April 1776 In St Mary's River
Thursdy 11 Fresh Breezes and Squally the People empd in filling Water & Cutting fire Wood, Loosed Sails to dry, Cleared Hause, Cut up the old Topsails for Sundry Uses.
Friday 12 Fresh Breezes & clear Weather at 6 A M saw the Betsy Sloop on Shore found she had parted her Cables in the Night Sent the Boat to sweep for the Anchor. got it up sent the Stream hauser on Board her & moor'd her, saw from the Masthead 3 Sail standing in for the Bar, proved to be the s,now and One Sloop they had taken at Sea '2 in the said Snow in Company with the Pilot Boat Fresh Breezes and Variable Weather at 8 pm the Master returned with the Cutter & brought with him the Captain of the Sloop Do fird a Gun & made the Signal for sailing Weighed and dropt down a breast of the point & came to Anchor Sloop in Company ー Discharged the Pilot Boat and gave him a Certificate , Saturday 13 Fresh Breezes & Calm at 8 pm ... fired 1 Gun p Signal for sailing at 9 pm ... sent Mr. Lolley & 5 men to take Charge of the Sloop to proceed to St Augustine sent Mr Wright & some Seamen to take charge of the Snow ー Sent provisions on. board both with some ammunition Sunday 14 At 4 [A.M.] Weighed & came to sail ー Recd on board fresh Beeff 451 Wt discharged Macredie's Small Schooner Fresh Breezes & Clear Weather, Weighed and came to sail Sloop & Schooner in Company at 6 p m got over the Barr Got the Boats in, Reef'd the topsails Main sail, all the Vessells in sight