At Single Anchor Off Newport Rhode Isle Goat Isle Fort East and Beaver Tail Light WSW

AM—Read the Articles of War, & punished, Jn^o. Burnett, Jn^o: Poundler Seamen & James Stewart Marine with 12 lashes each for Mutiny—

At Single Anchor off Newport Rhode Isle

Mod^t: and Cloudy W^r:, PM at 5 a Pilot came onb^d: at 7 Weigh'd and made Sail in C^o: His Majesty's Ship Lark, Lady Parker & Warren Arm'd Schooners, at 8 Beaver Tail bore NbW ½ W 1½ Miles, heard the Report of a Gun in the SW^t: Came too with the B^t: Bower in 10 f^m: near Point Judith, Veer'd ½ a Cable, at 9 sent the Boats Mann'd and Arm'd to Set Fire to the Syren, ½ past 3 Shott from the Shore past over the Deck, saw the Flashes of Small Arms, at 11 the Boats ret^d: having set the Ship on Fire;¹ Being so Near the Shore & apprehen­sive the Ship would not Cast Right, made a Hawser fast to the Cable, made Sail and Cut both Spring & Cable, Stood to the SE^t:;