At Single Anchor in five fathom Hole
Little wind & Rain at 10 the Commodore Made the Sigl to Acquaint the General the ships were ready to make the Attack on the Fortifications on Sullivan's Isld ½ past the Sigl to weigh weighed & came to sail as did the Bristol Experiment Active Sphynx Syren Actaeon at 11 the Active began to fire soon after the Bristol & Experiment began ½ past Anchd with Bt Br & veer'd to ½ a Cable brought our Broadside to the Battery, instantly we began to fire.
At Anchor against the Fortifications of Sullivan's Battery Mod: breezes & f[ai]r. p m the Battery kept up a heavy fire, hove overbd it taking fire the Spritsail Maintop Gallt Studg sail & the old F:T: Staysl that was Condemned the 5 May last f[oun]d both our springs shot away carried out the Kedge Anchor Hawser to prevent the Ship's Stern from swinging into the Battery at 4 p m the Ensign was shot away at 5 the Commodore's Lieut came on bd ordered us to moor with our B[owe]rs Do verrd away & moord ship ½ on the S[mall] Br & 1 Cable & ½ on the Bt Br ½ past 5 p m carried out the Stream Anchor & Cable to prevent the Ship from tending to the Ebb ½ past 7 Swung the Ship to the Ebb & Engagd with our Starbd Guns at 9 the Comodore hauld off soon after the Experiment both Ships much damaged in their Masts & Hulls ½ past 9 the Comodore's Lt came on bd & ordered us to leave the Battery Cut away the BtBr & stream Cables with the Kedge & Hawser got a spring on the S.Br to cast the Ship the right way cut away the S: Br Cable & spring & got under sail at 12 Anchd with sheet Anchor in 6½ fs