In five fathom Hole within Charles Town Bar
10 A M made the Signal to weigh, Do weigh'd & came to Sail At 20 Minutes after [10] OClock the Rebels began fireing on the Active & us, ½ past Do the Active came too off the East Bastion of Sulivans Island, the Experiment came too off the West Bastion & part of the Curtain, the Solebay on the West Bastion ho[ve] off the Curtain Dis[tan]ce two Cables length in 7 fm Water, The Fort fired very brisk whilst we were plac[in]g the Ship, The other Ships wth us began to Engage.
The first part fresh Breezes & Cloudy the middle & latter parts Light Breezes P M kept a continual fireing at the Battery on Sulivans Island as did the Active Experiment, & Solebay, the Sphynx, Actaeon & Syren got a ground ½ past 1 Do the Sphynx & Syren got off At 2 Do we silenc'd the Fort untill ½ past 3 Do during which time the Rebels fired one Gun let go the small Bower Anchor with a Spring to it, which was the Gunners Breeching Hawser, At 4 Do the Rebels shott away our two Springs, Do the Ship swung to the Ebb, in swinging the Enemy raked us very much, we & the other Ships kept constantly fireing, the Enemys Shott went thro' & thro' us At 10 Do cut the best & small Bower Cables & back'd & fill'd the Ship from the Fort, left two Bower, a Stream, & Kedge Anchors At 11 Do sent orders for the Experiment to Anchor in Safety, The Actives Cable being shott away she sail'd ashore Do sent the Boats of the Fleet to assist her,