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3rd [August] Sunday. At 7 this evening came on a violent storm at S.S. East scarcely giving the Fleet time to take in their sails. A darkness in the west and S.W. gave some Kind of notice accompanied with sharp lightning. One ship laid for some time on her beam ends without righting. We Slipped our mizzen top sail without any other damage of any consequence — the lightning and thunder surpassed...
Date: 3 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
16th [August, Chesapeake Bay] This day we spared a Horse Sloop in Quarter Master Gen'ls Department, one But of Water or they must have thrown their horses overboard.
Date: 16 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
19th [August, Chesapeake Bay] The fleet and army much distressed for the want of fresh water, having been for some time put to an allowance, but not so much so as the horse vessels, having been obliged to throw numbers of their horses overboard.
Date: 19 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
20th [August, Poplar Island, Chesapeake Bay] The fleet 28 days from Sandy Hook. . . . Several horses thrown overboard from the different Transports. . . . It's remarkable in the Bay the multitude of crabs that swim nearly to the surface of the water. The Fleet caught thousands.
Date: 20 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
26th [August, Elk River] The Shoalness of the Elk convinced the Rebels that our fleet would never navigate it, but through the great abilities of our Naval officers it was happily effected as the bottom was muddy and the ships on it were cutting channels through it for each other.
Date: 26 August 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[September] 27th. At ½ past 8, wind at the West. Two of the Rebel Frigates and 5 row Callies came up with the Tide with orders to lay as close to the City as possible, and cannonade it in order to drive the King's Troops out. Fortunately the 2 lower Batteries were just completed as they approached us within cannon shot, when we opened upon them and the artillery being extremely well directed...
Date: 27 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9
[September] 28th Sunday. Lt. Colonel [Henry] Monkton and a detachment of 600 Grenadiers crossed the Schuylkill Ferry to escort some sailors sent by the Roebuck to man the rebel Frigate.2 . . . Deserted to us this morning a Sloop with 2 guns and 30 armed men. Deserted to us 30 armed men with a Galley which they run ashore below Gloucester Point, while their Captain was gone for Orders....
Date: 29 September 1777
Volume: Volume 9