Rebels opened a Battery of two Guns on the Dunmore, by which two of our Men were wounded onboard & one killed. Do she slipt her Cables & got away from the reach of the Battery, as did the rest of the Fleet. Found that the Cannon of the above Battery, they had opened against us were 18 & 9 P[ounde]rs
Tuesday 9
Hove up & towed farther to the Eastward, as did all the Fleet, & employ'd in righting Ship & getting every thing on board. Mode & fair. Employed in getting onboard our Stores & Provisions.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/663.
