Billingsfort. East 3 or 4 Miles.

At 9 AM our Sig^l. was made for a Petty Officer. At 10 all the Mas­ters & Pilots in the Squadron were sent with two Boats from each Ship to remove the Chiveaux de frize, which they did about a ½ a Cable's length in shore & broke our Hawsers in purchasing them.

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Mod^te: & fine W^r: At 3 PM two of the Enemies Galleys came down and lay in shore & fired several Guns at the Dunmore Brigg. At 6 all the Boats in the Squadron were employd embarking part of the 10^th and 42^d Regt^s. at 8 heard the report of several Guns & saw a number of lights up the River.