[June 1776] Friday 21.
Anchor'd in St Maries River Light Breezes & Cloudy Wr with rain Gote under way & sailed over to the Georgia side, and moor'd the Schooner between the Three Rivers to Stop up the pass of Boats &ca Came down the River the Governor's Sloop with 1 Barrel Flower & 2 of Pork for the St John. Recd on board fresh Beef for the Schooners Co Shifted the Bob Stay
Saturdy 22
Fresh Breezes & Do Wr fired 1 half Pounder to bring to a Canoe, Sent the Boat on board her, loosed sails to dry At Noon handed them. Gote all the Spare Sails up & aired them, People empd repairing the sails & rigging & under Arms all Night
Sunday 23
Fresh breezes & Cloudy Wr sent the sick Men on Shore wt the surgeon for the recovery of their health, fired 2 half Pds to bring to 2 Canoes sent the Boat to board them Kept the Boats Crew & the People on board under Arms Clear'd hauze.
Monday 24.
Do weather wt rain, Sent an officer with the Pilot to board a Schooner that was standing a Cross the sound with information of the Rebels being on the River ー Went up the River to Consult wt Capt Graham, bootoped the Schooner with Turpentine, empd Scraping Blocks, the people under Arms all Night
Tuesday 25.
Do weather unmoor'd and gote under way & shifted our birth more handy to Command the three Rivers, moored again with ½ Cable each way No End of Cumberland Island East & the No end of Amelia ENE: Boarded and rummaged another small Schooner fired 3 half Pds shotted [at] said Vessel, sent an Officer and 8 men armed to go round Cumberland Island in pursuit of the Rebbels ー Kept the Schooners Company under Arms all night,
Wednesdy 26
Put new service on the Cables, received on [board] two prsners Do weather, with Thunder Lightning & rain, Came down the Schooner Mary with Lumber & Passengers for St Augustine, Sent the boat to tow [her] out, fired 3 pounder for a signall for the Boat to return, sent 2 Prisoners on board said Vessell to go to Augustine.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4330.