June 1776 Friday 28.
Boston Light house SW. about 4 or 5 Leagues at 6 a m Do bore W½S about 3 Leagues, at 10 Fired a Gun, and Made the Sigl for the Boats to go on Board the Ocean2 Fired Guns Occasionally at Noon the Sigl for a Pilot Still kept flying and in Company 9 Sail ー First and Middle parts Light Breezes and Clear, Middle Modr and Cloudy wear as ½ past 12 Sent the Cutter with an Officer, to Make his Observations, On Brewsters Island, Tacked Occasionally, to the Ocean Standing to Cover and Secure the Retreat of the Boats on that Service at 9 the Cutter returned hoisted her in Made Sail, and the her; at 11 Fired a Gun Made the Sigl and Tack'd Ocean's Sigl to speak with
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/360.
2. The Ocean was an armed transport with sixteen carriage guns.
