Moor'd in Rhode Island Harbour
A M Recvd 8 Puncheons of Beer. Sent the Master 1 Petty Officer and 11 Men arm'd in the Sloop Dianna; Tender to the Ship, to reconitre the different Passages up the river towards Providence. First part fresh Breezes and Cloudy. Middle and latter light Airs. P M About 6 Clock as our Tender was standing off and on between Gold Island, and the North Point of Connannicot Island; they saw a sloop standing down the river; Our Tender Hove too, to speak her she Hail'd the Tender and told them to bring to directly or he would sink them directly; ー Fir'd a shot, which the Tender return'd and kept a smart Fire on both sides for near half an hour when another Sloop Joining, and bringing our Tender between two Fires that they had no Opertunity of getting off; she made two or three Tacks to get off: By Accident the Swivel Catrages blowing up, and the musquet catridges near Expended; thought most prudent to run the Tender on shore to save the men, which was accomplish'd near the No Point of Connanicott Island only a Petty Officer and one man wounded by the Powder blowing up. Tho a Constant Fire on them at their Landing, Night Comeing on, they being closely pursu'd, seperated and got safe on board the Ship by noon next Day.
Gunners Stores Lost in the Sloop Viz Bright musquets 11. Marines Do. 7 Cutlasses with Scabbards 17, Bayonets with Scabbards 9. Marine Do. 7 Ships Pistols 12, Cartouch Boxes with belts and straps 12. Swivels 4, aprons of Lead 4, Swivel Worms and Ladles 1 each, Pikes 8, Cases of Wood 2, Musqt Catridg box 1, Powder Horn 3, Priming Irons 6, Powder in Swivel Catridges 50. Pounds Catridge, 9 pounders 2 Do. ½ pounders. 40 round Shot Do 40 Grape 40. Musquet Shot 15 Pound. Pistol Shot 9 Pound. ー Boatswains stores Rope 2 Inch 30 fm. 12 Inch 50 fm. Blocks of 12 Inch double 2, Single of 8 Inch 3. Thimbles 12. Marline Spikes 2. 1 Foremast Steering Sail, and a mizn T Gt. Sail. Hatchet. 2 Logglines, and 15 hamnocks. Carpenters Stores Viz. 1 driver yard, 1 fore T.Mast Steering sail yard; 1 Tarpoline. Pursers stores Viz. 1 Puncheon and 1, Barrell.
