At 6 in the Morning March the 6th Weigh'd from RozeIland with the remainder of the Fleet & run down to the

Barr where we gott a Barr Pilot from [New] Providence, & gott safe into the Harbour and came too of[f] Fort Nausaw in Three fathom Water, Employ'd here getting the Guns out

of the Fort & all the Warlike Stores Belonging to it, on board the Fleet, & putting our Ballace on shore, receiv'd on Board 4 7 80 Shott and Sheels of Different Sizes for Ballis, The Comodore took a large Sloop in the Service to Carry, Some of the Cannon; 2 On March 11th was Join'd [by] the Sloop Fly which was supparated from us On the 19th of February who gave us Account of the Sloop Hornet Carreing away her mast head two Days after they parted from the Fleet, and suppos'd bore away for some part of the Continent While we lay here our people takeing very Sickly with the fever, altho as much Care as possible was taking to prevent it, On Saturady March 16 having Gott all the stores & Cannon out of the fort, Embark out [our] Marines and receiv'd orders for Getting Under Way; Moderate Breezes & Clear W ether at 4 PM Weigh'd and putt to sea with all the Fleet [12 M.] Cloudy Weather