Moor'd off Ball'd Head
AM 20 Men & 2 Officers Sent on Shore to work on the fort. Modt. and Cloudy Wr PM the Rebells were discovered on Ball'd Head at the same time attack'd fort Gorge with Musquetry with 150 Men Commanded b'y Coll Poke² after a fire of about 10 Minutes the Rebells were drove off by a party in the Fort of about 25 or 30 Men with only 12 Musketts The men in the fort belong'd to differant Ships of War. the Rebells had 1 Man killd & 1 Woundd not a man hurt by the Rebells Notwithstanding they had the Oppertunity of firing on the grater part for some minutes before they Could get into the fort. 5 men belonging to H M Sloop Cruizer that awas Stragling in the Woods was taken & Carried off before the Rebels came to the fort on the forts firing made Signal for all Boats mann'd & arm'd sent Arms & men from the Ship to Support the fort fird 6 pounders through the Woods at the Rebells at one P M we discover'd 2 of the Rebells Boats in Buzzards Bay Sent Lieutt Dickerson with the Command of Sloop Defiance mann'd and Arm'd and 5 Boats to Block them in or destroy them

AM fird Six pounders through the woods knowing the Rebells to be there.
Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Wr P M the Boats and Sloop Attack'd the Rebbell Boats in Buzzards Bay with Swivels & Musquetry the Sloop fird some 3 Pounders which was Returnd by the Rebells as was thought with either 2 or 3 pounders our Boats Returnd with out being able to Destroy them and under Cover of the Night got off.