Friday 12th at I A M a light breeze springing up, slip'd the Hawser to Run farther off, a great number of shot struck us, & did great damage to the Lower Shrouds & Running Rigging, one shot struck the main mast, about 6 Inches in at 2 the Row Galleys went into the Harbour & the Battery left of[f] Firing; came too with the small Br in 21 fm water, & veer'd to½ of a Cable, the fort ESE the Dumplins SWb W at 5 the Rebells got three Guns on Brintons point, & began to fire at us, several shot came Close to us, at 6 weigh'd & shifted further to the Noward; & came too with the Small Br in 15 fms water; the fort SE the ferry House WNW; got the sheet anchor over the side; empd Knotting & splicing the Shrouds & Running Rigging; the Carpenters empd fishing the Mn Mast; bent the Inner Bt Br Cable to the spare Anchor & got it over the side, saw the Rebels makeing a Battery on the South point coming into the Harbr got the spare Sails up to Barocade the Quarters. First part fresh Gales & Squally with rain, Middle & Latter fresh Breezes & Squally: P M empd in Knotting the shrouds & Splicing the Rigging,