Moor'd off the Fort [Johnston, Cape Fear]
A M more Modr & fair Came in a Sloop from Jemica and a Ship from Saultitudas with salt and 3 punchons of rum detaind for not having a Clearance for the Rumー
Fresh breezes and Cloudy
at 3 P M heard some guns fird in offing, at 4 Saw a Man of war and a brig without the bar slipt the small Bower and hove up beast [best bower] and came to sail at 5 anchord abrest of Bauld head in 4½ fath

At 6 A M weigh'd fir'd a gain [gun], ahd made the Sigl for all boats, run down as far as the fingers saw the ship & brig getting under way. hauld ower Wind & work'd up again at 8 Anchord abreast of Bauld-head in 5 faths Modr and Cloudy wear
at 1 P M came in his Majesty's Sloop Falcon,
at 3 weigh'd and made sail up the harbour at 4 fell calm came too to stop tide

at 9 weigh'd & run up abrest the Fort and Anchord in 5 faths Came in a brig seiz'd by Falcon with Molasses.
Modr and hazey wear
5 PM Moor'd

at Noon saw a large ship in the New Inlett she hoisted a St Georges Ensign at her foretopmast head & fir'd a gun the Scorpion Answerd it, sent a boat with a Pilot out to her. —

Mode and Cloudy wear at 2 A M came in a small Schooner Seiz'd by the Syren, with oyle & Candles at 7 A M unmoor'd and came to sail up the river Scorpion and Packett in Company. Came on board Govr Martin at Noon Snows Point bore NW½ W the Scorpion got aground
Light airs and Cloudy wear with rain
at 2 P M past Bru[n]swick at ½ past 5 Anchor'd at the flats in 2½ fath with the small Bour and Moor'd with the streem anchor the ferry house East.

AM. empd filling water Received aboard 4 Qrs of beef Weit. 370 lb.
Little Winds & fair weather
Empd watering came up the Lady Wm Schooner

AM compleated our Water
Ditto wear
P M Came up and Anchor'd here his Majestys ship Scorpion.

at 7 A M weigh'd and made sail up the river in company with the Lady Wm at a 11 Anchord at the Enteranc[e] of the NW River.
Fresh gales & squaly with Thunder & lightning,
at 4 More Mode and fair weigh'd and nm into the N W River and tow'd up about 3 miles And anchord with the streem Anchor, at ½ Ebb found the sloop aground

at 6 she floated weigd and came to sail down the River At 8 Artchord off the Enterance in 2½ fath with the small Bower, the Enterance of the N W River N

Fresh Gales & rain moord with the Streem Anchor & Cable this 24 hours fired 5, 3 pounders for Private Sigls

Mode and hazy Wear fired several guns as Private Sigls came up the Sloop Dispatch
little winds & fair wear
at 4 P M unmoord and weigh'd came to sail down the nver At 7 Anchord abrest of old Town in 2 faths water, to stop tide.

A M foggy with rain at 8 fair wear weighd and came to sail down the river. at 11 Anchor'd below the flats in 2½ fathm water moord with the Streem Anchor & Cable.
Strong gales & squaly wear

At 9 A M more Mode unmoor'd and hove short on the Streem Cable At 10 weigd Empd working down the River in Company with the Lady Wm Schooner. At Noon Negro Island bore SW about 1½ Mile Mode & Cloudy wear with Lightning.
at 3 P M Anchord abrest of Bru[n]swick in 4½ faths water the Church bearing WbN.

Fresh breezes & Cloudy wear Came down and Anchord here his Majs Sloop Scorpion and Terriable Tender

At 9 weigh'd and came to sail at 11 the wear being thick was Obliged to Anchor in 5 fathm hole in 3 fathm water, Snows Point NNW South Point of the Inlet EbN struck top Gallt Masts
Strong gales and rain
at 3 weigh'd and ー came to sail at ½ past 4 anchord abrest the Fort in 5 fathm water. And Moor'd the Fort SWbW the Point of oak Island S½E Saild his Majesty's Sloop Falcon.²