1776 Saturday 1.
Anchor'd in St Marie's River Employ'd making & filling bags of Mess to put over the Quarters to keep out small shot ー All hands to Quarters First pt Do Wear Middle & Latter light Airs & Clear, Recd information that Capt Graham with his party had an Engagement with the Rebels & that the Capt lost one private Soldier, The Rebells fled to the Bushes & up Trees Sent the Boat manned & armed with a Midshipman to Capt Graham to know if he wanted any Assistance,
Sundy 2.
fired 2 swivels to bring to a boat coming from Wright's Landing Fresh Breezes and Cloudy, loosed sails to dry, the Cutter return'd from Captn Graham, and confirmed the account of the above Engagement ー Saw a Snow off the entrance of the River, Manned & armed the Boat with an Officer & sent her out to speak with her she boarded & rummaged him & found her to be from Bristol wt Provisions for St Augustine ー Rec'd from Mills some wood for Oars, kept the People under Arms all night,
Mondy 3
Clean'd the Schooner and scrubbed round Do weather ー Sent the Cutter up the River to Mr Wrights Plantation with an Officer for fresh Beef 1 P. M: fired 21 Guns to celebrate His Majesty's birth day at 10 the Cutter returned.
Tuesday 4.
A M Loosed sails to dry Anchor'd here a Schooner from St Augustine, Clark Master fired 2 half pounders to bring her to sent a boat to row Guard a cross the passes into the River First part fresh breezes & Clear weather, Latter hard Gales Squally, fired two half poundrs 1 Shot, and brought to a Canoe, sent the Boat on board her, found her to belong to One Wm Taylor with his Effects, drove off from his Plantation by the Rebells. Employd One Mr Mansell a Carpenter to make Swivel Stocks & a new Anchor Stock
Wednesdy 5.
at 7 A:M: parted our Bt Br Cable, the small Bowr brought her up ー Sent the Boat to row Guard
Thursday 6
Fresh Gales & Cloudy weather ー Steaded the Schooner with the Stream Anchor Sent the Boat to creep for the Bt Bower Anchor, gote hold & purchased it and moor'd the Schooner, fired to bring to a small Schooner & two Boats 4 half Pounders 2 of them shotted Carpenters employd making Oars The people under Arms
Friday 7
Fresh Gales & Squally weather with Rain ー hove up the Bt Bower Anchor & small Do found them to be very rotten & not fit to hold the Schooner ー Do moored with the best Bower each way No Point of Amelia ESE½E & the So Point of Cumberland Island NbyE½ E between the four Passes into the River St Mary's ー fired 2 half Pds 1 shotted to bring to a Schooner coming down the North River ー Lost a Jack over board People under Arms
Saturday 8
Modt & Cloudy weather ー filled our Ground Tier, fired 2 half Pds shotted to bring to a sailing boat coming down the River ー Recd on board 2 barrels Rice for the Schooners Co ー Arrived here from the Township the Pilot Boat with a Letter from Capt Graham & one from the Governor ー Carps employ'd making & fixing new Swivel stocks fired 1 half Pounder p Signal for our Boat to come on board ー The People under Arms
Sunday 9
First part fresh Breezes and Clear Weather Middle & Latter light Airs & Var: fired 2 three Pounders, 1 Shotted to bring to a Snow crossing the River, Employ'd as before, The People under Arms all Night expecting the Georgians every Hour.
Monday 10
First and middle parts Light Breezes and Clear Weather, Latter fresh Gales and Squally with rain fired & brot to a Canoe rowing a Cross an Inlet, Carpenters employ'd making Oars & Swivel Stocks The People under Arms all Night.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4330.