Moored abreast of Salters Island in Savannah River

AM read the Articles of War and Abstract &ca to the Ships Company
Light Airs and fair Wear at 4 P M arrived here His Majesty's Armed Schooner Hinchinbrook in Campy wth 2 Armed Sloops the George and the Et Florida

AM sailed hence the George Armed Sloop fired the Evening and Morning Guns—
Light Breezes and fair Wear.
P M sent all our Marines on board the Hinchinbrook Sailed up towards the Town of Savannah thro' the back River in Compy wth the St John Sloop, East Florida Symmetry and 3 Schooners They were fired at frequently from the Bluff Battery Do we fired a Gun and made the Signl to Weigh at 11 Do heard several Guns fired up the River.

AM Light Airs and foggy at times at 6 A M sent our boat Man'd and Armed to the Assistance of the above Vessels at 10 Do saw sevl Guns fired from the Town and from the Bluff-fired the Evening and Morning Guns—
Moderate and fair Wear
P M saw sevl Guns and Volleys of small Arms fired from the Town, and from the Ships abreast of the Town at 4 Do saw a Ship on Fire near the Town at 5 Do saw 3 other Vessels in Flames they proved to be Brittish Mercht Ships destroyed by the Rebels at P M our boat returned at 2 Do sent 10 Seamen on board the Symmetry and a boat man'd & Armed to Attend the Hinchinbrook at 11 Do the Boat returned

at 7 AM sent the boat man'd and Armed as before fired the Morning and Evening Guns-First and middle parts Light Airs and Cloudy Inclining to Calm Latter Do Strong gales and Cloudy at ½ past 6 PM unmoored weighed and Dropt up abreast of the Rebels Guard House at 7 fired our Broadside on it and Continued the Cannonade until 8 o'Clock as did the Whitby Transport at 10 Do weighed and Dropt down to our former Station Anchored wth the Bt Br Veered to ⅓rd of a Cable and moored wth the Stream Anchor to the Southward