In Hudsons River New York
AM at 9 saw the Galleys under way turning up the River, clear'd Ship for Action at Noon Calm, 6 Galleys and 12 Launches about 3 Miles below us rowing up to board us.
At 1/2 past Mer[i]d[ian] weigh'd and drop't near the Phenix, came too 6½ fm Cheaton-Hook-head N½Wt Tarry Town EBN½N carried out the Stream Anchor and Cable to the Westwd for a Spring a[t] 1/4 before 1 the Galleys began a smart fire on us brot our broad side to bear and kept a Constant fire, at 3 the Gally's much disabled row'd off it being Calm we could not follow them. Thos Mayet Marine Kild 1 Do Wounded & 3 Seamen: The Starbd Quarter Gallery Shot away, some of the Rigging hurt & several Shot in the Hull, the small Br Stranded 5 fm from the Clinch at 4 light Airs at 5 Weigh'd the Best Br and hove to 1/3 on the Stream, at 6 weigh'd the Stream and let go the best Bow'r the Gally's 6 miles below us.