July 1776. Thursday 25th
Moor'd in Haverstraw Bay. at 9 AM Unmoor'd Weigh'd & drop'd down the River at 12 Came too wth the Small Bower in 5 Fam Water off Singsing Town Tallows Point NEt Veer'd to ½ a Cable and Moor'd Ship with the Stream, Distance from the shore 2 Miles; Fir'd two Guns at a Party of Rebels. In Co as before. ー2 Light Breezes and fair with Lightning in the NWt PM the Master empd Sounding about the River, upon the Boat approaching the Shore the Rebels Fir'd upon her and [s]lightley wounded Mr James Clark,
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/694.
2. The Rose and three tenders.