July 1776 Friday 26
Anchor'd at the Entrance of St Mary's River sent the Boat up to bring down the Troops from the Township being all Sickly occasioned by a low Swampy Country people empd on Sundries Gunner about the Arms, sent the Boat up to assist the Florida sloop who gate a Ground, The people under Arms as before Do [Fresh breezes & Clear Wr] with sultry heat at 5 P: M: Came down the Florida Sloop with part of the Troops, sent the Boat Manned & Arm'd to bring down the rem[ainde]r
Saturday 27
at 8 (A M) Exercised the people at small Arms fired away to bring to[o] 2 Canoes, 2 half Prs filled some Musket & Pistoll Cartradges made some Wads for the Guns Came on board Capt Graham & consulted with me &ca 2 The People under Arms all Night. Fresh breezes and Cloudy Wr with rain Thunder & Lightning, People empd setting up the Netting, sent the Boat to tow the water on board at 2 P M fired 2 half Pounders to bring to a Canoe found her to be from St Julies with one Jamieson who had for some time been with the Rebells, but now come & surrendered himself up for Mercy.
1. PRO, Admiralty 51/4330.
2. Ibid., a detachment of troops from St. Augustine under command of Captain Graham had been sent from St. Augustine in the St. John on May 26, and had built a small fort up the St. Mary's River, which they are now evacuating.
