Moor'd Head & Stern in Graves-End Bayー
At 5 AM Carried the Stream Anchor out Weigh'd the Best Bowr & hove the Ship close in Shore, Clap'd Spring on the Small Bower, let it go and hove the Ship Broad side to the Shore to cover the Troops Landing at 8 Vice Admiral Lord Howe came onbd and hoisted his Flag Fir'd a Gun and hoisted a Signal Flag at , the Mizen Topmast and at 46 past 8 Struck Lord Howe's Flag & the Signal. At 1/2 past 9 Commodore Hotham made the Signal from his Barge for the Troops to Land. At 3/4 past 10 Lord Howe return'd onboard and hoisted his Flag.ー
Modr and Cloudy Wr at 3/4 past 2 P M Struck Lord Howe's Flag Weigh'd and ran without the Transports & came too with the Best Bower in 6½ fm Veer'd and Moor'd a Cable on the Best and 2/3 on the Small Bower at 50 past 8 Comodore Hotham came onbd and hoisted his Pendant. Fir'd the Evening and Morning Guns.