Monday 1 Moderate and Fair Wr At ½ past 10 [A.M.] arrived an Express in Town from St Maries with an Information that a Rebel Armament had come there from Savannah with an intention to take by force of arms a Schooner Laden for the West Indies ー Recd at 11 (AM) a letter from Governor Tonyn, Requesting me to go in pursuit of them Fired I Gun pr Signal for a pilot Employed getting ready for Sea Recd I Hogshd Rum-Fresh Breezes and clear Wr At 5 PM Weighed and came to Sail Received on board 1 Captain 1 Lieut & 50 soldiers belonging to the 14 & 16 Regiments to go to Saint Maries River to intercept the Rebels Tuesday 2 Fresh gales and Fair Wr Hoisted the boats in At ½ past 7 Weighed and came to sail-Read the Articles of War &cPunishd Saml O Kiff with 12 lashes for drunkness and disobedient to Command Set the Studding sail

Wednesdy 3 At 10 (AM) Lookout house SW BS distance 3 LeaguesIn St Maries River Fresh breezes and cloudy Wr Orderd the Master on board Wrights Sloop to go up the River to bring down some Rice Sent the Cutter Mannd and armd in pursuite of a Small Sloop full of men Supposd from Georgia Fired 2 3 pounders as pr Signal to Our boat to return

Thursday 4 Came down the River Captain Mowbrays Sloop Loaded Recd from Mr John Jollie 2 Hhdds of Rice-Do Weather with Thunder and Lightning the people Employed making Musket Cartridges Fired I Gun as p Signal for our boats to Come on board ー Sent a Reinforcement of Men and Amunition to the Snow at St Simonds River with 1 more Swivel-

Friday 5 Keep the Schooners Company under Arms all Night Fresh Gales and Squally Wr with Thunder Lightning and rain Came down the River with the before mentioned Sloop the Master with 43 Barrels Rice taken from the Rebels halld the prize Sloop alongside of the other and took on board the Rice 2

Saturday 6 Arrived here the pilot boat from the Snow who informd us they had taken the Snow by force of Arms 3 Fresh breezes and Squally Wr The people Employed filling Water Received on board some Wood Loosed Sails to dry Cleared hause ordered the soldiers with an officer and some seamen in the pilot boat up the So River to secure a quantity of Rice the property of one Miller a Notorious Rebel

Sunday 7 saw a Schooner coming Inland Sent the Cutter mann'd and armd to Speak her Cutter returnd with the Master Fired a way to make a Signal for our boat People Employed making musket and pistol Cartridges Received on board a prisoner