April 14th [1776] The
Wind not being
favourable before this Day we Set
Sail with a Favourable Wind and
got past Connecticut River & were
obliged to put back to black Point--
the Next Day we Set Sail about 1
o clock & the next day after about
2 o clock we arrived at
Turtle Bay
between
Hell Gate and
New York
here wee were obliged to tarry till
the next day at 9 o'clock for Orders we Set Sail
& at 10 arrived in the City of
New York, our desired Port on
the
17 of April [1776]---
For about 10 Miles below
New
York the Passage between the
Maine &
Long Island were was very
narrow on both Sides many very
elegant Country Seats & at
Hell
gate a handsome & well
construc-
-ted Fort lately built by our People.
While at At
Turtle Bay are 4
large & beautifull
Stores made for
the Use of the Kings Stores & Amu-
-nition &c from this Place the
Am
Yorkers took a very large Quantity
of Bombs & Shot but the Enemy
had conveyed the Powder away