Friday 5. A M up yds & Topmt Recd Onboard some Water Weighd the small Br Loosd Sails to Air Mod. and Fair Wr at 1 P M Wd and Came to Sail in Coy with the Rose, Glascow & Swan, Several Tenders &c at 4 Bore away at 5 Came too wt the B.B. in 17 fm Water Veerd ½ of a Cable, also anchd [as did] all the Convoy and Rose & Swan.

Saturday 6 at 3 A.M. heard the report of a number of Guns in the Offing. A Number of the Rebels assembled and got some Cannon & began to fire on the Ships at 7 Wr and ran of[f] Prudence Island came too again & veerd ½ of a Cable at 10 W[ore] & came to Sail At Noon Passd by the Glascow at an Anchor who had ran thro the fleet Employd turning out of the Harbor the Convoy in Company Fresh breezes with thick hazey Wr P M Employd Turning out of Rhode Island Harbor In 2d Rf Ms Sail Kd Ship Occasionally

Sunday 7 AM Read the Articles of War &c-Mod & hazey with much fogg at 1 P M Wore ship and made Sail

Monday 8. At 5 A M saw a large Ship to Leeward Sounded Occasionally A M Several sail in Sight bore away after them Brot Too & Joyned the Glas cow also the Rose made the Signal for all Captains Wore and made sail Recd fresh beef the above in Company Fresh breezes w[ith] thick foggy Wr at 4 P M close Rft the TSails parted Coy with the Above.