Moored in Savannah River Georgia
employed Watering
The first part fresh breezes and fair the middle and Latter parts Light Airs Inclining to Calms
at 11 PM heard several Musquets fired on Cockspur Island, Do manned and Armed the pinnace and Cutter and sent them on shore at ½ past the boats returned with Intelligence that a party of Rebels had Landed on Cockspur and Attacked our Centinels, and that the Rebels had retired with the Lost of 1 Man killed, Do we sent our Cutter to the Wt end of Cockspur in Company with two boats belonging to the Raven in Order to cut off their retreat, at 12 our boats returned with the Rebels boat and 3 prisoners who gave us Information of an Armed boat (Schooner rigg'd) belonging to the Rebels at Anchor about 4 Miles up the River,

at 1 AM sent our pinnace in Company with two boats belonging to the Raven In chace of the above Armed Vessel, Likewise employed two boats to Guard Cockspur  at 5 Do our boats returned with the above Vessel  she mounted 6 Swivel Guns and 6 Organs Commanded by John Brown, Compliment of Men 16, at 11 Do our boats took 3 more of the Rebels from Cockspur Island, prisoners taken 15 one killed and 2 Wounded N B the Rebels fired first at his Majestys boats