March 76 Running up Savannah River to the Town Fridy 1

at 9 AM Weigh'd and Came to sail Running up to Savannah

Light Airs with Calms at 3 PM Came too with the small Br in 3 fms Moor'd the schoonr with Kedge Anchor & hawser ー Employ'd fixing the Boarding Netting & starting the Water to lighten the Vessel

Saturdy 2

AM Unmoor'd Savannah Town W b S.

Light Airs with Calms

PM at 2 Weigh'd & Came to Sail Came on board a party of Marines from the Cherokee and five Seamen from the Scarbrough with Capt [Andrew] Barkley Running up the back River to Savannah at times Empd in Warping up ー at 9 Got a Ground, carried out the Kedge Anchor and hawser Employ'd Gittg the Vessell off Came on board Several of the Marchantmens boats with the hands to assist and several of the Inhabitants Seaz'd a Sloop with bale goods on board sent the boats to take a brigg found her aground took out 2 Barrels of Flour with seve[ral] other things at 6 PM hove off at 8 Weighd and dropt farther up at 11 Weighd and Came to Sail Got a ground

Sundy 3

Saw Several of the Rebels under arms fired severall guns and small arms at them Carried out the Kedge Anchor had 5 men Wounded by the Rebels

Calms with Light airs the Vessel aground and the Rebels firing at us with Small Arms PM heard Several Guns fired by the Rebels at the Merchant ships the Rebels set fire to some of the Marchantmen at 4 hove off Let go the Grappling hove up the Kedge Anchor ... Dropt lower down Let go the Kedge Anchor in 2 fms Carried out a Rope & made fast to the shore Came onboard the flat bottom boat from the Symerter [Symmetry]

Mondy 4

AM sent the flat bottom boat with Marchants mens boats to Assist gittg their Vessel down the River Let go the small Bower & Weighd the Kedge Anchor Carried out the Kedge Anchor & Warp'd Lower down

Mode Breezes and Cloudy Wr

PM Employ'd fixing the boarding Nettgs

Tuesdy 5

AM Came down Several of the Merchant Ships with the Troops on board Employd Variously Let go the Bt Br & Weighd the Small Br

Fresh Breezes and Cloudy with rain Employ'd Gittg the merchant Men off that Run a Ground

Wednesdy 6

AM Variously Employ'd

Light Airs and Clear Wr at 8 PM hove up the Anchor & Warpt further up

Thursdy 7

AM Empd Working and Towing down the River several Merchant ships in Company

Do Wr at 2 PM Came too with the Kedge Anchor and hawser in 2 fm at 8 Weigh'd Dropt Lower down

Fridy 8

At 1 AM Came too with the Small Bower in 2 fm

Veer'd to ⅓ a Cable at 10 Weighd & Warpt lower down at Noon made sail Town of Savannah WSW

Do Wr at 2 PM Came too with small Br in 3 fm Veer'd to ⅓ a Cable Empd filling Water

Saturdy 9

AM Employ'd as before at 10 Weigh'd and came to sail Running down to Cockspur

Do Wr at 2 [P.M.] Came too with the small Br in 3 fm at 5 Weigh'd and came to sail at 7 Came too with the Bt Br in 3 fms Tebea Lookout East Cockspur Isld WNW found ridg here his Majestys Ship Scarbrough & Tamer.