at single anchor Prudence Isld
at 5 AM sent the Long boat with a Party of marines to Prudence Isld for water soon after the[re] Landed a large Party Consistg of 270 Rebels which had Conclead them­ selves in an Orcharad near the Watering Place fird on our People and Killd three of the Marines & took th: remainder of th: Party & the Boats Crew Prisoners consisting of one Midshipman Seven Seamen the Cooper & four Marines sent the flat boa Barge & Cutter all mann'd & arm'd in Pursuit of the rebels & made the Signal for all boats man'd and arm'd wch Signal we frequently repeated at 7 the Chatham & Orpheus sent their Boats man'd & arm'd to join ours soon after the Boats return'd having driven the Rebels off the Isld & retaken th: Long Boat wch they had Posesd themselves of Lost out of the Long Boat 6 Bk Musquetts, 6 Cartouch Boxes, 6 Pistols, 6 Cutlashes, 6 water Casks, and 7 musquets, 7 Cartouch boxes belonging to the Marines
Modt and fair P:M sent the Cutter with the three Marines that were Killd to Dyers Isld to be bury'd made the Signal for a Sloop coming down from Providence at 10 Weigh'd and moor'd the Ship nearer to Prudence and Anchor'd with the Small Br in 13 fm