At an Anchor in Norfolk Road Virginia
A M the Troops & People quitted the lines, & embarked onboard the Vessels.
Mode & fair. Unmoored & hove short on the best Bower.

At ½ past 11 A M weighed & run down off the Millpoint, & anchored with the best Bower in 5 fam Towed 3 Schooners & a Sloop upon the Flatts, cut away their Masts & scuttled them.
Little wind & cloudy.

At 5 weigh'd & came to sail, the Boats ahead. At ½ past 8 Anchored off the Western Branch in 5 fam  Fired 2 Shot at 2 Boats crossing the western Branch. Getting ready for Sea. The first little Wind & fair, the middle & latter fresh Breezes. At 6 P M HMS Fowey, & his Lordship of Dunmore's Vessel sailed into Hampton Road. Do weighed & came to sail. Five Sail of the Fleet in going down got aground in the Narrows. At 7 anchored near to assist & protect them.

Sent Boats to their Assistance. Do got them afloat & anchored them in a fair way.
Mode & foggy  At 2 P M sent a Boat & got some of the Vessels under weigh. At 5 weighed & came to sail. At 6 anchor'd in 3½ fam off Sewells point.

At ½ past 8 A M loosed the Topsails p Signal, At 9 do furled them.
Mode & fair  At 4 P M The Roebuck & at 5 do the Fowey got under weigh with great part of the Fleet who had Families onboard for protection. At ½ past 5 P M sent our Boat onboard a Sloop scuttled & set her on fire, she having neither Sails nor Men. At 6 PM weighed & came to sail. The Signal at ½ past 7 onboard the Roebuck to tack. At ½ past 8 anchored with the B Bower in 16 fam without Point Comfort.