A Ground off Wortons Point
at 8 P.M. weighed and made sail Down the River. Do our Signl was made for the Captain at 10 Got aground off Wortons [Wharton's] point made the Signl of Distress but not in want of immediate Assistance the Francis Transport aground near us at 12 Carried out the Stream Anchor —

Fresh Gales & Cloudy [PM] Empd Picking Bread & stow­ing the After Hold at 7 Carried the Richmonds Stream Anchr out A Stern Hove upon the Stream Anchor, but could not Heave the Ship off —

at 5 A.M. several flatt Boats and Small Vessels Came to our Assistance, began to get the Upper Deck Guns out, at 7 the Richmond Anchd a Stern of us, Do carried the End of the Sheet Cable out to her at ½ pt 8 hove off and got the Guns in Again at ½ pt 11 weighd and made sail —