D^o [At anchor in Hampton Road Virginia]

At 9 AM Returned Empty Casks, At ½ past 10 the Phœnix made the Signal to man & arm all Pinnaces D^o immediately After, made the Signal for their chaceing to the NE which we complied with, at ½ past 11 she made our Signal to weigh & sent a pilot on board us D^o weighd & came to Sail & with the assistance of sev­eral Boats from the Fleet to Tow, we gave chace to a Galley & 2 Armed Vessels, belonging to the Rebels.¹ At Noon point Comfort NEbE 1½ mile

First part Mod & Hazey w^th Rain Middle Fresh Gales Later calm. at 2 PM the Rebel Galley & Armed Vessels, Entered the Swatch of the Horse shoe & Steered for Back River D^o fired a Swivel at a Schooner Rigged Boat, orderd an officer of one of the Ships with his Boats Crew to board her D^o orderd Her to the Phœnix & all the Boats to their respective Ships At 3 PM bore up for Hamp­ton Road—At 4 anchor'd in Hampton Road in 10 fa^m water Soft ground, Sowels point.