October 1776 Saturday 12th
Moord in Frog [Throg] Bay At 6 AM Weighed & Run more in Shore a little above Frog [Throg] point ー at 9 hoisted a Striped Flag at the Mizon topmt head & fired a Gun Do our Troops in the Flatt bottom Boats began to Land Do Saw the Inhabitants [&] a few Armed Men driving away the Cattle... Do Wear [Light Breezes & Cloudy] ー At 1 PM Moor'd Ship with the Stream Anchor to the Soward in 7 fam & the Small Bower in 5 fam close to the bank, [in] which there is but 6 foot Water ー Do our Troops still Landing.
1. PRO. Admiralty 51/168.
