[May 17, 1776, cont.] it was fast Day our people Se a
Sixty Sail of Ships Lying of in
ye bay
18 [May 1776]
it was a Rainnny Day no
F.teague [fatigue duty]
19 [May 1776] S. D.[Sunday] I was on
gard
& Reade a Letter from
father
& one from Dyar Reid
ye Cannon
rord of at Sea at night 13
botes
with twenty Regulars in Each
went to take ye privatear
that
took ye Ship they Cild
ye Capt.
& wounded two more ye
Reg'r
Los was thot to be
grate 35 bodies
washd upon ye Shore they
foat
Sword in hand ye Regr. left
them
with there hands & arms
behind
20 [May 1776] I went into
boston after ye
[illegible] Se if Ship [yt.?] was taken