Monday 6th At 5 A M hoisted the Rt Hqnble Lord Viscount Howes Flag

as Vice Adml of the White & Saluted Sir James Douglas with

13 Guns, returned equal Number, Sailed hence His Majesty's

Ship Brune for St Hellens, loosed Sails to dry and furled

them at Noon Tuesday 7th Variable Winds and Weather

AM reced 30 Butts of Beer and returned Empty Cask At 6

Sailed from St Hellen's His Majesty's Ships Preston, Brune &

Jersey with the Str[o]mbolo & Carcass Bombs and all the

Transports with the Guards and Hessian Troops on board,

Sailed he11ce his Majestys Ship Rainbow Fresh Breezes with

some Squalls of Wind and rain

PM received a Longboat load of Water