[Philadelphia]
[September] 28th Sunday. Lt. Colonel [Henry] Monkton and a detachment of 600 Grenadiers crossed the Schuylkill Ferry to escort some sailors sent by the Roebuck to man the rebel Frigate.2 . . . Deserted to us this morning a Sloop with 2 guns and 30 armed men. Deserted to us 30 armed men with a Galley which they run ashore below Gloucester Point, while their Captain was gone for Orders.
29th. The detachment of Grenadiers returned from towards Chester and escorted safe the seamen sent by Captain Hammond of the Roebuck, consisting of one Lieut., 2 midshipmen, and 50 men, and a few hours after arrived 14 more seamen.
1. Scull, ed., The Montresor Journals, 460.
2. Continental Navy frigate Delaware.
