July 1776 Wedsday 17th
Anchor'd in Hav[er] Straw Bay ー North River AM fir'd 3 Shot at some Arm'd Rebels Fresh breezes and Clear Wr at Noon weigh'd and came to Sail, Steering up the river as did the Phoenix Tryal and Tenders.
Thursday 18th
Light Breezes and Cloudy with Thunder, Lightning and rain P M sent our Tenders into Harvest Straw Creek to cut out a Sloop She run on shore on the flats, Steering along shore we was fir'd at by a Number of Rebels arm'd, fir'd several shot at them, at ½ past 1 Anchor'd off Thunder Hill Point NNNE at 4 Weigh'd and back'd and fil'd down the river, at 7 Anch'd in Do Creek as did the Tryall and Charlotte Tender.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/805.