Anchor'd in St Maries River
First & middle part Light Breezes & Clear Wear
Latter fresh Gales & Squally with rain P.M at 7 Saw a Schooner standing in for the Barr at 8 sent the Boat with an officer over the Barr River the Pilot Boat with Letters, Sent her over the Barr to to speak with her, Came down the help to bring in the Schooner ー Loosed sails to dry, Exercised the men & Small Arms.

Fresh Breezes & Squally Weather with Rain ー
At 2 The Cutter & Pilot Boat returned and informed us that the Schooner was from Bermudas with Rum for St Marys and that she could not get in at that Tide ー Carpr employ'd about the Swivel Stocks ー Gunners cleaning the Arms. Read the Articles of War &ca to the Schooners Co. The People under Arms ー

Fresh Breezes & Drisling rain ー Carpenters employd. as before, fired to bring to a Boat with the People from the Township of St Mary's 1 half Podr ー sent the Boats on board her ー Appeared in sight a sail off the Barr sent the boats on shore to be cleaned, the People as before

Fresh breezes and Cloudy Wr fired 1 three pounder to bring to a sloop sent the Boat on board her found her to be the Vessell that had been landing the Troops Sent the Pilot Boat Manned and Armed to Cumberland Island, being informed that the Rebells had landed there, fired 1 half pounder p Signall for the Boat to return, Arrived here the Schooner from Bermudas had her up to Collector's Landing, loosed sails to dry at Noon handed them, Sent the Carpenter on Shore to Chaulk the Kings Pilot Boat, Gote the Cables up & Cleaned under them, the People as before

Ditto Weather & Squally with rain, fired 2 half Pounders to bring to a Schooner from Wright's Landing, Sailed hence for St Augustine the Pilot Boats with some Sick Troops, likewise some of the Inhabitants, Carpenter empd about the Swivel Stocks, recd a Tun of Water pr Cutter, Empd getting ready to Scrubb the Schooner's bottom, the people as before under Arms

AM empd mending Sails ー
First pt Modt Middle & Latter fresh Gales and squally fired I Three Poundr to bring to a Canoe, Unmoor'd hove short, weighed and run up to the Rivers Mouth, sent the sloop to intercept all Boats &ca from coming in Converted and picked Ocham, all the Old Cordage that was replaced between the 1st Augt 1774 & the 30 June 1775 ー Carpenters empd about Sundries

Fresh Breezes and Clear Wr hove off our Anchor, empd getting ready to hall on shore, fired 1 Three Pounder pr Signall for the Sloop to send her boat up for Orders, hauled the Schooner on Shore, burnt her Bottom & paid her with Pitch Tar Turpentine & Brimstone found the Worms had eat her Bottom kept the people under Arms all Night

finished one Side of the Schooner, Carpenters empd Chaulking her upper Works.
Do weather hove off to our Anchor, sent the Governor's Sloop up the River to Capt Graham and his party hauled on Shore to clear the other side, Carpenters empd as before.