January 1777 Tuesday 14
Along Side of the Flour Wharf Newyork at 9 AM veerd away and hove up the SI Bower Anchor, Do His Majs Ship Carrisford was put from her Anchors by the Ice and fell on board of us, Carried away our Formast Head, and main Yard, and two Swivel Stocks which occasiond the Lost of two Swivel Guns overboard, at Noon Hove Short & weighed the Bt Br and Wharpt the Ship into Flour Wharf, Do found the SI Br Cable much Rubb'd 3 fm from the Clinch Do Cut it off, Modt and fair Wr PM Empd Lashing the Ship along side of the Wharf, and Repairing the Service of the Bt Br Cable that was much Rubbed by the Ice,
1. PRO, Admiralty 52/1662.