March 76 [Cape Fear River, below Wilmington] Sunday 3d
6 AM unmoord, At 10 weigd, and towd down the harbour. At Noon came too with the Small Bower Anchor to stop tide.
little winds and fair wear at 9 AM weigd and towd down with the boats at 11 got aground
Monday 4th
at 8 AM she floated off. Tow'd down at 11 anchord abrest of old town to stop tide
Mode & cloudy wear. at 4 weighd and towd down at 5 got aground on the flats carried out the stream Anchor.
Tuesday 5th
AM she floated Empd warping her over the flats. saild down to Brumswick the Betsy tender Came up the armd Sloop Genl Gage
Fresh Gales and squly with rain Came up again the Betsey Tender, empd warping up again over the flats at 10 she grounded upon the Flats.
Wednessd 6th
Empd Pumping the water out the ground tier to Lighten her Recd from the Betsey 10 Chest of arms wth 3 Barrels & 5 half barrels of Powder
Thursday 7th
Mode and Cloudy wear AM found at high water she did not float got 20 Chests of arms into the delagate Schooner, Empd Pumping the water out the ground tier At [illegible] she floated hove short upon the hauser, and got some of the arms out of the Schooner.
At 10 weigd and came to sail at 11 Grounded again upon the Flats
little winds & fair wear PM sent the Transports down with 6 Chests of arms.
Friday 8th
AM Empd heaving over the flats Mode and fair wear Empd warping down with [illegible] at 12 Anchord with the streem Anchor.
Saturday 9th
at 9 weigd, and made sail down the river Empd filling water.
Mode and Cloudy Empd working Down. at 6 PM came to Anch. with the small bower in 2½ fathm deep water point SW½W
Sunday 10th
AM fresh gales and Cloudy wear at 6 weigd and run down at 8 Anchord abrest of Fort Johns[t]on & moord the Fort NW