September 1775 [Monday] 4 In Rebellion Road So Carolina
A M unmoored Ship Shifted our Birth further down the road and Moored a Cable each way in 6 fm Water the high Steeple in Charles Town W B N Fort Johnson SW and Sullivans Isld E ½ S ½ a Mile at 2 P M came on board the boat from Market who Informed us of an Armed Schooner Comming down ½ past clear'd Ship At 3 the Armed Schooner boarded a Sloop from Georgia bound to St Augustine put in here in distress & Carred her up to Town
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/968. Tamar frequently spelled Tamer in contemporary documents.