We lay here [south of New Castle] & above Reedy-Island for three days, when finding there was no prospect of drawing them down, having filled our water, and fully executed all I had in view in going up the river, we weighed anchor in order to drop down to the Capes, where we arrived the 15th

It is, however, a matter of some satisfaction, that the Enemy should have fired away so much Powder & Shot, to so little purpose; For at a moderate computation they could not have fired less in the 2 days then Seven Tuns of Powder, which they obtained with infinite difficulty.

Neither Ship received any damage, the least material: some shot holes thro' the Sails, and a few in the Hull, being the chief of what they sustained ー onboard the Liverpool no Person was in the least hurt, and the Roebuck had only one man killed and another wounded.

During the Action, a Brig that was in Company, onboard which I had sent a few empty Casks by way of clearing the Ship, took an opportunity of deserting to the Enemy: She was quite light, and of little value.

Being now confirmd in my opinion that nothing could be done in the River Delaware without more Ships, a Bomb vessel, and a body of Troops to act with them, I imediately turned my thoughts towards the expedition going on to the Southwd and accordingly took the resolution of leaving the Liverpool to cruize off the Capes to intercept the Trade of Philadelphia, and to proceed with the Roebuck to join Sir Peter Parker.