[Long Island Sound] 3rd Decr Hard gale of wind all last night from the Southward, with very heavy rain. It was so very dark last night, that we could not distinguish the water out of the quarter Gallery windows.
We are under some apprehensions for our friends who are gone round Long Island.
Calm this morning, but thick weather, with rain. The last of the ships belonging to our fleet came down from New York last night. The whole is now assembled, and consists of about 70 sail of vessels.
1. Mackenzie's Diary, I, 118.
