July 14....we were alarmed by some of the Men of War getting under Sail and making for the City; we immediately repaired to our Alarm Posts, which are at such a Distance from the River that we had not a Chance to fire a Gun, but had a beautiful Prospect of the whole Engagement. We saw them pass by Ten of our Batteries, they all kept an incessant Fire upon them until out of Reach, but had not so much Success as I could wish, though they were all hulled several Times and much damaged in their Rigging, but Wind and Tide being in their Favor, and a very brisk Breeze they soon got by: They poured their Broadsides upon our Batteries and the Town as fast as possible, but without doing any Damage; they kept their Way up the River until came near Kingsbridge, and not knowing there was any Battery there they dropped Anchor near the Shore, when our People opened a Battery of Four Twelve Pounders, Six Six Pounders, and Two Three Pounders, which did great Execution; they weighed Anchor with all possible Expedition and proceeded further up the River, where they lay peaceably at present; their Rigging and Hulls were very much damaged, so that they are obliged to keep continually pumping: One of the Tenders was so much damaged that the People all went on Board one of the large Ships and took her in Tow; and by Deserters from the Phoenix of Forty-four Guns, the largest Ship that went by, it appears that they lost (from that account) Twenty-four Men killed and Thirteen [wounde]d; that she had sprung a Leak which [they did] not discover, that kept them contin[ually pumpi]ng. We lost Six Men killed and [fo]ur wounded, by not spunging a Gun...