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...Some Shallops passing from First Kill into Raritan Bay yesterday afternoon brought on a Cannonade ー Our feild peices did little or no execution and the small Arms were not used ー the distance being too great ー the Enemy fired four, six and Twelve Pound Shot, very briskly for the space of an hour ー We lost one man of the Melitia and had two wounded, not dangerously ー some Iron four or six Pounders might be mounted on Flats or Skows we have here to answer very well against such Vessels as passd us yesterday ー some have gone down today I did not think it proper to waste ammunition with so litt[le] probability of effect ー Some such Peices as are mentioned above are to be had at Philadelphia ー We have Ship wrights & Smiths here could mount them....