Moor'd in Cape Fear Harbour.
(A M) at 8 fired a Gun as Signal for a Pilot Came out the Faulcons Tender with a pilot at 10 Weighed at 11 Came too in 7 ffams Cape Fear EBN the Et end of Oak Isld. NE
First middle and Latter mode at 3 weighed came to Sail Standing in for the Harbour Let the reefs out of the Tops sails got up T G yards and Sett T G sails at 6 Came too in Cape Fear harbour veered away & moored wth a whole Cable each way The Fort WNW Ball Head SbE found riding here the Cruizers Tender & 8 prizes.

(A M) Heeled Ship and Scrubbed betwen Wind & Water Punished Wm Norman Thos Burnfather, & Humphy Williams for Drunkenness Quarreling & fighting & Wm Mills for Dirtyness wth a Dozen Lashes each
First part mode middle and Latter Light airs and fair Anchd here the Genl Gage and Armed Sloop and the Faulcons Tender

(A M) Came in and Anchd here the Lady William an Armed Schooner Cleaned the Ship Fore and Aft First middle and Latter mode Cleared Hause

(A M) Sailed the Lady William Came on board 7 regulators who had escaped from the rebels² The people empd making points &ca
First part Calm middle and Latter fresh breezes and Hazey sailed the Genl Gage with the above men on board up the River to His Majestys Sloop Cruizer

(A M) saw 2 Vessels in the Offing at 10 heard a Gun Ansd it The people as before sent a Schooner wth the Pilot over the Bar run a Shore the Lady William sent a Stream Anchor and Cable to heave her off
First part fresh breezes and Cloudy middle hard Gales wth rain Thunder and Lightning Latter fair Struck Lower yards and T G Masts The Schooner returned not being able to get over the Bar there being to much Sea.

(A M) Found ー Jacquais & ー Briggs seamen missing supposed to have got off in the Night by swimming ashore Fired a Shot at a House where the Rebels ressorted
First middle and Latter mode breezes and fair Supplied His Majestys Sloop Scorpion with 1 barrel of pease and 1 of Oatmeal 1 Firkin of Butter The people empd Occasionally

(A M) at 5 unmoored and hove into ⅓d of a Cable Bt Br at 7 Let the reefs out of the T S weighed and made Sail Standing out of the Harbour In Company The Lady William the Hellen Sloop and the Pensacola packet at 9 Ball Head Et 4 miles at 10 Cape Fear E b N at 12 The Cape bore NEbN & Ball Head N½Et dist 3 or 4 Leagues