Laying off Pecks Kill in the North River.

at 6 AM) came an Officer from the Tarter with Orders, to go to Fort Clinton, D^o. got under way and worked up the River at 7 came on board Orders to go back on our Station again at 9 D^o. came too again with the small Bower vaired to ⅓ of Cable re­cev'd on board [ ]¹ bls of fresh Beef.

Laying off Pecks Kill in the North River.

These 24 Hours D^o. breezes and cloudy [PM] moored with a Kedge & hawser at 2 AM) [PM] Anch^d. alongside the Tender at 8 D^o. came up the Hotham Tender D^o. Passed by His Majesty's Ship Mercury & Tarter and Gallies² w^h. Transports &c^a. after Evecuat'ng Fort Vaughan³ &c^a. at 10 weigh'd and brought up the rear