Sandy Hook Lighthouse West Distance 3 Miles
Fresh Gales and Cloudy. (AM) the Roby Brigg one of our Prizes having drove on Shore by stress of Weather up Amboy River; manned and Armed all our Boats to send to her assistance and retake her frorn the Rebels. At Noon it blowing very hard were obliged to detain the Boats.
Do Wear At 1 (PM0Sent our Boats manned and Armed to retake the Prize, but finding them too strongly possessed, and great Numbers of People on the Shore, made the Signl with several Guns for the Boats to return. At 3 the Boats retd at 4 slip't our Small Bowr Cable and came to Sail; lost overbd by accident in Sounding a hand lead and Line. Brat too opposite the Prize; fir'd many Shot at the Rebels: — sent all our Boats manned and Armed to destroy the Prize. At 6 our Boats boarded her and set her on Fire, at the same time some Guns and several Vollies of Small Arms were fired from the Shore; at 8 the Boats returned having lost by accident 7 Pistols. Returned and Anchored in Sandy Hook Bay.