Thursday 28. ½ ps 12 [A.M.] Saw a Sail Wore Ship Out Rfs and Made Sail at 2 AM brot Too a Schooner from Philadelphia for Plymouth Laden with flour 2 Sent a Petty Officer & 3 Men Onb her at 3 Wore Ship at 4 Do W[eathe]r A great Sea from the N W Took the Schooner in Tow Modt and Clear Wr. at 2 PM Tkd at 6 in 2d Rf TS Sounded 25 fm brown sand
Friday 29. at 4 AM Wore ship at 8 Out all Rfs made more Sail 8 PM Wore Ship sounded from 32 to 20 fm black specks & fine sand at 10 In 2 Rfs TS
Saturday 30. Rhode Island Light House NW 2 Leagues AM Wore ship at 5 Saw a Sail to the Estd gave Chace to Do & Cast of[f] the Tow fired a Number of Shot at the Chace at 7 Brot Too a sloop from Baltimore 3 sent a Petty Officer & 2 Men to take Charge of Her, and took her in Tow Snow & Rain PM Came too with the Bt Br in 16 fms in Rhode Island Harbor Veerd a whole Cable Anchord here our Prizes found lying here H M Ships Rose Glasgow Swan & Bolton Brig with some Transports & Tenders '&c
Sunday 31. AM Employed Sending the Stores on board the Ships that we brot from Boston Modt & Clear PM Sent the Rem[ainder] of the Stores on board the difft Ships.4
