At 3 in the Morning came to sail stood to the SE at 10 saw the fleet to the S E saw severall of Our Cruzers stood to wards the fleet gave them A signal which the Commodore Answerd then the fleet tack and stood up for Boston at 6 in the After noon came to Ankor in Nantaskett road Capt [Seth] Hardin[g] of the Coneticut Breggt Came on board the fleet Allmost up to the Gravs2
1. John Fisk Journal AAS.
2. The entries are confusing. The commodore signalled was probably Captain Samuel Tucker, who was the senior captain of Washington's schooners. The fleet that stood into Nantasket was the American schooner; the other fleet conisted of the transports under convoy of H.M.S. Flora.