April 1776 In Hampton Road, Virginia.
Friday 5 AM clear'd Hawse arrd a large Ship taken by the Two Governm t Tendrs modr and cloudy PM sent the marines on shore and a party of seamen under the Command of the 1st Lieut there being an alarm given that the Intrenchments were attack'd by the Rebels Do they returned the alarm being false
Saturday 6 Sail'd our Tender the Liverpool ー arm'd schooner with the . 1st Lieut and 20 men onbd weigh'd and came to sail and run down the River-at noon, abreast of sowel's Point.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/548.