June 1775 Sunday 18
[Anchored] off Tybees Light House in Cockspur Road
At 4 Weighed and came to sail run down & Anchord of[f] Tybees light house ー At 9 AM discoverd a Number of Men Armed lying and Walking amongst the bushes coming out in small parties. Arrived here Governor Tonyn Sloop from St Augustine Saluted us with 5 Guns Retumd 3 ー Liberty flag flying on the Light house . . . Received a pilot Weighed and came to sail a musket was fired aCross us out of the bushes opposite the Schooner No Doubt but with An intention to Kill somebody on board ー The liberty flag was hoisted on Tybees Island on the Top of the Light house ー At 5 fired 1 Gun Shotted and brought to a Ship from Jamaica ー Made sail ー A Great Swell ー dischargd the pilot ー . . .
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4330.