D^o [At Anchor off Chester in the river Delaware.—]

at 9 AM weighed & Sailed up the river to join the Roebuck & her Squad at Billingsport near the lower Cheveaux de frize, the Adm^l.1 sent on board in Flat Boats 30 Men to Assist fighting the Guns, at 11 Anch^d. at Billingsport in 6 fms.—

At Anchor Off Billingsport

Mod^t. & fair, rec^d. fresh Beef from the Roebuck, employed Warp­ing higher up. The Rebel fleet lying at Anchor near Mud Island, consisting of 12 Galleys, One Frigate,² 2 Zebecks and Several Armed Brigs, Sloops & Schooners, with many half Galleys pro­tected by their Two Forts of Red Bank and Mud Island, and also by the Cheveaux de frize which it was not yet possible to pass.—